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Enrollment
409
Middle
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JORDAN-ELBRIDGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361599002581
JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
9 N CHAPPELL ST, JORDAN, NY 13080 · (315) 689-8520 · Onondaga County
GRADES 03–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% 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.
- DBeats 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
10.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
175 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 3 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 92 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 86 | 21% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL→JORDAN-ELBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within JORDAN-ELBRIDGE 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
44.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
48.5%
NY avg 57.4% . -0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 44 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 48.5% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 48.5% |
% 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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 409 | 42.8% | 46.1% |
| ROBERTS STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL CANASTOTA | 370 | 43.2% | 46.9% |
| HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL HOMER | 397 | 40.8% | 53.2% |
| HUDSON FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL HUDSON FALLS | 472 | 45.8% | 46.4% |
| ATTICA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ATTICA | 346 | 43.9% | 53.5% |
| CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL ADAMS | 399 | 47.6% | 63.5% |
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 JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Onondaga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #502 of 766 | #16 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #525 of 768 ▼ 34 | #17 of 24 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #436 of 768 ▲ 75 | #15 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #426 of 796 | #16 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #386 of 683 | #15 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.2% | #677 of 688 | #23 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.8% | #505 of 773 | #12 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #449 of 524 | #13 of 14 |
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
409
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 409 | 38.6 | 10.6:1 | 43% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 38 | 10.9:1 | 42% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 34.5 | 11.9:1 | 49% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 31 | 13.5:1 | 42% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 34 | 12.5:1 | 32% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 33 | 11.6:1 | 37% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 329 | 26 | 12.7:1 | 32% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 438 | 36 | 12.2:1 | 21% (92) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
As a small middle school, JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students in JORDAN, New York. Its grade span covers grades 3 through 8, with 409 students on the rolls. On average, middle schools in New York enroll around 531, and this school is 23% below that mark.
JORDAN-ELBRIDGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 3 schools and 1,143 students, including JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 96% White by enrollment. Census figures show Onondaga County is about 75% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 7, compared with 70 nationally.
With 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.6:1. It is about the same as the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, 43% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at C-, ahead of 22% of New York public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 59.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.1%.
Census data for Onondaga County show the median household earns about $76,945 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Onondaga County number 123, with about 67,044 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, JORDAN-ELBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, is about 1.5 miles. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 419 to 409. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.5:1 to 10.6:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Onondaga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
471,129
Census ACS
Median income
$76,945
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
67,044 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JORDAN-ELBRIDGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ELBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 398 students
- JORDAN-ELBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 336 students
Nearby schools
- JORDAN-ELBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 336
- ELBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 398
- WEEDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.4 mi · 374
- WEEDSPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.5 mi · 324
- CAMILLUS MIDDLE SCHOOL7.0 mi · 693
- A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.6 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 409 students in grades 03-08.
What grades does JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 03-08.
How many students per teacher at JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 96% White, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by JORDAN-ELBRIDGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Onondaga County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.