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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
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
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 5
340
Grade 6
381
Ungraded
3
Student demographics
White
59382%
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
426%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 31%
Black
314%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 16%
Asian
91%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10%
Two+
487%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 4%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 SCHOOLCAMILLUS MIDDLE SCHOOLWEST GENESEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
EAST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKG04ONONDAGA ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKG04SPLIT ROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKG04STONEHEDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK04
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.

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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
724
+114 (+19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.5:1
% White
82%
was 89%
% Hispanic
6%
was 3%
% Black
4%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is a middle-grades school of moderately sized scale in CAMILLUS, New York, operated by WEST GENESEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosting 724 students in grades 5 through 6. That puts it 36% bigger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

Across the 7 schools in WEST GENESEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (4,543 students total), WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (82%) are White. The remainder comes out to 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Onondaga County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.4%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Onondaga County) shows that median household earnings sit near $76,945, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of 123 public schools in Onondaga County (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students).

STONEHEDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 59.0%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 19%: 610 students in 2018 compared to 724 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 82% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

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/Reduced lunch
202 (28%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
363063004118
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in WEST GENESEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Other schools in CAMILLUS
Nearby schools

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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