MEXICO MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in MEXICO, New York, MEXICO MIDDLE SCHOOL is an average-sized junior high, run under MEXICO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It instructs 628 students across grades 5 through 8.

MEXICO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,064 students; MEXICO MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MEXICO MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Oswego County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, MEXICO MIDDLE SCHOOL has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 49% of students at MEXICO MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MEXICO MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.0%.

Across the wider county, Oswego County reports that median household earnings sit near $69,183, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MEXICO MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 37 public schools in Oswego County (combined enrollment of about 17,529 students).

MEXICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MEXICO MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 40.6%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. MEXICO MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 599 (now 628). Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

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