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OLEAN INTERMEDIATE-MIDDLE SCHOOL
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NYS Assessments 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About OLEAN INTERMEDIATE-MIDDLE SCHOOL
OLEAN INTERMEDIATE-MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a reasonably sized middle school in OLEAN, New York, run under OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 534 students spanning grades 3 through 8.
OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,833 students; OLEAN INTERMEDIATE-MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.
Demographically, OLEAN INTERMEDIATE-MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder is composed of 10% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian. By comparison, Cattaraugus County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, OLEAN INTERMEDIATE-MIDDLE SCHOOL has 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.5:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Cattaraugus County's rate of about 50%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, OLEAN INTERMEDIATE-MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.5%; this one delivers 35.8%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Cattaraugus County put median household income runs about $59,540, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. OLEAN INTERMEDIATE-MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 31 public schools in Cattaraugus County (combined enrollment of about 11,228 students).
Nearest neighbor: OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around OLEAN INTERMEDIATE-MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OLEAN INTERMEDIATE-MIDDLE SCHOOL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 52.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OLEAN INTERMEDIATE-MIDDLE SCHOOL has shrank 13%, going from 615 students in 2018 to 534 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 in 2025.
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