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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