GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a tiny middle school in WALWORTH, New York, GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL caters to 176 students from grades 6 through 8, part of GANANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 67% below that benchmark.

GANANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 839 students; GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Beyond that, the school reports 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.2:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 31% of students at GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wayne County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.7%; this one delivers 62.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Wayne County) records that median household income runs about $74,506, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wayne County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,068 students), of which GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: RICHARD MANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 56.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 214 (now 176). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 7.2:1 today.

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