Enrollment
279
Middle
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIOGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362871003898
TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL
27 5TH AVE, TIOGA CENTER, NY 13845 · (607) 687-8004 · Tioga County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL279 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
135 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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
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.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL→TIOGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within TIOGA 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
62.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp 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 62 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
279
-21 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.0:1
% White
96%
was 97%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL
TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL, a tight-knit middle school in TIOGA CENTER, New York, part of TIOGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructs 279 students, covering grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 47% smaller than typical.
Within TIOGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 875 students, TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Demographically, TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Beyond that, the school reports 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.5%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Tioga County indicate the typical household earns roughly $72,739 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 21 public schools in Tioga County (combined enrollment of about 7,112 students).
Nearest neighbor: TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 71.2%.
TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL has fell 7%, going from 300 students in 2018 to 279 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.
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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 TIOGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 323 students
- TIOGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 273 students
Other schools in TIOGA CENTER
- TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 323 students
- TIOGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 273 students
Nearby schools
- TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 323
- TIOGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 273
- OWEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.5 mi · 497
- OWEGO FREE ACADEMY5.7 mi · 621
- OWEGO-APALACHIN MIDDLE SCHOOL5.7 mi · 457
- TIOGA COUNTY JAIL7.3 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 279 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by TIOGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.