SARANAC LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a compact middle school in SARANAC LAKE, New York, SARANAC LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL works with 282 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within SARANAC LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 47% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

Within SARANAC LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 4 schools and 1,036 students, SARANAC LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SARANAC LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (98%). The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, SARANAC LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Franklin County's rate of about 52%.

With demographic context factored in, SARANAC LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.3%; this one delivers 59.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Franklin County) records that median household income runs about $65,151, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Franklin County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,724 students), of which SARANAC LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is PETROVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SARANAC LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 54.9%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. SARANAC LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 283 (now 282).

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