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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
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of New York public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 111 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 109 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 95 | 19% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 1% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 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
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 →
Schools most like DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL
DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 509 | 60.3% | 40.8% |
| WAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOL WAVERLY | 486 | 56.6% | 59.0% |
| PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL PERU | 406 | 59.1% | 49.0% |
| GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL GOUVERNEUR | 447 | 55.7% | 42.8% |
| FULTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL FULTON | 472 | 57.8% | 44.8% |
| WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL WAYLAND | 390 | 59.0% | 45.4% |
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 DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #598 of 766 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #574 of 768 ▼ 67 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #633 of 768 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #351 of 796 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #317 of 683 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.3% | #657 of 688 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.3% | #340 of 773 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #326 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
509
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 509 | 50 | 10.2:1 | 60% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 51.4 | 10.0:1 | 51% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 50.9 | 10.1:1 | 59% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 47 | 10.9:1 | 55% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 50 | 11.3:1 | 61% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 45 | 12.6:1 | 59% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 48 | 12.5:1 | 54% (321) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL
DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students in BATH, New York, as a mid-sized middle school. The school has 509 students in 2024-25 across grades 4 through 8.
DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL belongs to BATH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district of 3 schools and 1,395 students.
White students account for 95% of the school's enrollment. Among Steuben County residents, the White share is about 92%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 10, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 50 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. The 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York is close to this figure. Income data for the school show 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Steuben County average 51%.
On the allk12 Grade, DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at C-, ahead of 15% of New York public middle schools.
The model predicts 52.8% for a school in New York with DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 40.8%.
The school's county is Steuben County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $65,887, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL shares Steuben County with 33 other public schools.
HAVERLING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL at 7th of 8.
In the federal locale system, DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL was 513 in 2020-21 and 509 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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.
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