Aaron Mossell Junior High School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Lockport, New York
Aaron Mossell Junior High School in Lockport, New York enrolled 587 students in 2024-25 with 63.0 full-time teachers, 9.3 students per teacher against the New York middle-school median of 10.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 37% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 47% and 52%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
648 students in 2022-23, 621 students in 2023-24, 587 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 66.4 to 63.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 648 | 66.4 | 9.8 |
| 2023-24 | 621 | 65.2 | 9.5 |
| 2024-25 | 587 | 63.0 | 9.3 |
9.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 71 of every 100 New York middle schools
Among the 768 New York middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 177 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Aaron Mossell Junior High School enrolled 708 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 74 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 177 of the 708 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions74
- Chronically absent37.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
66.4% of students were White, 12.1% of two or more races, 11.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White66.4%
- Two or more races12.1%
- Hispanic11.1%
- Black9.4%
- Asian0.5%
- American Indian0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Aaron Mossell Junior High School scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 50% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 37% | 35‑38% | 47% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 50% | 31‑33% (2021-22) | 52% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Lockport
3 public middle schools in Lockport report 2024-25 enrollment; Aaron Mossell Junior High School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starpoint Middle School | 726 | 11.8 | 16.3% |
| Aaron Mossell Junior High School | 587 | 9.3 | 58.1% |
| Emmet Belknap Intermediate School | 571 | 10.2 | 65.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Aaron Mossell Junior High School
- Emmet Belknap Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 571 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Starpoint Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 6.2 miles away: 726 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).6.2 mi
- Compare Aaron Mossell Junior High School with Emmet Belknap Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lockport City School District spends per student$24,860 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$24,860
- The largest public schools in New YorkAaron Mossell Junior High School is the number 291 by size of 777 New York middle schools open in 2024-25.#291 of 777
- New York schools by students per teacher9.3 students per teacher here against the New York median of 10.1 for middle schools.9.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Aaron Mossell Junior High School
How many students attend Aaron Mossell Junior High School?
587 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 648 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lockport, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Aaron Mossell Junior High School?
9.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for middle schools is 10.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Aaron Mossell Junior High School a Title I school?
Aaron Mossell Junior High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Aaron Mossell Junior High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Aaron Mossell Junior High School scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 50% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Aaron Mossell Junior High School in?
Lockport City School District, NCES district ID 3617670. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 361767001587 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.