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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADRID-WADDINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361809001618

MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

2582 STATE HWY 345, MADRID, NY 13660 · (315) 322-5746 · St. Lawrence County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
Enrollment
309
High
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
127 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
46
Grade 7
46
Grade 8
53
Grade 9
46
Grade 10
38
Grade 11
42
Grade 12
37
Ungraded
1
Student demographics
White
29094%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
114%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 31%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 10%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
15350%
Female
15650%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
51.5%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
58.5%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
309
-59 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 12.7:1
% White
94%
was 98%
% Hispanic
4%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

As a cozy secondary school in MADRID, New York, MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL caters to 309 students from grades 6 through 12, one of the schools within MADRID-WADDINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 54% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

Across the 2 schools in MADRID-WADDINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (612 students total), MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest is composed of 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.5:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.9%, the actual is 56.9%, a residual of -3.0 points.

Across the wider county, census data for St. Lawrence County shows median household income runs about $62,850, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 40 public schools in St. Lawrence County (combined enrollment of about 13,653 students).

The closest other public school is MADRID-WADDINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 58.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 368 (now 309). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.

St. Lawrence County at a glance

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Population
107,226
Census ACS
Median income
$62,850
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
13,653 students

Quick facts

School name
MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
District
MADRID-WADDINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
2582 STATE HWY 345, MADRID, NY 13660
Phone
(315) 322-5746
County
St. Lawrence County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
309
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
10.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
127 (41%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
361809001618
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 309 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by MADRID-WADDINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in St. Lawrence County.
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