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Enrollment
730
Middle
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361530004774
INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
32735 COUNTY RT 29, PHILADELPHIA, NY 13673 · (315) 642-0125 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL730 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of New York public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
10.1:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
350 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 6 | 241 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 256 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 225 | 31% |
| Ungraded | 8 | 1% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL→INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within INDIAN RIVER 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
52.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
59.3%
NY avg 57.4% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 are up about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 59.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 50.2% |
% 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
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 730 | 47.9% | 59.8% |
| A D OLIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL BROCKPORT | 726 | 48.1% | 47.0% |
| CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BUSH | 614 | 45.8% | 56.8% |
| HERBERT HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL BUFFALO | 772 | 46.2% | 49.0% |
| CARTHAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL CARTHAGE | 925 | 47.6% | 48.5% |
| BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL BUFFALO | 654 | 46.3% | 42.1% |
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 INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #264 of 766 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #381 of 768 ▲ 79 | #2 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #312 of 768 ▲ 42 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 730 | #192 of 796 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #302 of 683 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #273 of 688 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.9% | #437 of 773 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #383 of 524 | 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
730
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 969
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 730 | 72.5 | 10.1:1 | 48% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 725 | 69.9 | 10.4:1 | 56% (409) |
| 2022-23 | 672 | 64.7 | 10.4:1 | 60% (406) |
| 2020-21 | 724 | 68 | 10.7:1 | 49% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 786 | 64.6 | 12.2:1 | 49% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 787 | 65 | 12.1:1 | 45% (358) |
| 2010-11 | 829 | 58 | 14.3:1 | 59% (490) |
| 2000-01 | 1,004 | 75 | 13.4:1 | 48% (479) |
| 1990-91 | 969 | 66 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school with a street address in PHILADELPHIA, New York. Its enrollment is 730 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 531 students for middle schools in New York.
INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL belongs to INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district of 8 schools and 3,326 students.
About 64% of the student body at INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is White. Smaller groups are 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 8% Black. County-wide, 83% of Jefferson County residents are White. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.1:1. The school has 72.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in New York is about 10.3:1. Federal data show 48% of students (350) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Jefferson County average a similar 49%.
Among New York public middle schools, INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 67%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 59.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 57.4%.
The county, Jefferson County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $66,301 a year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Jefferson County has 39 public schools with about 16,789 students, including INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL, is the closest to INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL. Its average proficiency rate of 59.8% is above the 51.7% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (724) and 2024-25 (730).
People who know INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 791 students
- INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 565 students
- CALCIUM PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 480 students
- EVANS MILLS PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 330 students
- THERESA PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 163 students
- ANTWERP PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 145 students
Other schools in PHILADELPHIA
- INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 791 students
- INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 565 students
- PHILADELPHIA PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 122 students
Other Indian River Middle schools
One other US public school is named Indian River Middle. INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Indian River MiddleChesapeake, VA · 743 students
Nearby schools
- INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 791
- INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 565
- PHILADELPHIA PRIMARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 122
- EVANS MILLS PRIMARY SCHOOL6.1 mi · 330
- ANTWERP PRIMARY SCHOOL6.5 mi · 145
- THERESA PRIMARY SCHOOL6.7 mi · 163
Frequently asked questions
About INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 730 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 10.1:1 (73 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 64% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.