LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL

LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the cozy middle schools in LITTLE FALLS, New York, operated by LITTLE FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 233 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 56% below that benchmark.

LITTLE FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,005 students; LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (91%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Herkimer County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 54% of students at LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Herkimer County (around 44%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.5%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Herkimer County) logs that median household earnings sit near $68,515, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 25 public schools in Herkimer County (combined enrollment of about 9,619 students).

The closest other public school is LITTLE FALLS HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 44.5%.

LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL has ticked down 12%, going from 265 students in 2018 to 233 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 98% to 91% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.

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