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Enrollment
799
Middle
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360690000999
CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL
248 US RT 11, CENTRAL SQUARE, NY 13036 · (315) 668-4218 · Oswego County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL799 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
354 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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
CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL→PAUL V MOORE HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL 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
39.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
56.3%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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
799
-75 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.6:1
% White
94%
was 92%
% Hispanic
2%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL
CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL is an expansive 6-8 campus in CENTRAL SQUARE, New York, operated by CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school caters to 799 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 50% above typical.
Within CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 6 schools and 3,458 students, CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL records that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest consists of 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Oswego County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL has 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.1:1. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.7%, the actual is 50.8%, a residual of -7.9 points.
In the area at large, census data for Oswego County shows the typical household earns roughly $69,183 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Oswego County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,529 students), of which CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.
MILLARD HAWK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 53.6%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL has shrank 9%, going from 874 students in 2018 to 799 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.
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Oswego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
117,953
Census ACS
Median income
$69,183
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
17,529 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PAUL V MOORE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,026 students
- MILLARD HAWK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 446 students
- HASTINGS MALLORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 407 students
- AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 396 students
- BREWERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 384 students
Other schools in CENTRAL SQUARE
- PAUL V MOORE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,026 students
- MILLARD HAWK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 446 students
- HASTINGS MALLORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 407 students
Nearby schools
- MILLARD HAWK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 446
- PAUL V MOORE HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 1,026
- BREWERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 384
- HASTINGS MALLORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.4 mi · 407
- CICERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.8 mi · 596
- AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.9 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 799 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 79 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
How diverse is CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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