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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363147004213

HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL

175 HEIM RD, WILLIAMSVILLE, NY 14221 · (716) 626-8600 · Erie County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL648 STUDENTS
Enrollment
648
Middle
DISTRICT 739 · STATE 531
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
170 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 5
165
Grade 6
161
Grade 7
163
Grade 8
148
Ungraded
11
Student demographics
White
47373%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
264%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 31%
Black
254%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 16%
Asian
8313%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 10%
Two+
406%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
32350%
Female
32550%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
65.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
82.1%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.6pp since 2023
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
648
-26 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 13.6:1
% White
73%
was 79%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
4%
was 3%
% Asian
13%
was 11%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL

HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-sized 6-8 campus in WILLIAMSVILLE, New York, operated by WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves 648 students in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 22% bigger than the state mean of about 531.

HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 13 schools operated by WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that works with 9,598 students overall.

On the student-mix side, HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 73% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 13% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black. Compared to Erie County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL shows 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Erie County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.3%, the actual is 69.7%, a residual of +4.4 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Erie County put the typical household earns roughly $72,839 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Erie County's 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students), HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

HEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 73.2%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL has ticked down 4%, going from 674 students in 2018 to 648 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 73% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Erie County at a glance

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Population
950,622
Census ACS
Median income
$72,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
122,519 students

Quick facts

School name
HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL
District
WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
175 HEIM RD, WILLIAMSVILLE, NY 14221
Phone
(716) 626-8600
County
Erie County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
648
Teachers (FTE)
59
Student–teacher ratio
11.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
170 (26%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
363147004213
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 648 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 73% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 13% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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