Enrollment
142
Middle
DISTRICT 213 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362079000373
NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL
247 MAIN ST, NEWFIELD, NY 14867 · (607) 564-9955 · Tompkins County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL142 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of New York public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
6.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
67 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 48 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 34% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL→NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NEWFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
36.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
43.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 45.7% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 →
Schools most like NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 142 | 47.2% | 43.8% |
| SIDNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL SIDNEY | 169 | 50.3% | 46.0% |
| UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL OTEGO | 151 | 43.7% | 68.8% |
| CUBA-RUSHFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL CUBA | 154 | 48.7% | 45.8% |
| RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL SHORTSVILLE | 160 | 52.5% | 52.0% |
| WARSAW MIDDLE SCHOOL WARSAW | 179 | 45.3% | 49.5% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Tompkins County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #552 of 766 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #596 of 768 ▼ 58 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #605 of 768 ▼ 143 | #6 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 142 | #757 of 796 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #443 of 773 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
142
-26 (-15%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 192
Student : Teacher
6.2:1
was 8.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 142 | 22.9 | 6.2:1 | 47% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 157 | 24.7 | 6.4:1 | 51% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 157 | 22.9 | 6.9:1 | 80% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 168 | 21 | 8.0:1 | 73% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 168 | 15.5 | 10.8:1 | 74% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 176 | 15 | 11.7:1 | 61% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 196 | 17 | 11.5:1 | 51% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 192 | 11 | 17.4:1 | 47% (90) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school located in NEWFIELD, New York, in Tompkins County. It has an enrollment of 142 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 531.
NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL is in NEWFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district with 638 students across 3 schools.
White students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 2% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL reported 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 6.2:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in New York is 10.3:1. There are 67 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 47% of enrollment. That is higher than the 36% average for public schools in Tompkins County.
Among New York public middle schools, NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 20%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (43.8%) and its predicted rate (57.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
In the surrounding county, Tompkins County, median household income comes to about $74,024, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 33 public schools and about 10,392 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, is the closest to NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL. NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL has 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 53.3% proficiency; NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 43.8%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 168 (2020-21) to 142 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 8.0:1 to 6.2:1.
The discussion board for NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Tompkins County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,537
Census ACS
Median income
$74,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEWFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 318 students
- NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 178 students
Other schools in NEWFIELD
- NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 318 students
- NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 178 students
Nearby schools
- NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 178
- NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 318
- ENFIELD SCHOOL6.5 mi · 165
- LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL6.8 mi · 265
- SOUTH HILL SCHOOL7.4 mi · 363
- BEVERLY J MARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.4 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 142 students in grades 06-08.
Is NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 10% Two or more.
What district is NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of NEWFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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