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What do students at CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
925
Middle
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360840006459
CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL
35 VICTORY HWY, PAINTED POST, NY 14870 · (607) 654-2966 · Steuben County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL925 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% 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.
- CBeats 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
9.7:1
96 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
450 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 283 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 320 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 316 | 34% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 1% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CORNING CITY 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
40.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
100.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +51.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 40 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 up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 51 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 100.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 48.7% |
% 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL
CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 925 | 48.6% | 51.2% |
| NORTH TONAWANDA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL NORTH TONAWANDA | 725 | 46.9% | 35.0% |
| CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL CENTRAL SQUARE | 799 | 44.3% | 50.8% |
| CARTHAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL CARTHAGE | 925 | 47.6% | 48.5% |
| PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL YORKSHIRE | 659 | 48.9% | 53.5% |
| MEXICO MIDDLE SCHOOL MEXICO | 628 | 48.6% | 44.0% |
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 CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #407 of 766 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 100% | #15 of 768 ▲ 471 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #515 of 768 ▲ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 925 | #102 of 796 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #233 of 683 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.5% | #570 of 688 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.6% | #429 of 773 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #428 of 524 |
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
925
-30 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 925 | 95.6 | 9.7:1 | 49% (450) |
| 2023-24 | 970 | 95.2 | 10.2:1 | 45% (435) |
| 2022-23 | 962 | 97.3 | 9.9:1 | 46% (439) |
| 2020-21 | 955 | 95 | 10.1:1 | 43% (415) |
| 2017-18 | 973 | 93 | 10.5:1 | 41% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 1,032 | 96 | 10.8:1 | 42% (437) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL
CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large middle school serving families in PAINTED POST, New York. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 925 students. That is 74% larger than the average of about 531 students for middle schools in New York.
CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 4,354 students in 9 schools, including CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL.
A large majority of enrollment at CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL is White, at 85%. After that, the student body is 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Black. The diversity index for CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL is 26%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 9.7:1 is based on 95.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. In all, 49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Steuben County average a similar 51%.
Among New York public middle schools, CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 39%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL is 5.9 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 51.2% actual, 57.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
American Community Survey estimates for Steuben County show that the median household earns about $65,887 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Steuben County, 34 public schools serve about 13,701 students.
CALVIN U SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest public school to CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL is behind the 56.8% nearby average, ranking 6th of 7.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Fringe.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 30 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Steuben County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,588
Census ACS
Median income
$65,887
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
13,701 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,524 students
- WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 404 students
- FREDERICK CARDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 399 students
- ERWIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 378 students
- CALVIN U SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 262 students
- WINFIELD STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 224 students
Other schools in PAINTED POST
- SCHUYLER-STEUBEN-CHEMUNG-TIOGA-ALLEGANY BOCESCombined · 535 students
- ERWIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 378 students
- CALVIN U SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 262 students
Nearby schools
- CALVIN U SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 262
- ERWIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 378
- WINFIELD STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 224
- HUGH W GREGG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 214
- SCHUYLER-STEUBEN-CHEMUNG-TIOGA-ALLEGANY BOCES2.6 mi · 535
- FREDERICK CARDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 925 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 9.7:1 (96 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 85% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.