Enrollment
160
Middle
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANCHESTER-SHORTSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (RED JACKET)·NCES 362427003397
RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL
1506 RT 21, SHORTSVILLE, NY 14548 · (585) 289-3967 · Ontario County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL160 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of New York public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
6.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
84 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 51 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 31% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL→RED JACKET HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MANCHESTER-SHORTSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (RED JACKET). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
49.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
50.8%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 50.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 41.9% |
% 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL
RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 160 | 52.5% | 52.0% |
| SIDNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL SIDNEY | 169 | 50.3% | 46.0% |
| CANAJOHARIE MIDDLE SCHOOL CANAJOHARIE | 193 | 50.3% | 38.9% |
| NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWFIELD | 142 | 47.2% | 43.8% |
| WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL WALTON | 186 | 53.8% | 38.6% |
| AUSABLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL CLINTONVILLE | 152 | 52.6% | 44.0% |
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 RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Ontario County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #390 of 766 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #491 of 768 ▲ 98 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #361 of 768 ▲ 153 | #5 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 160 | #738 of 796 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.5% | #393 of 773 | #2 of 7 |
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
160
-28 (-15%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 218
Student : Teacher
6.8:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 160 | 23.5 | 6.8:1 | 53% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 160 | 23.1 | 6.9:1 | 64% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 160 | 21.6 | 7.4:1 | 78% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 188 | 21 | 8.9:1 | 70% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 166 | 15 | 11.1:1 | 47% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 210 | 14 | 15.0:1 | 48% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 212 | 15 | 14.1:1 | 32% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 218 | 15 | 14.5:1 | 20% (43) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL
RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school in SHORTSVILLE, New York, according to federal school records. The school's enrollment of 160 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in New York average about 531 students each.
The 3 schools in MANCHESTER-SHORTSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (RED JACKET) enroll 715 students altogether, RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL among them.
White students are the large majority at RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL, with 84% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 28%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 6.8:1. Among middle schools in New York, the typical ratio is 10.3:1. The lunch program counts 53% of students at RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Ontario County average 41%.
The allk12 Grade for RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL is B-. Compared with New York public middle schools, the school scored higher than 45% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 55.7%. RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 52.0%, 3.7 points below that line.
Within Ontario County, median household income is about $82,324, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 27 public schools in Ontario County, with a combined enrollment of about 14,114.
The closest other public school is RED JACKET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL's location as Rural: Fringe.
Federal counts put enrollment at 188 in 2020-21 and 160 in 2024-25, a 15% decrease. Federal data show the ratio falling from 8.9:1 to 6.8:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Ontario County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,625
Census ACS
Median income
$82,324
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
14,114 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MANCHESTER-SHORTSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (RED JACKET)
- RED JACKET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 323 students
- RED JACKET HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 232 students
Other schools in SHORTSVILLE
- RED JACKET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 323 students
- RED JACKET HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 232 students
Nearby schools
- RED JACKET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 323
- RED JACKET HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 232
- CANANDAIGUA ACADEMY4.1 mi · 998
- CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL4.7 mi · 687
- CANANDAIGUA PRIMARY-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.6 mi · 1,433
- MIDLAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.5 mi · 761
Frequently asked questions
About RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL?
RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 160 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 6.8:1 students per teacher at RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL?
RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MANCHESTER-SHORTSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (RED JACKET).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.