BETHLEHEM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a well-populated middle school in DELMAR, New York, BETHLEHEM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls 950 students from grades 5 through 8, operated by BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so BETHLEHEM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 79% bigger than that benchmark.

BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 4,077 students; BETHLEHEM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, BETHLEHEM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (80%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, BETHLEHEM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL has 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Albany County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BETHLEHEM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.2%; this one delivers 73.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Albany County put median household income runs about $85,333, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. BETHLEHEM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 75 public schools in Albany County (combined enrollment of about 39,946 students).

Nearest neighbor: ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BETHLEHEM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 67.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. BETHLEHEM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 12% since 2018, when it stood at 1,078 (now 950). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 86% to 80%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

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