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Enrollment
521
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK MILLS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362061002891
NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL
1 MARAUDER BLVD, NEW YORK MILLS, NY 13417 · (315) 768-8124 · Oneida County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
45 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
203 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
62.1%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.2pp since 2023
Math
58.5%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 2024-25Enrollment
521
+277 (+114%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 10.6:1
% White
85%
was 88%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
5%
was 4%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL
Located at 1 MARAUDER BLVD, in NEW YORK MILLS, New York, NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL is a reasonably sized unified-grade school that hosts 521 students (grades K through 12), overseen by NEW YORK MILLS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Operationally, NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL answers to NEW YORK MILLS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
Demographically, NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (85%) are White. The remainder looks like 5% Black, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 8.7:1 average. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Oneida County's rate of about 47%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.7%; this one delivers 58.7%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Oneida County put the typical household earns roughly $70,154 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Oneida County runs 72 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,265 students), of which NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is JOHN F HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.7%.
The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL has expanded 114%, going from 244 students in 2018 to 521 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Oneida County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,124
Census ACS
Median income
$70,154
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
72
32,265 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- JOHN F HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 347
- ROBERT L BRADLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 471
- SENATOR JAMES H DONOVAN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 749
- PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 246
- NEW HARTFORD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 575
- HUGH R JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOLHow large is NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL?
NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL enrolls approximately 521 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL serve?
NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL?
At NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL?
NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK MILLS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Oneida County.
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