Enrollment
236
Middle
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPENCER-VAN ETTEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362775003758
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
1 CENTER ST, SPENCER, NY 14883 · (607) 589-7120 · Tioga County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of New York public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
9.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
155 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 5 | 69 | 29% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 26% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
36.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
100.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 100 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 100.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 100.0% |
% 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 236 | 65.7% | 51.2% |
| RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL CORTLAND | 272 | 67.3% | 27.4% |
| CATTARAUGUS-LITTLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL CATTARAUGUS | 234 | 56.8% | 47.4% |
| NORWOOD-NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL NORWOOD | 276 | 57.2% | 46.3% |
| SOUTH LEWIS MIDDLE SCHOOL TURIN | 311 | 58.5% | 55.6% |
| CAIRO-DURHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL CAIRO | 272 | 64.7% | 54.8% |
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 SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #408 of 766 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 100% | #45 of 768 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #607 of 768 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 236 | #654 of 796 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #169 of 683 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.1% | #645 of 688 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.7% | #311 of 773 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #183 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
236
+22 (+10%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 367
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 8.2:1
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 | 236 | 25.4 | 9.3:1 | 66% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 28.8 | 8.0:1 | 60% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 235 | 27 | 8.7:1 | 65% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | 26 | 8.2:1 | 60% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 284 | 27 | 10.5:1 | 58% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 278 | 27 | 10.3:1 | 57% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 274 | 26 | 10.5:1 | 46% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 38% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 367 | 21 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public middle school run by SPENCER-VAN ETTEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in SPENCER, New York. There are 236 students enrolled, covering grades 5 through 8. Across middle schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 531.
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 3 schools in SPENCER-VAN ETTEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 803 students in total.
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is 94% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is in line with Tioga County, where about 94% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 12%.
There are 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 9.3:1. Compared with the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 66% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Tioga County, the average is 53%.
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of New York public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.
In the wider Tioga County area, median household income comes to about $72,739, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tioga County counts 21 public schools with about 7,112 students.
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN HIGH SCHOOL sits about 1.5 miles from SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% rise, from 214 to 236. The ratio of students to teachers went from 8.2:1 to 9.3:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Tioga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,864
Census ACS
Median income
$72,739
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,112 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPENCER-VAN ETTEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 333 students
- SPENCER-VAN ETTEN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 234 students
Nearby schools
- SPENCER-VAN ETTEN HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 234
- SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.2 mi · 333
- CANDOR JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL8.2 mi · 306
- CANDOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.2 mi · 401
- NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL11.3 mi · 142
- NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL11.3 mi · 178
Frequently asked questions
About SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 236 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.3:1 students per teacher at SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of SPENCER-VAN ETTEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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