Enrollment
266
Middle
DISTRICT 289 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SENECA FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362643004706
SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
95 TROY ST, SENECA FALLS, NY 13148 · (315) 568-5500 · Seneca County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% 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.
- DBeats 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
8.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
127 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 87 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 89 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 34% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL→MYNDERSE ACADEMY
Based on grade levels within SENECA FALLS 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
37.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
47.6%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 47.6% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 266 | 47.7% | 41.5% |
| WILLIAMSON MIDDLE SCHOOL WILLIAMSON | 270 | 46.7% | 42.3% |
| RONDOUT VALLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ACCORD | 278 | 45.0% | 56.0% |
| LOWVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL LOWVILLE | 263 | 45.6% | 63.5% |
| DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL DRYDEN | 283 | 44.2% | 55.4% |
| SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL JAMESTOWN | 266 | 42.9% | 62.1% |
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 SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #585 of 766 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #542 of 768 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #590 of 768 ▼ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 266 | #622 of 796 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #48 of 683 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #522 of 688 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.7% | #439 of 773 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #280 of 524 |
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
266
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 266 | 32.2 | 8.3:1 | 48% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 32.1 | 8.4:1 | 49% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 277 | 29 | 9.6:1 | 57% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 28 | 9.5:1 | 48% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 24 | 12.5:1 | 46% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 282 | 24 | 11.8:1 | 41% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 269 | 24 | 11.2:1 | 26% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 29 | 12.5:1 | 28% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 441 | 28 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle-grades school with an address in SENECA FALLS, New York. School enrollment was 266 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in New York is roughly 531 students; this school is 50% smaller than that.
SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is in SENECA FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district with 1,156 students across 4 schools.
About 81% of the student body at SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is White. Smaller groups are 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Native American. The school's diversity index is 34%, meaning two students picked at random have a 34% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 8.3:1, with 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Lunch subsidy eligibility at SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is 48%. For comparison, public schools in Seneca County average 50%.
The allk12 Grade for SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is D. Compared with New York public middle schools, the school scored higher than 13% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.5% is 15.9 points below the 57.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Seneca County show that the median household income is $68,089, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 11 public schools in the county.
Nearby, MYNDERSE ACADEMY is less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are 7 other public schools. SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is 5th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal data show 265 students in 2020-21 and 266 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 9.5:1 in 2020-21 to 8.3:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Seneca County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,920
Census ACS
Median income
$68,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,612 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SENECA FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MYNDERSE ACADEMYHigh · 350 students
- ELIZABETH CADY STANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 272 students
- FRANK M KNIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 268 students
Other schools in SENECA FALLS
- MYNDERSE ACADEMYHigh · 350 students
- ELIZABETH CADY STANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 272 students
- FRANK M KNIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 268 students
Nearby schools
- MYNDERSE ACADEMY0.1 mi · 350
- FRANK M KNIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 268
- ELIZABETH CADY STANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 272
- LA FAYETTE SCHOOL2.9 mi · 309
- WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL3.7 mi · 356
- WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL3.7 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 266 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.3:1.
What is the student diversity at SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by SENECA FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Seneca County.
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