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Alumni: what's one memory from A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
854
Middle
DISTRICT 598 · STATE 531
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
D
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Scored higher than 14% of New York public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 275 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 266 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 303 | 35% |
| Ungraded | 10 | 1% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL→SPENCERPORT HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 100.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 50.6% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
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 →
Schools most like A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 854 | 36.2% | 43.8% |
| WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST SENECA | 778 | 34.3% | 50.3% |
| BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL BALLSTON SPA | 883 | 33.0% | 64.9% |
| WILLINK MIDDLE SCHOOL WEBSTER | 928 | 31.5% | 71.5% |
| EDWARD TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL SANBORN | 723 | 34.6% | 57.3% |
| CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL CANANDAIGUA | 687 | 38.4% | 61.2% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #553 of 766 | #23 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 100% | #46 of 768 ▲ 407 | #5 of 29 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #671 of 768 ▼ 72 | #22 of 28 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 854 | #128 of 796 | #5 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #323 of 683 | #21 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.3% | #466 of 688 | #26 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #561 of 773 | #20 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #119 of 168 | #7 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
854
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 845
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 9.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 854 | 83.7 | 10.2:1 | 36% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 846 | 85.1 | 9.9:1 | 36% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 844 | 85.7 | 9.8:1 | 39% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 847 | 86 | 9.8:1 | 38% (326) |
| 2017-18 | 824 | 72.8 | 11.3:1 | 32% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 840 | 72 | 11.7:1 | 29% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 956 | 76 | 12.6:1 | 27% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 712 | 59 | 12.1:1 | 15% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 845 | 59 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL runs as a large middle-grades school in SPENCERPORT, New York. It enrolled 854 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 61% higher than the average for middle schools in New York, which is about 531.
Besides A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL, SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 5 other schools. The district enrolls 3,587 students.
A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 77% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 39% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 83.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL was 10.2:1. For comparison, middle schools in New York average 10.3:1. A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 36%. It compares with 50% for public schools in Monroe County.
Measured against New York public middle schools, A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL's results are 17.9 points below predicted: 43.8% against 61.7%.
Monroe County has these Census figures: the median household income is $76,382, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Monroe County is home to 186 public schools and about 106,108 public school students.
Nearest public school: SPENCERPORT HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment went from 847 in 2020-21 to 854 in 2024-25, a change of 7 students.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SPENCERPORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,127 students
- TERRY TAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 451 students
- CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 434 students
- LEO BERNABI SCHOOLElementary · 370 students
- WILLIAM C MUNN SCHOOLElementary · 351 students
Other schools in SPENCERPORT
- SPENCERPORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,127 students
- TERRY TAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 451 students
- CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 434 students
- LEO BERNABI SCHOOLElementary · 370 students
- WILLIAM C MUNN SCHOOLElementary · 351 students
- MONROE 2-ORLEANS BOCESCombined · 344 students
Nearby schools
- SPENCERPORT HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,127
- CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 434
- LEO BERNABI SCHOOL0.3 mi · 370
- MONROE 2-ORLEANS BOCES0.6 mi · 344
- TERRY TAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 451
- WILLIAM C MUNN SCHOOL1.6 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat 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.