SALMON RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL

SALMON RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL, a cozy intermediate school in FORT COVINGTON, New York, one of the schools within SALMON RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosts 304 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so SALMON RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 43% smaller than that benchmark.

SALMON RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by SALMON RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 1,373 students overall.

Looking at the student body, SALMON RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that 61% of the student body identifies as Native American. Other groups include 29% White, 10% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting SALMON RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Franklin County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, SALMON RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 52.0%; actual is 19.7%, a gap of -32.3 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Franklin County put median household earnings sit near $65,151, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Franklin County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,724 students), SALMON RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SALMON RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SALMON RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 33.1%.

SALMON RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SALMON RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL has declined 10%, going from 337 students in 2018 to 304 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 today.

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