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GENEVA MIDDLE SCHOOL
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About GENEVA MIDDLE SCHOOL
GENEVA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the close-knit 6-8 campuss in GENEVA, New York, overseen by GENEVA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 442 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.
Within GENEVA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 4 schools and 1,963 students, GENEVA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, GENEVA MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 12% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Ontario County's rate of about 41%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GENEVA MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.4%; this one delivers 44.6%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Ontario County shows median household earnings sit near $82,324, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ontario County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,114 students), of which GENEVA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.
GENEVA HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GENEVA MIDDLE SCHOOL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 42.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 7%: 473 students in 2018 compared to 442 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 44% to 39% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 7.4:1 today.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Ontario County at a glance
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