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Enrollment
817
Middle
DISTRICT 577 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362490003446
LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL
801 LAUREL ST, ROME, NY 13440 · (315) 338-5201 · Oneida County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL817 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of New York public middle schools
- C-Test 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
11.0:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
468 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 7 | 387 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 405 | 50% |
| Ungraded | 25 | 3% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL→ROME FREE ACADEMY
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ROME 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
24.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
41.2%
NY avg 57.4% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.0% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 47.4% |
% 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL
LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 817 | 57.3% | 41.0% |
| ROXBORO ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL SYRACUSE | 697 | 57.7% | 34.5% |
| JENNIE F SNAPP MIDDLE SCHOOL ENDICOTT | 772 | 56.6% | 48.1% |
| AUBURN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AUBURN | 560 | 59.5% | 43.9% |
| BATAVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL BATAVIA | 605 | 61.5% | 51.9% |
| A D OLIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL BROCKPORT | 726 | 48.1% | 47.0% |
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 LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Oneida County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #591 of 766 | #11 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #622 of 768 ▼ 113 | #11 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #735 of 768 ▼ 10 | #11 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 817 | #150 of 796 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #447 of 683 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.3% | #458 of 688 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #363 of 773 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.8% | #86 of 168 | 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
817
+4 (+0%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 927
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 817 | 74.2 | 11.0:1 | 57% (468) |
| 2023-24 | 827 | 77.6 | 10.7:1 | 56% (462) |
| 2022-23 | 829 | 75.7 | 10.9:1 | 59% (488) |
| 2020-21 | 813 | 73 | 11.1:1 | 60% (484) |
| 2017-18 | 765 | 72 | 10.6:1 | 60% (459) |
| 2015-16 | 801 | 67 | 12.0:1 | 56% (451) |
| 2010-11 | 787 | 80 | 9.8:1 | 44% (348) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 63 | 11.7:1 | 28% (206) |
| 1990-91 | 927 | 86 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL
At 801 LAUREL ST in ROME, New York, LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a large middle school. The grade span is 7 through 8, and enrollment is 817 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in New York is about 531, so this school runs 54% bigger than that.
ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 9 schools with a combined 5,196 students. LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL is 76% White. It is also 10% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 11.0 students per teacher and 74.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 57%. That rate is above the 47% average among public schools in Oneida County.
The allk12 Grade for LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL is D. Compared with New York public middle schools, the school scored higher than 14% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In New York, LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 41.0% actual against a predicted 53.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Oneida County, median household income is about $70,154, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL is among the 72 public schools in Oneida County.
LOUIS V DENTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL's average proficiency of 41.0% compares with 29.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: Town: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 813 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 817.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Oneida County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,124
Census ACS
Median income
$70,154
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
72
32,265 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ROME FREE ACADEMYHigh · 1,512 students
- LOUIS V DENTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 598 students
- BELLAMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 544 students
- GANSEVOORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 397 students
- RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 388 students
- STOKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 368 students
Other schools in ROME
- ROME FREE ACADEMYHigh · 1,512 students
- LOUIS V DENTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 598 students
- BELLAMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 544 students
- GANSEVOORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 397 students
- RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 388 students
- STOKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 368 students
Nearby schools
- LOUIS V DENTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 598
- NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF0.5 mi · 46
- GANSEVOORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 397
- RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 388
- CLOUGH PREK CENTER1.8 mi · 206
- JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 817 students in grades 07-08.
Is LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 74 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 76% White, 9% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
LYNDON H STROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.