Middle school (grades 6-8) · Clintonville, NY

Ausable Valley Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Ausable Valley Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 361617004948
0/100100/10050/100
👥 S:T ratio
66
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
70
📋 Attendance
34
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ausable Valley Middle School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of New York schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New York.

50
Resource Index · Higher
8.4:1
small classes for New York
52.3%
free-lunch eligible
152
students enrolled

Ausable Valley Middle School has class sizes smaller than 87% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-35 students YoY

Ausable Valley Middle School shrank from 193 students in 2022-23 to 158 in 2023-24 (-18.1%).

Teacher FTE lost 18.1 → 16.3 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-35 students YoY 361617004948 · Clintonville, NY Middle · SMALL · TRAD

152 enr · 8.4:1 · 52.3% lunch · RII 50

Nearest enrollment peer: Keeseville Primary School (364 students)

Ausable Valley Middle School shrank from 193 students in 2022-23 to 158 in 2023-24 (-18.1%). Teacher FTE lost 18.1 → 16.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

Ausable Valley Middle School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Ausable Valley Middle School reports 152 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Ausable Valley Middle School compares

Ausable Valley Middle School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8.4:1 ▼ 29% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 52.3% ▼ 7% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 152 top 95% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

8.4:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
152
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
52.3%
free-lunch eligible - 7% below the New York average of 56.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
8.4:1
students per teacher - 29% below state mean
Top 13% in New York - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
26.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$29,844
per pupil, district-wide - above New York avg of $28,120
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 152 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
12
in-school suspensions + 18 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 19.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

White 96.7%
African American 1.3%
Two or More 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino 0.7%

Largest group: White at 96.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 6.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 6.5, Ausable Valley Middle School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

District finance for Ausable Valley Central School District reports $29,844 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Ausable Valley Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Keeseville Primary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Ausable Valley High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Ausable Forks Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Ausable Valley Middle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Ausable Valley Central School District · 3 sibling schools

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Nationwide middle schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Ausable Valley Middle School

How many students attend Ausable Valley Middle School?

Ausable Valley Middle School has 152 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Clintonville, NY. CCD year-over-year: 193 (2022-23) → 158 (2023-24), down 35.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Ausable Valley Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Ausable Valley Middle School is 8.4:1, which is 29% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 46% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Ausable Valley Middle School?

52.3% of students at Ausable Valley Middle School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ausable Valley Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Ausable Valley Middle School is White at 96.7% of enrollment, in Clintonville, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ausable Valley Middle School?

Ausable Valley Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Ausable Valley Central School District?

Besides Ausable Valley Middle School, Ausable Valley Central School District also operates Keeseville Primary School (364 students), Ausable Valley High School (342 students), and Ausable Forks Elementary School (229 students). See the Ausable Valley Central School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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