BATAVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL

BATAVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the medium-sized middle-grades schools in BATAVIA, New York, operated by BATAVIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 605 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8.

BATAVIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,147 students. BATAVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BATAVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL records that 66% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 13% Hispanic, 12% Black, 8% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

In terms of school funding signals, BATAVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL records 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Genesee County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BATAVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.9%.

In the broader community, Genesee County reports that median household earnings sit near $73,314, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Genesee County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,800 students), of which BATAVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

JOHN KENNEDY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BATAVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 54.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 14%: 704 students in 2018 compared to 605 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 74% to 66% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.

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