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What's something WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
628
Middle
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363033004076
WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
6076 ONTARIO CTR RD, ONTARIO CENTER, NY 14520 · (315) 524-1080 · Wayne County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL628 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of New York public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
10.7:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
204 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 153 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 164 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 156 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 152 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 0% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL→WAYNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WAYNE 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
58.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
69.9%
NY avg 57.4% . -30.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 30 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 69.9% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 100.0% |
% 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
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (64.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 628 | 32.5% | 64.2% |
| ALGONQUIN MIDDLE SCHOOL AVERILL PARK | 608 | 28.9% | 61.0% |
| QUEENSBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL QUEENSBURY | 671 | 36.2% | 71.6% |
| CHITTENANGO MIDDLE SCHOOL CHITTENANGO | 558 | 36.6% | 55.9% |
| VERONICA E CONNOR MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND | 614 | 27.5% | 60.8% |
| MERTON WILLIAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL HILTON | 615 | 27.6% | 65.1% |
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 WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #206 of 766 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #272 of 768 ▼ 219 | #3 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #226 of 768 ▲ 61 | #1 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 628 | #257 of 796 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #401 of 683 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.4% | #612 of 688 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.5% | #595 of 773 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #364 of 524 | #6 of 6 |
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
628
-22 (-3%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 628 | 58.8 | 10.7:1 | 32% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 614 | 59.8 | 10.3:1 | 37% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 625 | 61.5 | 10.2:1 | 39% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 650 | 63 | 10.3:1 | 37% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 683 | 60 | 11.4:1 | 37% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 542 | 51 | 10.6:1 | 32% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | 51 | 11.4:1 | 23% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 741 | 60 | 12.3:1 | 11% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 555 | 39 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-sized middle-grades school located in ONTARIO CENTER, New York. It reported 628 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25.
WAYNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is the district for WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL. It has 4 schools and 2,031 students.
Roughly 90% of students at WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL are White. The remaining students are 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Wayne County residents are about 88% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 18%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is 10.7:1, based on 58.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York is close to this figure. Lunch program data show 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Wayne County, the average is 47%.
On the allk12 Grade, WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at B+, ahead of 70% of New York public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is 1.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Wayne County show that median household income comes to about $74,506, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wayne County counts 37 public schools with about 13,068 students.
WAYNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are 3 other public schools. WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 628 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 650.
People who know WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
90,929
Census ACS
Median income
$74,506
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
13,068 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WAYNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WAYNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 664 students
- WAYNE CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 434 students
- WAYNE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 305 students
Other schools in ONTARIO CENTER
- WAYNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 664 students
- WAYNE CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 434 students
- WAYNE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 305 students
Nearby schools
- WAYNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 664
- WAYNE CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 434
- WAYNE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 305
- SCHLEGEL ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 496
- WILLIAMSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL5.6 mi · 277
- STATE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.0 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 628 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WAYNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.