WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 6076 ONTARIO CTR RD, in ONTARIO CENTER, New York, WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a reasonably sized 6-8 campus that works with 628 students (grades 5 through 8), run under WAYNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Within WAYNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 4 schools and 2,031 students, WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (90%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Wayne County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL records 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.2%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Wayne County) reports that median household earnings sit near $74,506, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Wayne County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,068 students), WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WAYNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 55.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 683 students in 2018 compared to 628 in 2025.

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