Enrollment
329
High
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362214003134
SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
7263 S MAIN ST, OVID, NY 14521 · (607) 869-9636 · Seneca County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
156 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
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Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
42.8%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
32.7%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 1 points.
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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
329
-49 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 9.2:1
% White
93%
was 93%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL operates as a small secondary school in OVID, New York, part of SOUTH SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 329 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 51% smaller than the state mean of about 668.
SOUTH SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 615 students; SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is among them.
Demographically, SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (93%) are White. Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, On paper, SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 47% of students at SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.1%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Seneca County put the typical household earns roughly $68,089 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is one of 11 public schools in Seneca County (combined enrollment of about 3,612 students).
The closest other public school is ROMULUS CENTRAL SCHOOL, roughly 5.3 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 54.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL has fell 13%, going from 378 students in 2018 to 329 in 2025.
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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 SOUTH SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SOUTH SENECA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 286 students
Nearby schools
- ROMULUS CENTRAL SCHOOL5.3 mi · 427
- SOUTH SENECA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.9 mi · 286
- SOUTHERN CAYUGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.3 mi · 348
- SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL11.3 mi · 289
- PENN YAN MIDDLE SCHOOL12.1 mi · 288
- PENN YAN ACADEMY12.2 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLHow large is SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL?
SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 329 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 8.4:1 (39 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL?
SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SOUTH SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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