Enrollment
226
Middle
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHATHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360711000503
CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL
50 WOODBRIDGE AVE, CHATHAM, NY 12037 · (518) 392-1560 · Columbia County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL226 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.3:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
96 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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
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
CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL→CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CHATHAM 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
33.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
100.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +49.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 100 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 50 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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
226
-31 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.8:1
was 11.4:1
% White
89%
was 89%
% Hispanic
8%
was 5%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL
As a compact 6-8 campus in CHATHAM, New York, CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL educates 226 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within CHATHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 57% leaner than that benchmark.
Within CHATHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 907 students, CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 8% Hispanic.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.9%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Columbia County indicate median household income runs about $81,528, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 17 public schools in Columbia County (combined enrollment of about 6,006 students).
MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 58.8%.
CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 257 (now 226). Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 6.8:1 in 2025.
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Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,100
Census ACS
Median income
$81,528
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHATHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 365 students
- CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 316 students
Other schools in CHATHAM
- MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 365 students
- CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 316 students
Nearby schools
- MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 365
- CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 316
- ICHABOD CRANE MIDDLE SCHOOL6.0 mi · 647
- ICHABOD CRANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.2 mi · 557
- ICHABOD CRANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.2 mi · 475
- COXSACKIE-ATHENS MIDDLE SCHOOL10.6 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 226 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 6.8:1 students per teacher at CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by CHATHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Columbia County.
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