Enrollment
151
Middle
DISTRICT 240 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OTEGO-UNADILLA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362924006140
UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL
2641 STATE HWY 7, OTEGO, NY 13825 · (607) 988-5036 · Otsego County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL151 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of New York public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
8.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
66 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 6 | 45 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 35% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL→UNATEGO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within OTEGO-UNADILLA 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% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
71.7%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp 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 72 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 71.7% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 65.7% |
% 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
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL
UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 151 | 43.7% | 68.8% |
| WARSAW MIDDLE SCHOOL WARSAW | 179 | 45.3% | 49.5% |
| DALTON-NUNDA MIDDLE SCHOOL NUNDA | 154 | 46.1% | 43.5% |
| RED CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL RED CREEK | 170 | 46.5% | 58.3% |
| NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWFIELD | 142 | 47.2% | 43.8% |
| CUBA-RUSHFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL CUBA | 154 | 48.7% | 45.8% |
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 UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #159 of 766 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #260 of 768 ▲ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #194 of 768 ▲ 108 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 151 | #747 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #495 of 773 |
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
151
-37 (-20%) vs 2020
-38% since 2010-11, when it was 242
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 151 | 17.6 | 8.6:1 | 44% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 17.5 | 9.6:1 | 43% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 188 | 17.5 | 10.8:1 | 47% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 188 | 17 | 11.1:1 | 43% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 189 | 8 | 23.6:1 | 55% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 203 | 16 | 12.7:1 | 55% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 242 | 21 | 11.5:1 | 48% (116) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL
UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public middle school run by OTEGO-UNADILLA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in OTEGO, New York. Federal data show 151 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Across middle schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 531.
OTEGO-UNADILLA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has 3 schools; together they serve 721 students.
The share of White students at UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL is 90%. The remaining shares are 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Otsego County overall, the White share is about 89%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
Classroom staffing at UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL totals 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.6:1. The average for middle schools in New York, 10.3:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 44%. Public schools in Otsego County average a similar 42%.
UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of New York public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 58.9% at UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 68.8%.
For the population of Otsego County, median household income comes to about $68,885, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Otsego County counts 21 public schools with about 6,216 students.
UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is UNATEGO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL is ahead of the 45.1% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolled 188 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 151. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.1:1 to 8.6:1.
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Otsego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,108
Census ACS
Median income
$68,885
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
6,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OTEGO-UNADILLA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- UNADILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 349 students
- UNATEGO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 221 students
Nearby schools
- UNATEGO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 221
- FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL3.7 mi · 209
- UNADILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.2 mi · 349
- GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.1 mi · 182
- GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL8.1 mi · 138
- GREATER PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.3 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL?
UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 151 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by OTEGO-UNADILLA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.