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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANANDAIGUA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360633000416

CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL

215 GRANGER ST, CANANDAIGUA, NY 14424 · (585) 396-3850 · Ontario County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL687 STUDENTS
Enrollment
687
Middle
DISTRICT 1,039 · STATE 531
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
264 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
217
Grade 7
243
Grade 8
226
Ungraded
1
Student demographics
White
57984%
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
477%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 31%
Black
132%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 16%
Asian
81%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10%
Two+
386%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
33649%
Female
35051%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
57.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
69.5%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.9pp since 2023
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
687
-106 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 12.2:1
% White
84%
was 85%
% Hispanic
7%
was 6%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL

CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a reasonably sized middle-grades school in CANANDAIGUA, New York, part of CANANDAIGUA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 687 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 29% bigger than the state mean of about 531.

Across the 3 schools in CANANDAIGUA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,118 students total), CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%); the rest looks like 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.9%, the actual is 61.2%, a residual of +0.3 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Ontario County indicate median household earnings sit near $82,324, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 27 public schools in Ontario County (combined enrollment of about 14,114 students).

CANANDAIGUA ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 60.7%.

CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 13% since 2018, when it stood at 793 (now 687). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Ontario County at a glance

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Population
112,625
Census ACS
Median income
$82,324
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
14,114 students

Quick facts

School name
CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL
District
CANANDAIGUA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
215 GRANGER ST, CANANDAIGUA, NY 14424
Phone
(585) 396-3850
County
Ontario County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
687
Teachers (FTE)
82
Student–teacher ratio
8.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
264 (38%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
360633000416
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 687 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 8.3:1 (82 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by CANANDAIGUA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Ontario County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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