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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAZENOVIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360678000467

CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL

31 EMORY AVE, CAZENOVIA, NY 13035 · (315) 655-1324 · Madison County
GRADES 05–07MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of New York public middle schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools

Enrollment
314
Middle
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 531
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
93 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 510433%
Grade 610032%
Grade 711035%
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
29393%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
134%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
16151%
Female
15248%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL→CAZENOVIA HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
BURTON STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK–04
Based on grade levels within CAZENOVIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
55.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
65.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2555.0%65.0%
2023-2458.0%67.0%
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →

Schools most like CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL

CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL this school31429.6%59.9%
ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
ALDEN
34328.9%59.8%
SCHUYLERVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SCHUYLERVILLE
30032.0%62.4%
VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL MIDDLE SCHOOL
VERONA
27627.5%61.8%
CLINTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
CLINTON
28028.2%66.8%
RUSSELL I DOIG MIDDLE SCHOOL
TRUMANSBURG
27728.9%68.9%
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New York
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
59.9%#262 of 766
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
65.0%#322 of 768
▼ 29
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
55.0%#264 of 768
▼ 78
Enrollment
ranked largest first
314#540 of 796
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.7:1#403 of 683
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
12.2%#644 of 688
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
29.6%#612 of 773
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.9%#491 of 524
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
314
+5 (+2%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 415
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531429.410.7:130% (93)
2023-2431926.711.9:132% (103)
2022-2332923.214.2:130% (100)
2020-213092412.9:124% (75)
2017-183202313.9:123% (72)
2015-163422314.9:126% (89)
2010-113822714.2:17% (28)
2000-014712916.2:114% (64)
1990-914152814.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

About CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL

CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle school in CAZENOVIA, New York. It reports enrollment of 314 students in grades 5 through 7. That puts enrollment 41% below the 531-student average for middle schools in New York.

CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of CAZENOVIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, where 3 schools serve 1,358 students.

CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is 93% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic. That is in line with Madison County, where about 90% of residents are White. The diversity index for CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Classroom staffing at CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL totals 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.7:1. That is in line with the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Federal data show 30% of students (93) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Among New York public middle schools, CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 55%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL would score about 64.1%. It scores 59.9%, 4.2 points below that figure.

The school is in Madison County, where median household income comes to about $75,499, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Madison County counts 25 public schools with about 8,402 students.

A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, CAZENOVIA HIGH SCHOOL, is the closest to CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL. CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL has 2 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 74.4%, higher than CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL's 59.9%.

Under the NCES locale system, CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is Rural: Distant.

Enrollment went from 309 in 2020-21 to 314 in 2024-25, a change of 5 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.9:1 to 10.7:1 over the same years.

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Madison County at a glance

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Population
67,328
Census ACS
Median income
$75,499
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
8,402 students

Quick facts

School name
CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL
District
CAZENOVIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
31 EMORY AVE, CAZENOVIA, NY 13035
Phone
(315) 655-1324
County
Madison County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–07
Total enrollment
314
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
10.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
93 (30%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
360678000467
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL
How large is CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 314 students in grades 05-07.
What age range does CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 05 through grade 07.
How many students per teacher at CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by CAZENOVIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Madison County.
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