Enrollment
390
Middle
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYLAND-COHOCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360001101042
WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
2350 RT 63, WAYLAND, NY 14572 · (585) 728-2551 · Steuben County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% 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.
- CBeats 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
9.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
230 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 5 | 96 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 103 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 97 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 24% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL→WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WAYLAND-COHOCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
41.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
51.9%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 51.9% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 48.8% |
% 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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 390 | 59.0% | 45.4% |
| PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL PERU | 406 | 59.1% | 49.0% |
| NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL NORWICH | 381 | 57.5% | 51.5% |
| GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL GOUVERNEUR | 447 | 55.7% | 42.8% |
| SOUTH LEWIS MIDDLE SCHOOL TURIN | 311 | 58.5% | 55.6% |
| WAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOL WAVERLY | 486 | 56.6% | 59.0% |
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 WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #517 of 766 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #476 of 768 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #484 of 768 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #446 of 796 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #122 of 683 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.4% | #670 of 688 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.0% | #350 of 773 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #138 of 168 |
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
390
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 615
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 390 | 43.3 | 9.0:1 | 59% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 40.8 | 9.7:1 | 63% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 45 | 8.4:1 | 63% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 41 | 9.2:1 | 59% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 382 | 38 | 10.1:1 | 55% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 38 | 10.1:1 | 57% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 40 | 11.2:1 | 50% (226) |
| 2000-01 | 615 | 41 | 15.0:1 | 27% (164) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
In WAYLAND, New York, part of Steuben County, WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school. The school's enrollment of 390 students covers grades 5 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in New York average about 531 students each.
WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of WAYLAND-COHOCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, where 4 schools serve 1,294 students.
White students make up 95% of enrollment at WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL. The next largest groups are 3% multiracial. The White share in Steuben County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. Pick two students at random and there is a 9% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 9.0:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher below the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 59%. That is 8 points above the 51% average for public schools in Steuben County.
allk12 grades WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with New York public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is 7.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 45.4%. Predicted: 53.3%.
WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in Steuben County, where the median household income is $65,887, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 34 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among its closest neighbors with test data, WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is 6th of 7 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 3% from 2020-21, when WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL had 378 students, to 2024-25, when it had 390.
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Steuben County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,588
Census ACS
Median income
$65,887
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
13,701 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WAYLAND-COHOCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WAYLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 451 students
- WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 382 students
- COHOCTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 71 students
Other schools in WAYLAND
- WAYLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 451 students
- WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 382 students
Nearby schools
- WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 382
- WAYLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 451
- ELLIS B HYDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.2 mi · 339
- DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL5.3 mi · 583
- DANSVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL5.3 mi · 393
- COHOCTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.8 mi · 71
Frequently asked questions
About WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 390 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.0:1.
What is the student diversity at WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of WAYLAND-COHOCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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