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
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of New York public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 104 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 117 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 38% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 41.4% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL
WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 356 | 54.8% | 43.4% |
| KNOX MIDDLE SCHOOL JOHNSTOWN | 341 | 54.8% | 52.2% |
| NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL WOLCOTT | 309 | 52.1% | 49.9% |
| NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL NORWICH | 381 | 57.5% | 51.5% |
| CORTLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CORTLAND | 274 | 57.3% | 45.8% |
| ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL BRASHER FALLS | 301 | 51.8% | 49.9% |
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 WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #560 of 766 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #620 of 768 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #655 of 768 ▲ 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #490 of 796 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #238 of 683 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.1% | #541 of 688 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #378 of 773 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #505 of 524 |
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
356
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 356 | 36.7 | 9.7:1 | 55% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 34.9 | 9.9:1 | 58% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 36.7 | 9.2:1 | 63% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 36 | 10.0:1 | 61% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 33 | 10.9:1 | 58% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 336 | 31 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 46% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | 34 | 13.3:1 | 46% (208) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL
WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle school in WATERLOO, New York, under WATERLOO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 356 students. Middle schools in New York have about 531 students on average; enrollment here is 33% lower.
The district for WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL is WATERLOO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 4 schools and 1,414 students.
Of every 100 students at WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 83 are White. The school is also 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. A diversity index of 30% means there is a 30% chance two randomly chosen students at WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL are from different groups.
For every teacher at WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are about 9.7 students; the school has 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. There are 195 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 55% of enrollment.
Among New York public middle schools, WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 20%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
A school with WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 54.9%. WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 43.4%, 11.5 points below that line.
In Seneca County, home to about 32,920 people, the median household earns about $68,089 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Seneca County number 11, with about 3,612 students.
Of the public schools around it, WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL is closest to WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Ranked by average proficiency, WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL places 4th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
In 2020-21, WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolled 360; in 2024-25, 356.
The allk12 page for WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Other Waterloo Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Waterloo Middle. WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- Waterloo Middle SchoolAtwater, OH · 131 students
- Waterloo MiddleWaterloo, WI · 118 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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