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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362778003761

A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL

2749 SPENCERPORT RD, SPENCERPORT, NY 14559 · (585) 349-5302 · Monroe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL854 STUDENTS
Enrollment
854
Middle
DISTRICT 598 · STATE 531
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
309 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
275
Grade 7
266
Grade 8
303
Ungraded
10
Student demographics
White
65577%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
9912%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 31%
Black
496%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 16%
Asian
142%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10%
Two+
374%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
44152%
Female
41348%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLSPENCERPORT HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK05LEO BERNABI SCHOOLPK05TERRY TAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK05WILLIAM C MUNN SCHOOLPK05
Based on grade levels within SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
32.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
100.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +49.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 100 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 49 points.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
854
+30 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.3:1
% White
77%
was 80%
% Hispanic
12%
was 7%
% Black
6%
was 6%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in SPENCERPORT, New York, A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL is an expansive middle school, run under SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It caters to 854 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 61% bigger than that benchmark.

SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,587 students; A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Monroe County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.7%, the actual is 43.8%, a residual of -17.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Monroe County put the typical household earns roughly $76,382 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Monroe County's 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,108 students), A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SPENCERPORT HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.8%.

A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 4% since 2018, when it stood at 824 (now 854). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 7% to 12%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

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Monroe County at a glance

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Population
753,753
Census ACS
Median income
$76,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
106,108 students

Quick facts

School name
A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
District
SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
2749 SPENCERPORT RD, SPENCERPORT, NY 14559
Phone
(585) 349-5302
County
Monroe County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
854
Teachers (FTE)
84
Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
309 (36%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
362778003761
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 854 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 84 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 77% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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