A A KINGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL

An A KINGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a compact junior high in POTSDAM, New York, part of POTSDAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school educates 393 students in grades 2 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 26% leaner than the state mean of about 531.

Across the 3 schools in POTSDAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,292 students total), An A KINGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, An A KINGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL records that nearly all students (87%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against St. Lawrence County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, An A KINGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.4%, the actual is 56.6%, a residual of -6.7 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (St. Lawrence County) reports that median household earnings sit near $62,850, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, St. Lawrence County runs 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,653 students), of which An A KINGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: LAWRENCE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, An A KINGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 59.6%.

An A KINGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at An A KINGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL has shrank 6%, going from 416 students in 2018 to 393 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 93% to 87% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.