MOUNT MARKHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL

MOUNT MARKHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the low-enrollment 6-8 campuss in WEST WINFIELD, New York, overseen by MOUNT MARKHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 284 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so MOUNT MARKHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 47% smaller than that benchmark.

Within MOUNT MARKHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 1,032 students, MOUNT MARKHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, MOUNT MARKHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (94%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 5% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. Roughly 46% of students at MOUNT MARKHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, MOUNT MARKHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.9%; this one delivers 45.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Herkimer County put the typical household earns roughly $68,515 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Herkimer County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,619 students), of which MOUNT MARKHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is MOUNT MARKHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MOUNT MARKHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.8%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MOUNT MARKHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL has edged down 15%, going from 334 students in 2018 to 284 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.

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