Enrollment
301
Middle
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRASHER FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362796005388
ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL
1039 STATE HWY 11C, BRASHER FALLS, NY 13613 · (315) 389-5131 · St. Lawrence County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% 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
9.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
156 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 95 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 72 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 2% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL→SAINT LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BRASHER 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
34.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
56.3%
NY avg 57.4% . +9.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 10 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 56.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 46.4% |
% 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 301 | 51.8% | 49.9% |
| PENN YAN MIDDLE SCHOOL PENN YAN | 288 | 52.1% | 52.5% |
| SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL SHERBURNE | 302 | 50.7% | 54.2% |
| CORINTH MIDDLE SCHOOL CORINTH | 310 | 49.4% | 52.8% |
| NEWARK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWARK VALLEY | 278 | 54.0% | 32.2% |
| LETCHWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 279 | 49.1% | 52.7% |
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 ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In St. Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #429 of 766 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #423 of 768 ▲ 97 | #3 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #640 of 768 ▼ 23 | #6 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #560 of 796 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #251 of 683 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #635 of 688 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.8% | #402 of 773 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #141 of 168 | N/A |
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
301
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 297
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 301 | 30.9 | 9.8:1 | 52% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 32.3 | 9.6:1 | 58% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 32.1 | 9.7:1 | 67% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 299 | 28 | 10.7:1 | 62% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 18 | 16.4:1 | 52% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 308 | 14 | 22.0:1 | 60% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 297 | 22 | 13.5:1 | 49% (145) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a small middle-grades school in BRASHER FALLS, New York. Students in grades 5 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 301 students. For comparison, middle schools in New York average about 531 students.
BRASHER FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for 3 schools, ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL included, with 946 students in all.
About 92% of the student body at ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL is White. Other reported shares: 4% Black and 3% Native American. The White share in St. Lawrence County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. Pick two students at random and there is a 15% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL, 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 9.8:1. For comparison, middle schools in New York average 10.3:1. Roughly 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against New York public middle schools, ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 49.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 55.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in St. Lawrence County, the median household income is $62,850, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. There are 40 public schools in St. Lawrence County, enrolling about 13,653 students in all.
Nearby, SAINT LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL had 299 students in 2020-21 and 301 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
St. Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,226
Census ACS
Median income
$62,850
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
13,653 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRASHER FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 369 students
- SAINT LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 276 students
Other schools in BRASHER FALLS
- SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 369 students
- SAINT LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 276 students
Nearby schools
- SAINT LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 276
- SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 369
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.3 mi · 452
- J WILLIAM LEARY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL10.6 mi · 388
- NIGHTENGALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.6 mi · 454
- MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL10.6 mi · 743
Frequently asked questions
About ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 301 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Black.
Is ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BRASHER FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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