Enrollment
176
Middle
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GANANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361174003447
GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL
1500 DAYSPRING RDG, WALWORTH, NY 14568 · (315) 986-3521 · Wayne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of New York public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
7.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
54 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 48 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 34% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL→RUBEN A CIRILLO HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GANANDA 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
53.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
65.6%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 65.6% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 64.5% |
% 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
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL
GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (62.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 176 | 30.7% | 62.1% |
| THOUSAND ISLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL CLAYTON | 185 | 31.4% | 71.1% |
| UNION SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL UNION SPRINGS | 165 | 35.2% | 58.8% |
| BLOOMFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL BLOOMFIELD | 182 | 37.4% | 62.9% |
| FRANKFORT-SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL FRANKFORT | 183 | 37.7% | 48.3% |
| MILLBROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL MILLBROOK | 168 | 30.4% | 62.9% |
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 GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #236 of 766 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #313 of 768 ▲ 1 | #4 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #296 of 768 ▼ 1 | #2 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 176 | #712 of 796 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.7% | #609 of 773 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #172 of 524 | #3 of 6 |
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
176
-21 (-11%) vs 2020
-39% since 2000-01, when it was 290
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 8.2:1
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 | 176 | 24.5 | 7.2:1 | 31% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 190 | 27.6 | 6.9:1 | 35% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 196 | 26.7 | 7.3:1 | 39% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 197 | 24 | 8.2:1 | 32% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 214 | 21 | 10.2:1 | 29% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 236 | 20 | 11.8:1 | 28% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 254 | 24 | 10.6:1 | 15% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 290 | 20 | 14.5:1 | 5% (15) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL
GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-grades school in WALWORTH, New York, according to federal school records. It serves 176 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in New York average about 531 students.
GANANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 839 students in 3 schools, including GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
The student body at GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL is 84% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 29% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL is 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 7.2:1. This ratio sits 3.1 below the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 31%. That rate is below the 47% average among public schools in Wayne County.
GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded B by allk12, scoring above 62% of New York public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL, the prediction is 63.7% and the result is 62.1%.
In the county around the school, Wayne County, the median household income is $74,506, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 37 public schools in Wayne County, enrolling about 13,068 students in all.
The closest public school, RICHARD MANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.4 miles from GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 56.0%; GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL's is 62.1%, ranking 3rd of 7.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 11% from its 2020-21 level of 197. The ratio of students to teachers went from 8.2:1 to 7.2:1 over the same years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
90,929
Census ACS
Median income
$74,506
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
13,068 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GANANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- RICHARD MANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 407 students
- RUBEN A CIRILLO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 256 students
Other schools in WALWORTH
- RICHARD MANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 407 students
- RUBEN A CIRILLO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 256 students
Nearby schools
- RICHARD MANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 407
- RUBEN A CIRILLO HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 256
- PALMYRA-MACEDON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL3.9 mi · 339
- NORTHSIDE SCHOOL5.4 mi · 580
- DUDLEY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 482
- PALMYRA-MACEDON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL5.6 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 176 students in grades 06-08.
Is GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 7.2:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by GANANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.