MARCUS WHITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL

MARCUS WHITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a close-knit junior high in RUSHVILLE, New York, part of GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN). The school educates 245 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 54% leaner than typical.

Across the 4 schools in GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) (1,039 students total), MARCUS WHITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, MARCUS WHITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (94%) are White. The remainder reads as 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, MARCUS WHITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MARCUS WHITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Ontario County indicate median household earnings sit near $82,324, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Ontario County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,114 students), of which MARCUS WHITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, MARCUS WHITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 62.6%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 253 students in 2018 compared to 245 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 in 2025.

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