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What's the most underrated thing about OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
631
Middle
DISTRICT 481 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH GLENS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362724003717
OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL
99 HUDSON ST, SOUTH GLENS FALLS, NY 12803 · (518) 792-5891 · Saratoga County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
244 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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
OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL→SOUTH GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SOUTH GLENS FALLS 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
39.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
52.3%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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%.
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
631
-67 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.9:1
% White
94%
was 92%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL
OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the medium-sized middle-grades schools in SOUTH GLENS FALLS, New York, operated by SOUTH GLENS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 631 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.
SOUTH GLENS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,883 students. OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On demographics, OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL records that nearly all students (94%) are White. The remainder looks like 4% Hispanic.
On the resource side, On paper, OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Saratoga County (around 30%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.8%; this one delivers 56.5%.
In the area at large, Saratoga County reports that the typical household earns roughly $100,787 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 50 public schools in Saratoga County (combined enrollment of about 30,097 students).
ABRAHAM WING SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 49.5%.
Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL has edged down 10%, going from 698 students in 2018 to 631 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Saratoga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
238,284
Census ACS
Median income
$100,787
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
30,097 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOUTH GLENS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SOUTH GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 939 students
- TANGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 425 students
- BALLARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 311 students
- HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 294 students
- MOREAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 283 students
Other schools in SOUTH GLENS FALLS
- SOUTH GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 939 students
- TANGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 425 students
- HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 294 students
- MOREAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 283 students
Nearby schools
- ABRAHAM WING SCHOOL1.2 mi · 139
- BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL1.3 mi · 211
- MOREAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 283
- GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 628
- SOUTH GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 939
- GLENS FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 610
Frequently asked questions
About OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 631 students in grades 06-08.
Is OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 12.6:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by SOUTH GLENS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Saratoga County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.