Jamesville-dewitt Middle School, Jamesville NY

Original Research by School Decision on Jamesville-dewitt Middle School

Jamesville-DeWitt Middle School serves a middle grades cohort in a quiet, car-oriented hamlet at the southern edge of Syracuse's suburbs. The school enrolls a modest population across grades five through eight in Onondaga County, drawing from Jamesville and surrounding areas in the Town of DeWitt.

The school's academic profile shows solid performance in tested subjects. In math, proficiency ranges across grade levels, with fifth graders reaching the highest proficiency, sixth through eighth graders clustered in the low to mid-seventies. English language arts follows a similar shape, strongest in fifth grade and more moderate in the upper grades. Science proficiency across fifth and eighth grades sits in the mid-seventies. State testing data for social studies was not available for recent years; the most recent reported results are from a decade ago. Overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places the school in the top quartile among Onondaga County districts, a meaningful strength.

Participation in state assessments varies by grade. Fifth grade shows strong participation in the low nineties; participation declines in sixth and seventh grades to the mid-eighties, and eighth grade drops to near one-half. A parent may want to ask the school whether eighth grade testing reflects genuine absences or a different assessment structure for that cohort.

Student composition is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Asian and multiracial students and smaller populations of Black and Hispanic students. About one-third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Enrollment is stable at around the middle hundreds overall, distributed evenly across grade five through seven, with a slightly larger eighth-grade class.

The school sits in a residential setting where most families are car-dependent; Jamesville is characterized by rolling hills, wooded areas, and subdivisions rather than dense walkable streets. Housing in the area is mixed in age, ranging from early twentieth-century homes to newer construction. The median home value in the zip code is in the mid-range for the region, and the market shows strong demand with a large inventory of pending sales. Property tax rates for the district decreased for the 2024-25 school year.

The district has undertaken two significant investments relevant to the school environment. In December, voters approved a major capital project to reconstruct facilities and improve infrastructure across all buildings, including upgraded athletic and physical education spaces and new playgrounds. The district has also adopted a strategic plan, Blueprint for Excellence, beginning implementation in the current school year, with a focus on academic excellence, student experience, and school safety. That plan includes a curriculum audit and integration of culturally responsive and sustaining education throughout instruction.

The school's setting and performance fit families seeking solid academic grounding in a suburban, family-oriented community where middle grades instruction tracks toward a public high school also in the district. The top-quartile county proficiency standing reflects the breadth of student learning across multiple subjects and grade bands.

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Academic performance

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

New York Regents Exams

1 course 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
Math	62	100.0%

Math

Grade 583%

School 83% · District 83%

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 53 pts above county median

Grade 673%

School 73% · District 73%

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 771%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 876%

School 76% · District 75% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 50 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 584%

School 84% · District 84%

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 41 pts above county median

Grade 669%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 771%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 871%

School 71% · District 71% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Science

Grade 576%

School 76% · District 76%

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 41 pts above county median

Grade 875%

School 75% · District 75% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 42 pts above state median · ▲ 42 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 596%

School 96% · district not reported

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 891%

School 91% · district not reported

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

This schoolJAMESVILLE-DEWITT 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 5Lower-income59%Higher-income90%30 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income40%Higher-income81%41 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income50%Higher-income79%29 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income42%Higher-income78%36 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income77%Higher-income84%7 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income47%Higher-income84%37 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income46%Higher-income79%33 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income50%Higher-income87%37 pp gap