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What's the most underrated thing about HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
614
Middle
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363012004048
HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL
1351 WASHINGTON ST, WATERTOWN, NY 13601 · (315) 785-3780 · Jefferson County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of New York public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
12.4:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
442 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 277 | 45% |
| Grade 6 | 310 | 50% |
| Ungraded | 27 | 4% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WATERTOWN CITY 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
33.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
32.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL
HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL this school | 614 | 72.0% | 29.8% |
| CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL WATERTOWN | 586 | 68.9% | 47.4% |
| GLOVERSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL GLOVERSVILLE | 579 | 72.9% | 24.7% |
| EMMET BELKNAP INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL LOCKPORT | 571 | 70.9% | 34.8% |
| AARON MOSSELL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL LOCKPORT | 587 | 64.6% | 49.9% |
| ERNIE DAVIS ACADEMY ELMIRA | 844 | 70.5% | 42.9% |
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 HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #725 of 766 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #690 of 768 ▼ 3 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #653 of 768 ▲ 51 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #270 of 796 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #583 of 683 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #331 of 688 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.0% | #278 of 773 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #133 of 168 | N/A |
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
614
-42 (-6%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 1,135
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 614 | 49.3 | 12.4:1 | 72% (442) |
| 2023-24 | 621 | 42.4 | 14.7:1 | 64% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 574 | 42 | 13.7:1 | 71% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 656 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 76% (498) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 45 | 13.3:1 | 79% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 42 | 12.8:1 | 67% (358) |
| 2010-11 | 660 | 51 | 12.9:1 | 55% (360) |
| 2000-01 | 1,033 | 67 | 15.4:1 | 56% (582) |
| 1990-91 | 1,135 | 75 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL.
About HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL
HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle school located in WATERTOWN, New York. It enrolled 614 students in grades 5 through 6 for the 2024-25 school year.
HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL is part of WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, where 8 schools serve 3,940 students.
HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL's enrollment is 67% White. Other groups make up 14% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 6% Black. County-wide, 83% of Jefferson County residents are White. By the diversity index, HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL comes in at 51%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.4:1, with 49.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in New York, the typical ratio is 10.3:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL is 72%. Public schools in Jefferson County average 49%.
The allk12 Grade for HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL is F. Compared with New York public middle schools, the school scored higher than 3% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In New York, HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 29.8% actual against a predicted 48.5%.
Census estimates describe Jefferson County this way: median household income is about $66,301, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 39 public schools in Jefferson County, with a combined enrollment of about 16,789.
Nearest public school: WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 38.1%; HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL's is 29.8%, ranking 5th of 8.
Federal data place HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 614 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 656. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.3:1 to 12.4:1.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
16,789 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,181 students
- CASE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 586 students
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 435 students
- KNICKERBOCKER SCHOOLElementary · 340 students
- SHERMAN SCHOOLElementary · 323 students
- OHIO STREET SCHOOLElementary · 308 students
Other schools in WATERTOWN
- WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,181 students
- CASE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 586 students
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 435 students
- KNICKERBOCKER SCHOOLElementary · 340 students
- SHERMAN SCHOOLElementary · 323 students
- OHIO STREET SCHOOLElementary · 308 students
Nearby schools
- WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,181
- CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 586
- KNICKERBOCKER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 340
- SHERMAN SCHOOL0.6 mi · 323
- OHIO STREET SCHOOL1.7 mi · 308
- STARBUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 153
Frequently asked questions
About HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL?
HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 614 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL serve?
HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL are roughly 67% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL in?
HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL is part of WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.