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Enrollment
447
Middle
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOUVERNEUR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361236006655
GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL
25 WILSON ST, GOUVERNEUR, NY 13642 · (315) 287-1903 · St. Lawrence County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of New York public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
10.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
249 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 5 | 103 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 129 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 118 | 26% |
| Ungraded | 7 | 2% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL→GOUVERNEUR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GOUVERNEUR 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
39.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 47.8% |
% 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL
GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 447 | 55.7% | 42.8% |
| WAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOL WAVERLY | 486 | 56.6% | 59.0% |
| EMERSON J DILLON MIDDLE SCHOOL PHOENIX | 509 | 52.7% | 46.4% |
| PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL PERU | 406 | 59.1% | 49.0% |
| WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL WAYLAND | 390 | 59.0% | 45.4% |
| FULTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL FULTON | 472 | 57.8% | 44.8% |
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 GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In St. Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #568 of 766 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #529 of 768 ▼ 29 | #6 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #536 of 768 ▲ 47 | #5 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #394 of 796 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #338 of 683 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.1% | #672 of 688 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.7% | #374 of 773 | #2 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
447
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 447 | 43.5 | 10.3:1 | 56% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 46 | 9.7:1 | 63% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 42.2 | 11.2:1 | 68% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 40 | 11.4:1 | 63% (290) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL
GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school in GOUVERNEUR, New York, according to federal school records. Total enrollment is 447 students, and the grades served are 5 through 8.
The 3 schools of GOUVERNEUR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, including GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL, enroll 1,408 students.
GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL is 95% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 3% Hispanic. That is in line with St. Lawrence County, where about 92% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 9%.
Its ratio of 10.3:1 is based on 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York is close to this figure. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 56%. It compares with 45% for public schools in St. Lawrence County.
GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 19% of New York public middle schools.
Test results at GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL are 11.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (42.8% actual, 54.5% predicted).
In St. Lawrence County, median household income comes to about $62,850, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. St. Lawrence County counts 40 public schools with about 13,653 students.
Measured in a straight line, GOUVERNEUR HIGH SCHOOL is about 1.2 miles from GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL's location as Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 447, starting from 458. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 11.4:1 in 2020-21 to 10.3:1 in 2024-25.
GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
St. Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,226
Census ACS
Median income
$62,850
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
13,653 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GOUVERNEUR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 511 students
- GOUVERNEUR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 450 students
Other schools in GOUVERNEUR
- GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 511 students
- GOUVERNEUR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 450 students
Nearby schools
- GOUVERNEUR HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 450
- GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 511
- ANTWERP PRIMARY SCHOOL11.0 mi · 145
- HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL13.3 mi · 225
- HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL13.8 mi · 363
- HARRISVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL14.1 mi · 164
Frequently asked questions
About GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL?
GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 447 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 10.3:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL?
GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by GOUVERNEUR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in St. Lawrence County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.