COXSACKIE-ATHENS MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in COXSACKIE, New York, COXSACKIE-ATHENS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small junior high, overseen by COXSACKIE-ATHENS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It instructs 328 students across grades 4 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 38% leaner than typical.

COXSACKIE-ATHENS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,128 students; COXSACKIE-ATHENS MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, COXSACKIE-ATHENS MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). The remainder consists of 9% Hispanic, 5% Black. Compared to Greene County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, COXSACKIE-ATHENS MIDDLE SCHOOL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.5:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, COXSACKIE-ATHENS MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.5%; this one delivers 48.5%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Greene County indicate median household earnings sit near $77,945, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Greene County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,042 students), COXSACKIE-ATHENS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is COXSACKIE-ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 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), COXSACKIE-ATHENS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.3%.

COXSACKIE-ATHENS MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. COXSACKIE-ATHENS MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 20% since 2018, when it stood at 412 (now 328). Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

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