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If you could change one rule at DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
559
Middle
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361557001335
DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL
560 WARREN RD, ITHACA, NY 14850 · (607) 257-3222 · Tompkins County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL559 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of New York public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
9.4:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
206 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 | 171 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 201 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 174 | 31% |
| Ungraded | 13 | 2% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL→ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within ITHACA CITY 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
61.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
99.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 99 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 99.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 91.0% |
% 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL
DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 559 | 36.9% | 62.4% |
| LISHA KILL MIDDLE SCHOOL ALBANY | 640 | 38.6% | 56.8% |
| AMHERST MIDDLE SCHOOL AMHERST | 646 | 35.8% | 72.6% |
| VESTAL MIDDLE SCHOOL VESTAL | 847 | 32.9% | 65.0% |
| BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ITHACA | 513 | 34.3% | 63.3% |
| JAMESVILLE-DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL JAMESVILLE | 693 | 28.7% | 74.6% |
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 DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Tompkins County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #231 of 766 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 99.0% | #59 of 768 ▲ 39 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #199 of 768 ▼ 23 | #4 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 559 | #317 of 796 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #191 of 683 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #189 of 688 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.9% | #556 of 773 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.5% | #23 of 168 | N/A |
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
559
+63 (+13%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 635
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 559 | 59.2 | 9.4:1 | 37% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 67 | 7.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 63.3 | 7.5:1 | 38% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 52 | 9.5:1 | 35% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 50 | 9.2:1 | 40% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 490 | 47 | 10.4:1 | 37% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 44 | 11.0:1 | 32% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 55 | 11.1:1 | 26% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 635 | 58 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL
DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-sized middle-grades school in New York, with an address in ITHACA. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 559 students enrolled.
ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for 12 schools, DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL included, with 4,988 students in all.
Of every 100 students at DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 59 are White. After that, the student body is 14% Asian, 10% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 8% Black. Among all residents of Tompkins County, the White share is about 75%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a ratio of 9.4 students per teacher, from 59.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York is 0.9 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL, 37% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Tompkins County is close, at 36%.
Among New York public middle schools, DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 68%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL is 61.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.4%.
Tompkins County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $74,024 a year, roughly 59% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Tompkins County number 33, with about 10,392 students.
Of the public schools around it, DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL is closest to TOMPKINS-SENECA-TIOGA BOCES, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL's average proficiency of 62.4% compares with 56.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
For locale, NCES codes DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL as Suburb: Small.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 559, from 496 in 2020-21.
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Tompkins County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,537
Census ACS
Median income
$74,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,411 students
- BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 513 students
- SOUTH HILL SCHOOLElementary · 363 students
- BELLE SHERMAN SCHOOLElementary · 347 students
- NORTHEAST SCHOOLElementary · 347 students
- CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 273 students
Other schools in ITHACA
- ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,411 students
- BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 513 students
- SOUTH HILL SCHOOLElementary · 363 students
- BELLE SHERMAN SCHOOLElementary · 347 students
- NORTHEAST SCHOOLElementary · 347 students
- TOMPKINS-SENECA-TIOGA BOCESCombined · 309 students
Other Dewitt Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Dewitt Middle. DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- DeWitt Middle SchoolDEWITT, MI · 754 students
- DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOLDEWITT, AR · 271 students
Nearby schools
- TOMPKINS-SENECA-TIOGA BOCES0.1 mi · 309
- NORTHEAST SCHOOL0.2 mi · 347
- CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 270
- BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 513
- ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 1,411
- FALL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 217
Frequently asked questions
About DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 559 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 9.4:1 (59 FTE teachers).
How diverse is DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 59% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, 14% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.