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Enrollment
586
Middle
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363012004047
CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL
1237 WASHINGTON ST, WATERTOWN, NY 13601 · (315) 785-3870 · Jefferson County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL586 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
404 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL→WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
30.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
47.3%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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%.
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 2024-25Enrollment
586
+63 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.6:1
% White
67%
was 69%
% Hispanic
13%
was 10%
% Black
7%
was 9%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Located at 1237 WASHINGTON ST, in WATERTOWN, New York, CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle-grades school that serves 586 students (grades 7 through 8), overseen by WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,940 students. CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On demographics, CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 67%; the rest is composed of 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jefferson County (around 49%), the school's rate is north of typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.6%, the actual is 47.4%, a residual of -2.2 points.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household income runs about $66,301, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 39 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 16,789 students).
The closest other public school is WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 35.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.
Over the past 7-year window. CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 12% since 2018, when it stood at 523 (now 586).
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
16,789 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,181 students
- HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOLMiddle · 614 students
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 435 students
- KNICKERBOCKER SCHOOLElementary · 340 students
- SHERMAN SCHOOLElementary · 323 students
- OHIO STREET SCHOOLElementary · 308 students
Other schools in WATERTOWN
- WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,181 students
- HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOLMiddle · 614 students
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 435 students
- KNICKERBOCKER SCHOOLElementary · 340 students
- SHERMAN SCHOOLElementary · 323 students
- OHIO STREET SCHOOLElementary · 308 students
Nearby schools
- WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,181
- HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 614
- SHERMAN SCHOOL0.4 mi · 323
- KNICKERBOCKER SCHOOL0.4 mi · 340
- OHIO STREET SCHOOL1.7 mi · 308
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About CASE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 586 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 11.4:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 67% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.