NEWARK MIDDLE SCHOOL

NEWARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is a 6-8 campus of tight-knit scale in NEWARK, New York, one of the schools within NEWARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, serveing 395 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 26% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

NEWARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by NEWARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 1,817 students overall.

In terms of who attends, NEWARK MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 67%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NEWARK MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.6%.

In the area at large, Wayne County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,506 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wayne County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,068 students), of which NEWARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around NEWARK MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEWARK MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 41.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NEWARK MIDDLE SCHOOL has declined 16%, going from 473 students in 2018 to 395 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 72% to 67% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 today.

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