CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL

CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a minimally staffed middle-grades school in CINCINNATUS, New York, operated by CINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school educates 125 students in grades 5 through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 76% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in CINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (462 students total), CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (99%) are White. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL records 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.9%.

In the area at large, Cortland County reports that median household earnings sit near $70,418, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Cortland County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,381 students), of which CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.4%.

CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL has contracted 25%, going from 167 students in 2018 to 125 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 6.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.