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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FONDA-FULTONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361119004586

FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL

112 OLD JOHNSTOWN RD, FONDA, NY 12068 · (518) 853-4747 · Montgomery County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
Enrollment
382
Middle
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 531
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
124 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Grade 5
100
Grade 6
95
Grade 7
88
Grade 8
92
Ungraded
7
Student demographics
White
34891%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
185%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 31%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 16%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10%
Two+
113%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4%
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
Male
20554%
Female
17746%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOLFONDA-FULTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
FONDA-FULTONVILLE K-4 SCHOOLPK04
Based on grade levels within FONDA-FULTONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
55.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
71.7%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
382
-68 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 16.7:1
% White
91%
was 95%
% Hispanic
5%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL

FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL is a tight-knit intermediate school in FONDA, New York, operated by FONDA-FULTONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves 382 students in grades 5 through 8. That puts it 28% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

FONDA-FULTONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,242 students. FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Montgomery County (around 62%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.1%, the actual is 61.6%, a residual of -1.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put the typical household earns roughly $64,943 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL is one of 16 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 7,225 students).

FONDA-FULTONVILLE K-4 SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 59.3%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL has fell 15%, going from 450 students in 2018 to 382 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 95% to 91% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Montgomery County at a glance

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Population
49,528
Census ACS
Median income
$64,943
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,225 students

Quick facts

School name
FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL
District
FONDA-FULTONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
112 OLD JOHNSTOWN RD, FONDA, NY 12068
Phone
(518) 853-4747
County
Montgomery County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
382
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
12.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
124 (32%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
361119004586
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL
How many students attend FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL?
FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL enrolls approximately 382 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL serve?
FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL is approximately 12.4:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL?
At FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL public or private?
FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FONDA-FULTONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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