Enrollment
356
Middle
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERLOO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360001401431
WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL
65 CENTER ST, WATERLOO, NY 13165 · (315) 539-1540 · Seneca County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
195 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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
WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL→WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WATERLOO 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
32.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
41.4%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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
356
-4 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 10.9:1
% White
83%
was 90%
% Hispanic
6%
was 4%
% Black
3%
was 4%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL
WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a modestly sized middle-grades school in WATERLOO, New York, one of the schools within WATERLOO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 356 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 33% leaner than that benchmark.
Across the 4 schools in WATERLOO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,414 students total), WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL records that nearly all students (83%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black.
Looking at school resources, WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL records 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.9%, the actual is 43.4%, a residual of -11.5 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Seneca County put median household earnings sit near $68,089, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 11 public schools in Seneca County (combined enrollment of about 3,612 students).
WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 46.1%.
WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 360 students in 2018 compared to 356 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 90% to 83% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Seneca County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,920
Census ACS
Median income
$68,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,612 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WATERLOO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 404 students
- SKOI-YASE SCHOOLElementary · 345 students
- LA FAYETTE SCHOOLElementary · 309 students
Other schools in WATERLOO
- WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 404 students
- SKOI-YASE SCHOOLElementary · 345 students
- LA FAYETTE SCHOOLElementary · 309 students
Nearby schools
- WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 404
- LA FAYETTE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 309
- SKOI-YASE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 345
- FRANK M KNIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.4 mi · 268
- SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL3.7 mi · 266
- MYNDERSE ACADEMY3.7 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 356 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of WATERLOO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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