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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST GENESEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363063004118

WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

500 SANDERSON DR, CAMILLUS, NY 13031 · (315) 487-4615 · Onondaga County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL724 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of New York public middle schools
  • BTest 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

Enrollment
724
Middle
DISTRICT 709 · STATE 531
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
202 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 534047%
Grade 638153%
Ungraded30%
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
59382%
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
426%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
314%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
91%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
487%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
38353%
Female
34147%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL→CAMILLUS MIDDLE SCHOOL→WEST GENESEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
EAST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKG–04ONONDAGA ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKG–04SPLIT ROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKG–04STONEHEDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK–04
Based on grade levels within WEST GENESEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
66.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2566.0%59.0%
2023-2456.0%59.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's state test result (57.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL this school72427.9%57.4%
CAMILLUS MIDDLE SCHOOL
CAMILLUS
69330.7%67.6%
MERTON WILLIAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL
HILTON
61527.6%65.1%
MARTHA BROWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
FAIRPORT
64024.5%71.8%
VERONICA E CONNOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
GRAND ISLAND
61427.5%60.8%
DONALD S RAY SCHOOL
BALDWINSVILLE
84629.6%55.6%
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 WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Onondaga County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
57.4%#297 of 766#10 of 24
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
59.0%#389 of 768
▼ 24
#14 of 24
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
66.0%#145 of 768
▲ 69
#5 of 24
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
724#199 of 796#3 of 24
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.8:1#527 of 683#21 of 23
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
31.9%#533 of 688#19 of 23
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
27.9%#634 of 773#20 of 24
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+18.7%#30 of 168#2 of 7
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 2024-25
Enrollment
724
+66 (+10%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2572461.611.8:128% (202)
2023-247076111.6:131% (221)
2022-2368656.512.2:132% (218)
2020-216585212.7:1N/A
2017-1861048.912.5:126% (159)
2015-166914615.0:124% (163)
2010-116935113.6:120% (140)
2000-017425314.0:110% (77)
1990-916284514.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.

About WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is a public middle school run by WEST GENESEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in CAMILLUS, New York. Total enrollment is 724 students, and the grades served are 5 through 6. That is 36% above the average of about 531 students for middle schools in New York.

The district, WEST GENESEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, operates 7 schools serving 4,543 students.

By race and ethnicity, WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is 82% White. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.

There are about 11.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, which has 61.6. Middle schools in New York have an average ratio of 10.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 28%. On average, public schools in Onondaga County report 49%.

WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 48% of New York public middle schools.

In New York, WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 57.4% actual against a predicted 64.7%.

In Onondaga County, the median household earns about $76,945 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Onondaga County, 123 public schools serve about 67,044 students.

STONEHEDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest public school to WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 57.4% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.

Under the NCES locale system, WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is Suburb: Large.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 724, up from 658 in 2020-21.

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Onondaga County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
471,129
Census ACS
Median income
$76,945
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
67,044 students

Quick facts

School name
WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
District
WEST GENESEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
500 SANDERSON DR, CAMILLUS, NY 13031
Phone
(315) 487-4615
County
Onondaga County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–06
Total enrollment
724
Teachers (FTE)
62
Student–teacher ratio
11.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
202 (28%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
363063004118
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
How large is WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 724 students in grades 05-06.
Is WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL have?
WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
How diverse is WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL reports a student body of 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is overseen by WEST GENESEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Onondaga County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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