Enrollment
125
Middle
DISTRICT 154 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360756005573
CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL
2809 CINCINNATUS RD, CINCINNATUS, NY 13040 · (607) 863-3200 · Cortland County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL125 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
Student : Teacher
6.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
64 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 30 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 22% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 72% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL→CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CINCINNATUS 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
55.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp 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. The New York average is about 58 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 47.4% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL
CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 125 | 51.2% | 51.9% |
| AUSABLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL CLINTONVILLE | 152 | 52.6% | 44.0% |
| CUBA-RUSHFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL CUBA | 154 | 48.7% | 45.8% |
| DALTON-NUNDA MIDDLE SCHOOL NUNDA | 154 | 46.1% | 43.5% |
| RED CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL RED CREEK | 170 | 46.5% | 58.3% |
| NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWFIELD | 142 | 47.2% | 43.8% |
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 CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #392 of 766 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #547 of 768 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #265 of 768 ▲ 145 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 125 | #770 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #408 of 773 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
125
-48 (-28%) vs 2020
-31% since 2010-11, when it was 181
Student : Teacher
6.6:1
was 8.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 125 | 18.8 | 6.6:1 | 51% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 134 | 18.1 | 7.4:1 | 57% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 142 | 15.4 | 9.2:1 | 68% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 173 | 20 | 8.7:1 | 54% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 167 | 14 | 11.9:1 | 56% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 176 | 12 | 14.7:1 | 60% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 181 | 20 | 9.1:1 | 50% (91) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL
CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a very small middle school in New York, located in CINCINNATUS. The school enrolls 125 students in grades 5 through 8. On average, middle schools in New York enroll around 531, and this school is 76% below that mark.
The 3 schools in CINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enroll 462 students altogether, CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL among them.
The share of White students at CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL is 99%. The school's White share is 9 points above the 90% share among Cortland County residents. The diversity index for CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL is 2%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 6.6 students per teacher. The gap from the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York is 3.7 students per teacher. Roughly 51% of students at CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cortland County is similar, at 48%.
On the allk12 Grade, CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at B-, ahead of 45% of New York public middle schools.
CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL is 4.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (51.9% versus 56.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.
The school is in Cortland County, where median household income comes to about $70,418, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Cortland County's 17 public schools enroll about 5,381 students and include CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL holds 2 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL's location as Rural: Distant.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 28% decline, from 173 to 125. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 8.7:1 in 2020-21 to 6.6:1 in 2024-25.
CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Cortland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,246
Census ACS
Median income
$70,418
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,381 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 190 students
- CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 147 students
Other schools in CINCINNATUS
- CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 190 students
- CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 147 students
Nearby schools
- CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 190
- CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 147
- OTSELIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL9.3 mi · 261
- WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.4 mi · 378
- MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL10.0 mi · 295
- MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL10.6 mi · 234
Frequently asked questions
About CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 125 students in grades 05-08.
Is CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.6:1.
How diverse is CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 99% White, 1% Two or more.
Is CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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