Chenango Valley Middle School, Binghamton NY

Original Research by School Decision on Chenango Valley Middle School

Chenango Valley Middle School serves students in grades six through eight from the Binghamton area. The school has an enrollment distributed fairly evenly across the three grades, with a demographic composition that is predominantly white, and about two in five students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

On state assessments administered in 2024-25, the school's performance shows a consistent pattern across subjects and grades. In English Language Arts, proficiency hovers in the mid-range, with sixth grade performing slightly above the school's average and seventh and eighth grades tracking lower. Mathematics proficiency is similar, ranging just under half across sixth and seventh grades and dropping further in eighth grade. Science proficiency, measured only at the eighth grade, sits in a comparable band. This profile indicates that fewer than half of the school's students are meeting proficiency benchmarks on state tests, with performance generally declining as students move through the grade band. High school testing data will provide a clearer picture of how these middle school students progress academically.

The school's test participation rates are solid in English Language Arts and mathematics, though science participation at the eighth-grade level is notably lower, suggesting parents may want to check with the school about the reasons. Data on students receiving special education services and English learners was not available.

Within the county comparison framework, Chenango Valley Middle School's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among Broome County's districts, a meaningful position that reflects reasonably strong relative performance despite the modest absolute scores.

The broader Chenango Valley Central School District, which encompasses the middle school, is in an active phase of facility investment through a capital project financed with state building aid, reducing the direct tax burden on the district. Beginning in fall 2025, the district implemented a bell-to-bell student device restriction policy aligned with New York's statewide Distraction-Free Schools law. The district also undertook bond-approved investments in electrifying and replacing its bus fleet starting in 2024, a multi-year transportation modernization affecting future costs and operations.

Binghamton itself is experiencing downtown revitalization and infill housing growth anchored by state funding and mixed-use development, particularly around the Clinton Street neighborhood business district and waterfront. The city's economy includes major employers in healthcare, advanced manufacturing and defense contracting, higher education, and technology. Housing costs in the zip code are moderate relative to national benchmarks, with the rental market somewhat more affordable than the purchase market for households considering relocation.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

New York Regents Exams

2 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Science	24	96.0%
Math	18	89.0%

Math

Grade 648%

School 48% · District 49%

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 749%

School 49% · District 48%

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 840%

School 40% · District 40%

▲ 3 pts above state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 653%

School 53% · District 53% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 746%

School 46% · District 46%

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 846%

School 46% · District 46%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Science

Grade 844%

School 44% · District 45% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 888%

School 88% · district not reported

▲ 10 pts above state median · even with county median

This schoolCHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income44%Higher-income62%18 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income32%Higher-income59%27 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income39%Higher-income52%14 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income37%Higher-income59%23 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income36%Higher-income60%24 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income34%Higher-income48%14 pp gap