VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL MIDDLE SCHOOL

VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the modestly sized middle-grades schools in VERONA, New York, operated by SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 276 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. That puts it 48% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

Across the 5 schools in SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,823 students total), VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL MIDDLE SCHOOL records that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Oneida County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.9%, the actual is 61.8%, a residual of -3.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, Oneida County reports that median household earnings sit near $70,154, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Oneida County runs 72 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,265 students), of which VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 48.7%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 3%: 284 students in 2018 compared to 276 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 94% to 89% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

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