Enrollment
175
Middle
DISTRICT 261 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANDY CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362565004900
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
124 SALISBURY ST, SANDY CREEK, NY 13145 · (315) 387-3445 · Oswego County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL175 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of New York public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
8.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
98 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 | 57 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 33% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 1% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL→SANDY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SANDY CREEK 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
26.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 43.7% |
% 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 175 | 56.0% | 47.8% |
| WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL WALTON | 186 | 53.8% | 38.6% |
| AUSABLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL CLINTONVILLE | 152 | 52.6% | 44.0% |
| CLYDE-SAVANNAH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLYDE | 180 | 58.3% | 35.7% |
| CANAJOHARIE MIDDLE SCHOOL CANAJOHARIE | 193 | 50.3% | 38.9% |
| LITTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL LITTLE FALLS | 233 | 54.1% | 57.5% |
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 SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Oswego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #472 of 766 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #556 of 768 ▲ 13 | #4 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #726 of 768 ▼ 23 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 175 | #714 of 796 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.0% | #371 of 773 | #3 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
175
-8 (-4%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 195
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 175 | 20.5 | 8.5:1 | 56% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 172 | 21.1 | 8.2:1 | 53% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 186 | 22.9 | 8.1:1 | 53% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 183 | 19 | 9.6:1 | 55% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 177 | 14.2 | 12.5:1 | 53% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 169 | 11 | 15.4:1 | 59% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 195 | 18 | 10.8:1 | 54% (105) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle school based in SANDY CREEK, New York. The school's 175 students are in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 67% lower than the average for middle schools in New York, which is about 531.
The district, SANDY CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, operates 3 schools serving 784 students.
Federal enrollment data show SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL is 94% White. Other groups make up 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 11%, meaning two students picked at random have an 11% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL counts 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 8.5 students for each one. On average, middle schools in New York have 10.3:1, compared with 8.5:1 here. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 35% of New York public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL is 6.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 47.8%. Predicted: 54.4%.
Across Oswego County, the median household income is $69,183, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oswego County is home to 37 public schools and about 17,529 public school students.
The closest public school to SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL is SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment dropped from 183 in 2020-21 to 175 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 8.5:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Oswego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
117,953
Census ACS
Median income
$69,183
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
17,529 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SANDY CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 379 students
- SANDY CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 230 students
Other schools in SANDY CREEK
- SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 379 students
- SANDY CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 230 students
Other Sandy Creek Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Sandy Creek Middle. SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLFAIRFIELD, NE · 97 students
- SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLFAIRFIELD, NE · 80 students
Nearby schools
- SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 379
- SANDY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 230
- MANNSVILLE MANOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.9 mi · 338
- PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.0 mi · 422
- PULASKI MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL7.0 mi · 507
- BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL10.0 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 175 students in grades 06-08.
Is SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
How diverse is SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by SANDY CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Oswego County.
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