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J Watson Bailey Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
118 Merilina Ave Ext
Kingston, NY 12401
Phone
(845) 338-6390
District
KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
ULSTER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1011
Classroom Teachers
103

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

3

(10 is best)

Better than 29.1% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

J Watson Bailey Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
37%
29%
38%
21%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
48%
48%
57%
23%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
42%
38%
48%
24%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
36%
49%
50%
5%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 224 22.2%
Grade 6 224 22.2%
Grade 7 285 28.2%
Grade 8 265 26.2%
Total 1011 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 60.2% 56.5% 42.7%
Black 9.7% 12.2% 16.7%
Hispanic 28.0% 28.1% 29.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.1% 2.9% 10.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 50.5% 36.3% 51.9%
Free lunch eligible 49.2% 35.2% 49.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.4% 1.1% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 52,445 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 541.6 415
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.8% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.1% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.3% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.4% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 19.4% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 21,415 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.5% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.1% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.4% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.8% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.9% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.9% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.5% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 11.8% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,821 $121,564,839 60.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,216 $7,854,144 3.9%
Staff $752 $4,857,168 2.4%
General Administration $597 $3,856,023 1.9%
School Administration $1,183 $7,640,997 3.8%
Operation $1,584 $10,231,056 5.1%
Transportation $1,114 $7,195,326 3.6%
Other $312 $2,015,208 1.0%
Total Support $6,757 $43,643,463 21.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,395 $34,846,305 17.4%
Total Expenditures $30,973 $200,054,607 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,076 $25,679,492,110 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $711 $1,811,195,610 3.9%
Staff $1,093 $2,785,174,478 6.0%
General Administration $369 $939,188,377 2.0%
School Administration $665 $1,695,918,538 3.6%
Operation $1,225 $3,122,121,555 6.7%
Transportation $822 $2,095,516,316 4.5%
Other $434 $1,104,814,866 2.4%
Total Support $5,318 $13,553,790,026 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,875 $7,327,505,512 15.7%
Total Expenditures $18,270 $46,560,743,229 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%