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Macarthur School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1123 Vestal Ave, Binghamton, NY 13901 · (607) 763-8485 · Part of Binghamton City School District

Binghamton’s School Grade D better than 6% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
399
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Macarthur School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 39 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Binghamton kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Binghamton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Macarthur SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1123 Vestal Ave, Binghamton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten64
Grade 168
Grade 264
Grade 356
Grade 464
Grade 562
Ungraded3
Enrollment over time
425’20
406’21
398’22
394’23
399’24

Down 6.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 52%Black 21%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 11%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Macarthur School from Binghamton families.

Other schools in Binghamton City School District

The district →
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Binghamton
D
403 students11:1
Woodrow Wilson School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Binghamton
D−
355 students9:1
Theodore Roosevelt School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Binghamton
C−
352 students9:1
Calvin Coolidge School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Binghamton
C−
281 students12:1
Horace Mann School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Binghamton
D
205 students9:1
Thomas Jefferson School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Binghamton
C
267 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Binghamton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.