Enrollment
344
Middle
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBLESKILL-RICHMONDVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360001000277
WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL
193 GOLDING DR, COBLESKILL, NY 12043 · (518) 234-4032 · Schoharie County
GRADES 06–09MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of New York public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
11.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
141 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 6 | 119 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 115 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 104 | 30% |
| Grade 9 | 4 | 1% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
17%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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
41.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
56.6%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.9pp 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 57 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 56.6% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 60.5% |
% 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
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL
WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (50.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 344 | 41.0% | 50.1% |
| GRIFFITH INSTITUTE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPRINGVILLE | 349 | 39.0% | 45.9% |
| OTTO L SHORTELL MIDDLE SCHOOL WAMPSVILLE | 355 | 41.4% | 44.5% |
| HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL HOMER | 397 | 40.8% | 53.2% |
| PALMYRA-MACEDON MIDDLE SCHOOL PALMYRA | 354 | 38.7% | 47.5% |
| ATTICA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ATTICA | 346 | 43.9% | 53.5% |
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 WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #424 of 766 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #419 of 768 ▼ 69 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #483 of 768 ▲ 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #507 of 796 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #469 of 683 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #626 of 688 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.0% | #519 of 773 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #290 of 524 |
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
344
-30 (-8%) vs 2020
-38% since 2000-01, when it was 556
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 344 | 30.5 | 11.3:1 | 41% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 32.5 | 10.5:1 | 41% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 35.5 | 9.7:1 | 48% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 374 | 39 | 9.6:1 | 55% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 34 | 11.4:1 | 50% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 33 | 13.3:1 | 46% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | 42 | 11.6:1 | 25% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 556 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 24% (134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL
WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in COBLESKILL-RICHMONDVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, located in COBLESKILL, New York. Students in grades 6 through 9 attend the school, which enrolls 344 students. The average among middle schools in New York is roughly 531 students; this school is 35% smaller than that.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in COBLESKILL-RICHMONDVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 1,514 students.
Most students at WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL are White: 91% of enrollment. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share in Schoharie County as a whole is similar, at about 90%. The chance that two students picked at random at WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 17%.
Teachers at the school number 30.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.3:1. Among middle schools in New York, the typical ratio is 10.3:1. The school's lunch program data list 41% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL is C. Compared with New York public middle schools, the school scored higher than 34% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL would score about 59.9%. It scores 50.1%, 9.8 points below that figure.
Across Schoharie County, median household income is about $70,133, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Schoharie County number 11 and enroll about 3,597.
The closest other public school is GEORGE D RYDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL had 374 students in 2020-21 and 344 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. Its ratio of students to teachers was 9.6:1 in 2020-21, and 11.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Schoharie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,049
Census ACS
Median income
$70,133
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,597 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COBLESKILL-RICHMONDVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- COBLESKILL-RICHMONDVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 479 students
- GEORGE D RYDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 364 students
- JOSEPH B RADEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 327 students
Other schools in COBLESKILL
- GEORGE D RYDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 364 students
Nearby schools
- GEORGE D RYDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 364
- COBLESKILL-RICHMONDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL2.5 mi · 479
- JOSEPH B RADEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.5 mi · 327
- SCHOHARIE HIGH SCHOOL9.6 mi · 459
- SCHOHARIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.6 mi · 349
- SHARON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL9.9 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 344 students in grades 06-09.
What grades does WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 11.3:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by COBLESKILL-RICHMONDVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Schoharie County.
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