BAY TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL

As an expansive middle-grades school in PENFIELD, New York, BAY TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL instructs 1,094 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within PENFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so BAY TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 106% larger than that benchmark.

PENFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 4,651 students. BAY TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BAY TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%); the rest is composed of 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Black, 4% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, BAY TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL has 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 24% of students at BAY TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Monroe County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BAY TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.3%; this one delivers 73.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Monroe County shows median household income runs about $76,382, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BAY TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 186 public schools in Monroe County (combined enrollment of about 106,108 students).

Nearest neighbor: SCRIBNER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BAY TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 63.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. BAY TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 1,048 (now 1,094).

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