CHESTNUT HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL

CHESTNUT HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as an intimate 6-8 campus in LIVERPOOL, New York, operated by LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 386 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 27% smaller than the state mean of about 531.

Within LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 13 schools and 6,629 students, CHESTNUT HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, CHESTNUT HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 12% Asian, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 7% Black. By comparison, Onondaga County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, CHESTNUT HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL records 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CHESTNUT HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.0%; this one delivers 56.8%.

Across the wider county, census data for Onondaga County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,945 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. CHESTNUT HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 123 public schools in Onondaga County (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students).

The closest other public school is CHESTNUT HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CHESTNUT HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 38.9%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. CHESTNUT HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 15% since 2018, when it stood at 336 (now 386). The Asian share of enrollment expanded from 6% to 12% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

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