WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL

WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-grades school of mid-sized scale in BINGHAMTON, New York, operated by BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, serveing 542 students in grades 6 through 8.

BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 4,531 students. WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% Black, 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.7:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Broome County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.7%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Broome County indicate median household earnings sit near $62,616, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 52 public schools in Broome County (combined enrollment of about 24,594 students).

The closest other public school is THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 40.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 15%: 634 students in 2018 compared to 542 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.

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