EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING MIDDLE SCHOOL

EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING MIDDLE SCHOOL is a micro-enrollment junior high in SYRACUSE, New York, run under SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school hosts 172 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 68% leaner than that benchmark.

SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 18,608 students; EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Black at 35%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 32% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Native American. By comparison, Onondaga County as a whole is about 11% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Onondaga County (around 49%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.5%; this one delivers 43.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Onondaga County put median household income runs about $76,945, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Onondaga County runs 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students), of which EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

CLARY MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING MIDDLE SCHOOL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 18.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING MIDDLE SCHOOL has declined 14%, going from 200 students in 2018 to 172 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 40% to 35%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 7.1:1 in 2025.

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