LYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL
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Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 100 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 49 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About LYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL
As a micro-enrollment 6-8 campus in LYONS, New York, LYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL caters to 132 students from grades 7 through 8, operated by LYONS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 75% leaner than typical.
Within LYONS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 917 students, LYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, LYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment; the rest consists of 14% multiracial, 10% Black, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Wayne County's rate of about 47%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.9%; this one delivers 51.6%.
Across the wider county, census data for Wayne County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,506 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wayne County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,068 students), LYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: LYONS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around LYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 38.9%.
LYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.
Looking at the recent track record. LYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 7% since 2018, when it stood at 123 (now 132). The White share of enrollment contracted from 76% to 70% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 61.5:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for LYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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