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ADDISON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
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Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About ADDISON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
Set in ADDISON, New York, ADDISON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is a tight-knit 9-12 campus, overseen by ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It hosts 491 students across grades 6 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so ADDISON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL sits 26% below that benchmark.
ADDISON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 1,014 students overall.
In terms of who attends, ADDISON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL records that nearly all students (96%) are White.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.9:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ADDISON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.2%; this one delivers 45.0%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Steuben County indicate median household income runs about $65,887, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Steuben County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,701 students), of which ADDISON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is one.
TUSCARORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, ADDISON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 49.1%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 12%: 561 students in 2018 compared to 491 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the ADDISON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Steuben County at a glance
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