Transit Middle School, EAST AMHERST, NY Rating, Test Scores and Rank

Overview

Student Enrollment

971

Best Middle School in New York

#34

Rating	10 out of 10
Grades	5th grade to 9th grade
School District	WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Type	Public

Phone	(716)626-8700
Location	8730 TRANSIT RD EAST AMHERST, NY 14051
Charter School	No

Transit Middle School has an academic rating significantly above the average for New York middle schools based on its high test performance. It is ranked 34th in the best public middle schools in New York.

Data Citation: Unless otherwise noted, all information on this page is retrieved or calculated from data reported to the the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data and Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2014/2015 school year.

Racial Demographics

The Transit Middle School student body is mostly White with a smaller Asian Pacific population and has low racial diversity.

Race	Percent	Students
White	77.2%	750
Black	1.3%	13
Hispanic	2.4%	23
Asian Pacific	15%	146
Native American Indian	0.5%	5
Hawaiian Pacific Inlander	0%	0
Two or more races	3.5%	34

Family Income

vs. other New York middle schools

Upper 7%

6.8% percent of the school's students are eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Program compared to the New York middle school median of 44.9%. By this measure, TRANSIT MIDDLE SCHOOL students are largely wealthy and rank 56th in New York for middle school student family income.

Enrollment by Grade

Grade	Students
5th Grade	220
6th Grade	244
7th Grade	254
8th Grade	253
Total	971

Completions

State Standardized Test Performance

Proficient Students

68%

Rank in New York

34th

Rating

10 out of 10

Students at Transit Middle School scored an average 68% of students proficient for math and reading as tested by the New York State Education Department. Performance is significantly above the state middle school median of 33% proficiency and places the school's test performance in the top 5.1% of New York middle schools.

Test Proficiency By Gender

Gender	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
Girls	69%	75%
Boys	71%	60%

State Test Proficiency by Subgroup

Subgroup	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
American Indian	suppressed^*	suppressed^*
Asian & Pacific Islander	85% to 89%^*	80% to 84%^*
Black	less than 50%^*	less than 50%^*
Hispanic	40% to 59%^*	40% to 59%^*
Multiracial	60% to 79%^*	40% to 59%^*
White	68%	65%
With Disabilites	20% to 29%^*	11% to 19%^*
Limited English	less than 50%^*	less than 50%^*

*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

Absenteeism Rate

	School	State
Overall Chronic Absenteeism Rate	5%	12%
Female Chronic Absenteeism Rate	4%
Male Chronic Absenteeism Rate	6%

Police Referral Rate

Group	Percent	Referrals
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0
New York Median	0%

Police Arrest Rate

Group	Percent	Arrests
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0

Expulsion Rate

Group	Percent	Expulsions
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0
New York Median	0%

In-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	1.9%	19
Boys	2.9%	15
Girls	0.8%	4
New York Median	3.4%

Out-of-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	0.6%	6
Boys	1.2%	6
Girls	0%	0

Location

Transit Middle School
8730 TRANSIT RD
EAST AMHERST, NY
14051
(716)626-8700

District

WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
EAST AMHERST, NY

Transit Middle School