Enrollment
283
Middle
DISTRICT 261 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360933002719
DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
118 FREEVILLE RD, DRYDEN, NY 13053 · (607) 844-8694 · Tompkins County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of New York public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
7.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
125 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 96 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 95 | 34% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL→DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DRYDEN 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
45.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
49.1%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 49.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 46.6% |
% 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 283 | 44.2% | 55.4% |
| RONDOUT VALLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ACCORD | 278 | 45.0% | 56.0% |
| SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL JAMESTOWN | 266 | 42.9% | 62.1% |
| WILLIAMSON MIDDLE SCHOOL WILLIAMSON | 270 | 46.7% | 42.3% |
| SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL SENECA FALLS | 266 | 47.7% | 41.5% |
| RONDOUT VALLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ACCORD | 358 | 43.6% | 35.0% |
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 DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Tompkins County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #336 of 766 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #515 of 768 ▲ 3 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #419 of 768 ▲ 109 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #588 of 796 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.8:1 | #25 of 683 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.7% | #440 of 688 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.2% | #486 of 773 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #154 of 524 | N/A |
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
283
-23 (-8%) vs 2020
-39% since 2000-01, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 8.3:1
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 | 283 | 36.3 | 7.8:1 | 44% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 252 | 36.2 | 7.0:1 | 52% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 37.9 | 7.3:1 | 60% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 37 | 8.3:1 | 55% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 349 | 33 | 10.6:1 | 44% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 372 | 35 | 10.6:1 | 51% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 29 | 12.8:1 | 44% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 24% (113) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle school in DRYDEN, New York. It had 283 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in New York average about 531 students, which makes this school 47% below average.
DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the 5 schools that make up DRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,304 students in total).
Federal enrollment data show DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is 75% White. The remaining shares are 11% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 2% Asian, and 2% Black. In Tompkins County overall, the White share is about 75%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 42, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 7.8:1. The average for middle schools in New York, 10.3:1, is higher. Of all students at DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, 44% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at B-, ahead of 51% of New York public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL would score about 58.8%. It scores 55.4%, 3.4 points below that figure.
For the population of Tompkins County, the median household earns about $74,024 a year, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Tompkins County, 33 public schools serve about 10,392 students.
Measured in a straight line, DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 283, compared with 306 in 2020-21.
DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Tompkins County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,537
Census ACS
Median income
$74,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 500 students
- DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 356 students
- CASSAVANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 85 students
- FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 80 students
Other schools in DRYDEN
- DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 500 students
- DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 356 students
Nearby schools
- DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 356
- GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC SCHOOL1.2 mi · 107
- DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 500
- FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 80
- CASSAVANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.5 mi · 85
- GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.3 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 283 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 7.8:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 75% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by DRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Tompkins County.
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