MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL

MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, a medium-sized middle-grades school in WILLIAMSVILLE, New York, overseen by WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, educates 790 students, covering grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 49% bigger than the state mean of about 531.

Across the 13 schools in WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (9,598 students total), MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL records that 76% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 9% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. Compared to Erie County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL logs 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 26% of students at MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Erie County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.4%; this one delivers 68.9%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Erie County indicate median household income runs about $72,839, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Erie County's 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students), MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 74.1%.

MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 6%: 840 students in 2018 compared to 790 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 80% to 76% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

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