Enrollment
233
Middle
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLE FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361746001594
LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
1 HIGH SCHOOL RD, LITTLE FALLS, NY 13365 · (315) 823-4300 · Herkimer County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL233 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of New York public middle schools
- BTest 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
8.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
126 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 78 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 34% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL→LITTLE FALLS HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LITTLE FALLS 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
48.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
49.9%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 49.9% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 43.8% |
% 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 233 | 54.1% | 57.5% |
| CATTARAUGUS-LITTLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL CATTARAUGUS | 234 | 56.8% | 47.4% |
| OXFORD ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL OXFORD | 216 | 51.4% | 40.1% |
| NEWARK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWARK VALLEY | 278 | 54.0% | 32.2% |
| PENN YAN MIDDLE SCHOOL PENN YAN | 288 | 52.1% | 52.5% |
| WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL WALTON | 186 | 53.8% | 38.6% |
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 LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #295 of 766 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #506 of 768 ▲ 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #372 of 768 ▼ 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 233 | #660 of 796 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #88 of 683 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #625 of 688 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.1% | #382 of 773 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #274 of 524 |
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
233
-35 (-13%) vs 2020
-13% since 2000-01, when it was 268
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 233 | 26.8 | 8.7:1 | 54% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 234 | 27.8 | 8.4:1 | 44% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 27.2 | 8.9:1 | 61% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 26 | 10.3:1 | 60% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 265 | 23 | 11.5:1 | 60% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 261 | 22 | 11.9:1 | 54% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 272 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 47% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 268 | 28 | 9.6:1 | 44% (118) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public middle school run by LITTLE FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in LITTLE FALLS, New York. Federal data show 233 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Across middle schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 531.
LITTLE FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT is made up of 3 schools with 1,005 students in all.
The share of White students at LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is 91%. The remaining shares are 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Herkimer County overall, the White share is about 92%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a ratio of 8.7 students per teacher, from 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York is 1.6 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL, 54% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Herkimer County is 44%.
Among New York public middle schools, LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
In New York, LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 57.5% actual against a predicted 55.1%.
Herkimer County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $68,515, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Herkimer County's 25 public schools enroll about 9,619 students and include LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Measured in a straight line, LITTLE FALLS HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 233 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 268. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 10.3:1 to 8.7:1.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Herkimer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,757
Census ACS
Median income
$68,515
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
9,619 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LITTLE FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BENTON HALL ACADEMYElementary · 441 students
- LITTLE FALLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 331 students
Other schools in LITTLE FALLS
- BENTON HALL ACADEMYElementary · 441 students
- LITTLE FALLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 331 students
Nearby schools
- LITTLE FALLS HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 331
- BENTON HALL ACADEMY1.4 mi · 441
- HERKIMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.7 mi · 533
- HERKIMER-FULTON-HAMILTON-OTSEGO BOCES4.9 mi · 284
- DOLGEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.6 mi · 419
- JAMES A GREEN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL5.6 mi · 369
Frequently asked questions
About LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 233 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 8.7:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of LITTLE FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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