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Enrollment
1,086
Middle
DISTRICT 795 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362190003111
ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
60 S LINCOLN AVE, ORCHARD PARK, NY 14127 · (716) 209-6227 · Erie County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,086 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of New York public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
10.5:1
103 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
156 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 359 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 377 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 345 | 32% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 0% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL→ORCHARD PARK HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ORCHARD PARK 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
58.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
76.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 74.8% |
% 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,086 | 14.4% | 67.3% |
| CLARENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL CLARENCE | 954 | 19.1% | 72.7% |
| BETHLEHEM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL DELMAR | 950 | 15.8% | 73.8% |
| BERNER MIDDLE SCHOOL MASSAPEQUA | 1,487 | 10.0% | 70.8% |
| STARPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL LOCKPORT | 726 | 17.6% | 74.8% |
| RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL BURNT HILLS | 704 | 18.8% | 73.1% |
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 ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #171 of 766 | #9 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #223 of 768 ▲ 4 | #9 of 32 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #224 of 768 ▼ 63 | #10 of 32 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,086 | #57 of 796 | #2 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #375 of 683 | #16 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.6% | #606 of 688 | #24 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.4% | #735 of 773 | #31 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #468 of 524 | #20 of 21 |
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
1,086
-24 (-2%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 994
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 1,086 | 103.3 | 10.5:1 | 14% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 1,056 | 100.7 | 10.5:1 | 13% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 1,059 | 100 | 10.6:1 | 15% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 1,110 | 101 | 11.0:1 | 15% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 1,120 | 98.5 | 11.4:1 | 12% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 1,225 | 99 | 12.4:1 | 12% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 1,197 | 102 | 11.7:1 | 7% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 1,254 | 106 | 11.8:1 | 4% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 994 | 69 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students in ORCHARD PARK, New York, as a large middle-grades school. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 1,086 students on the rolls. Middle schools in New York average about 531 students, which makes this school 105% bigger than average.
ORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is made up of 6 schools with 4,769 students in all.
Roughly 90% of students at ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL are White. The remaining students are 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Erie County, the White share is about 74%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 20%.
ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL reported 103.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.5:1. The 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York is close to this figure. There are 156 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 14% of enrollment. That rate is below the 51% average among public schools in Erie County.
On the allk12 Grade, ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at B+, ahead of 67% of New York public middle schools.
In New York, ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 67.3% actual against a predicted 69.7%.
For Erie County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $72,839, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 226 public schools and about 122,519 students.
ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL's nearest public school is SOUTH DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (about 0.1 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is 3rd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,110 in 2020-21, 1,086 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
950,622
Census ACS
Median income
$72,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
122,519 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ORCHARD PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,367 students
- ELLICOTT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 718 students
- WINDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 625 students
- EGGERT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 596 students
- SOUTH DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 377 students
Other schools in ORCHARD PARK
- ORCHARD PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,367 students
- ELLICOTT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 718 students
- WINDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 625 students
- EGGERT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 596 students
- SOUTH DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 377 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTH DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 377
- ORCHARD PARK HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,367
- EGGERT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 596
- ELLICOTT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 718
- WINDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 625
- ARMOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 332
Frequently asked questions
About ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,086 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 10.5:1 (103 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by ORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Erie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.