CASSADAGA VALLEY MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL

CASSADAGA VALLEY MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL operates as a close-knit high school in SINCLAIRVILLE, New York, part of CASSADAGA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 382 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 43% smaller than the state mean of about 668.

CASSADAGA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 795 students; CASSADAGA VALLEY MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, CASSADAGA VALLEY MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL lists that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting CASSADAGA VALLEY MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CASSADAGA VALLEY MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Chautauqua County indicate the typical household earns roughly $58,351 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Chautauqua County runs 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,056 students), of which CASSADAGA VALLEY MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is one.

SINCLAIRVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CASSADAGA VALLEY MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. CASSADAGA VALLEY MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 18% since 2018, when it stood at 464 (now 382). Class-load math has tightened: from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.