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What do students at DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
509
Middle
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BATH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360405005411
DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL
25 ELLAS AVE, BATH, NY 14810 · (607) 776-4110 · Steuben County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
307 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL→HAVERLING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within BATH 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
34.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
45.2%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
509
-56 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.3:1
% White
95%
was 96%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL
Set in BATH, New York, DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack middle school, operated by BATH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It educates 509 students across grades 4 through 8.
BATH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,395 students; DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.
On demographics, DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Steuben County as a whole.
On the resource side, DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 60% of students at DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Steuben County (around 51%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.8%; this one delivers 40.8%.
In the broader community, Steuben County reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,887 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Steuben County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,701 students), of which DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.
HAVERLING SENIOR HIGH 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 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 56.1%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Five-year trend. DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 10% since 2018, when it stood at 565 (now 509). Class-load math has tightened: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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 BATH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- VERNON E WIGHTMAN PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 486 students
- HAVERLING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 400 students
Other schools in BATH
- VERNON E WIGHTMAN PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 486 students
- HAVERLING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 400 students
Nearby schools
- HAVERLING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 400
- VERNON E WIGHTMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 486
- CAMPBELL-SAVONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.7 mi · 436
- HAMMONDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.8 mi · 193
- GLENN H CURTISS MEMORIAL SCHOOL6.8 mi · 199
- AVOCA CENTRAL SCHOOL6.9 mi · 369
Frequently asked questions
About DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 509 students in grades 04-08.
Is DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 04-08.
How many teachers does DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BATH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.