J WATSON BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL

Middle school·Grades 5-8 Kingston, New York·12401
Score
60.7/100
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#286
Among 726 New York middle schools
#1
In Kingston City School District
Top 40%
In New York

Score 60.7/100: better than 60% of New York middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient on state tests in New York, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar New York schools.

English language arts
43%
Similar New York schools ≈ 52%, better than 41% of them
771 students tested
Math
94%
Similar New York schools ≈ 62%, better than 89% of them
54 students tested
Science
49%
Similar New York schools ≈ 66%, better than 32% of them
443 students tested
All New York schools (ELA / math)
58% / 58%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 18 published results by grade and test

As published by New York State Education Department. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNYS ELA3_843771
English language artsGrade 4NYS ELA4not reported0
English language artsGrade 5NYS ELA541199
English language artsGrade 6NYS ELA648193
English language artsGrade 7NYS ELA734206
English language artsGrade 8NYS ELA853173
MathAll gradesNYS MATH3_8hidden (small group)676
MathGrade 4NYS MATH4not reported0
MathGrade 5NYS MATH530154
MathGrade 6NYS MATH637179
MathGrade 7NYS MATH744177
MathGrade 8NYS MATH825112
MathHigh schoolRegents Algebra I9454
ScienceGrade 5NYS Science530205
ScienceAll gradesNYS Science5_842387
ScienceGrade 8NYS Science840126
ScienceHigh schoolRegents Earth and Space Sciences9729
ScienceHigh schoolRegents Life Science: Biology8927

School profile

Grades
5-8
Students
943
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
943
Typical middle school: 451
Free or reduced-price lunch
45%
Typical middle school: 53%

District and location

City
Ulster County

Contact

Address
118 MERILINA AVE EXT
Kingston, NY 12401
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in New York. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby middle schools

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Location

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J WATSON BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL at a glance

J WATSON BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public middle school in Kingston, New York, serving grades 5-8. It is part of Kingston City School District. It has about 943 students (a typical New York middle school has 451). About 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 53% at a typical New York middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 43% in English language arts (similar schools: 52%) and 94% in math (similar schools: 62%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other New York middle schools, it scores 60.7 out of 100: better than 60% of them, ranking #286 of 726. Its English language arts result rose by 4 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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