Enrollment
381
Middle
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORWICH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362133003040
NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL
89 MIDLAND DR, NORWICH, NY 13815 · (607) 334-1600 · Chenango County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
219 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL→NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NORWICH CITY 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
40.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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
381
-17 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 9.5:1
% White
90%
was 88%
% Hispanic
1%
was 4%
% Black
4%
was 5%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL
NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL is a tight-knit 6-8 campus in NORWICH, New York, run under NORWICH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school teaches 381 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 28% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.
NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by NORWICH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 1,626 students overall.
Demographically, NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 4% Black, 3% multiracial. Compared to Chenango County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 57% of students at NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.5%.
Around the school, Chenango County reports that median household earnings sit near $62,948, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 23 public schools in Chenango County (combined enrollment of about 7,036 students).
Nearest neighbor: NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 47.2%.
NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a town-center location.
Five-year trend. NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 4% since 2018, when it stood at 398 (now 381).
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Chenango County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,321
Census ACS
Median income
$62,948
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,036 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORWICH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NORWICH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 516 students
- STANFORD J GIBSON PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 388 students
- PERRY BROWNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 341 students
Other schools in NORWICH
- NORWICH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 516 students
- STANFORD J GIBSON PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 388 students
- PERRY BROWNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 341 students
- DELAWARE-CHENANGO-MADISON-OTSEGO BOCESCombined · 283 students
Nearby schools
- NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 516
- PERRY BROWNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 341
- STANFORD J GIBSON PRIMARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 388
- DELAWARE-CHENANGO-MADISON-OTSEGO BOCES4.1 mi · 283
- OXFORD ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL7.2 mi · 216
- OXFORD ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL7.4 mi · 205
Frequently asked questions
About NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 381 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 90% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORWICH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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