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NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public K-12 schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 32 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 31 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 35 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 37 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 40% smaller than its 8th grade class (53).
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.1% | 58.5% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 64.1% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
Schools most like NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL
NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL this school | 521 | 39.0% | 58.7% |
| TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL TROY | 576 | 37.3% | 51.3% |
| BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOL BARKER | 653 | 41.0% | 63.3% |
| ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL ARKPORT | 435 | 37.2% | 57.3% |
| ROMULUS CENTRAL SCHOOL ROMULUS | 427 | 39.6% | 42.6% |
| LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL LISBON | 540 | 40.9% | 58.1% |
Where NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #31 of 101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #48 of 101 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #29 of 101 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #49 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #126 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.8% | #86 of 152 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.0% | #111 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +113.5% | #3 of 59 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 521 | 44.9 | 11.6:1 | 39% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 567 | 47.9 | 11.8:1 | 50% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 47 | 11.6:1 | 49% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 243 | 23 | 10.6:1 | 41% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 244 | 23 | 10.6:1 | 36% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 19 | 14.1:1 | 37% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 253 | 20 | 12.7:1 | 23% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 284 | 27 | 10.5:1 | 19% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 46 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
About NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL
Among the schools in NEW YORK MILLS, New York, is NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL, a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels. It has an enrollment of 521 students in kindergarten through 12.
For district matters, NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL falls under NEW YORK MILLS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
The share of students at NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL who are White is 85%. The remaining students are 5% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 27, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 44.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.6:1. Across combined schools in New York, the average ratio is 8.7:1. Roughly 39% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Oneida County is 47%.
NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 57% of New York public K-12 schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL is 1.9 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 58.7% actual, 60.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
The school's county is Oneida County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $70,154 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Oneida County number 72, with about 32,265 students.
Measured in a straight line, JOHN F HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 1.6 miles from NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL. The five-mile area around NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL at 3rd of 7.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Mid-size.
NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL enrolled 243 in 2020-21 and 521 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The school's ratio increased from 10.6:1 to 11.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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