Elwood Middle School
Public middle school, 6 to ungraded · Elwood, New York
Elwood Middle School in Elwood, New York enrolled 425 students in 2024-25 with 45.1 full-time teachers, 9.4 students per teacher against the New York middle-school median of 10.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 59-63% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 66% 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 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
461 students in 2022-23, 445 students in 2023-24, 425 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.9 to 45.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 461 | 46.9 | 9.8 |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 49.2 | 9.0 |
| 2024-25 | 425 | 45.1 | 9.4 |
9.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 69 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 238 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Elwood Middle School enrolled 476 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 18 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 238 of the 476 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions18
- Chronically absent8.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
54.4% of students were White, 24.2% Hispanic, 12.7% Asian in 2024-25.
- White54.4%
- Hispanic24.2%
- Asian12.7%
- Black6.4%
- Two or more races2.4%
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 Elwood Middle School scored proficient or above: 59-63% in reading in 2021-22 and 66% 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 | 59‑63% | 63‑67% | 47% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 66% | 54‑58% (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.
What to look at next about Elwood Middle School
- East Northport Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.7 miles away: 633 students, 9.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Oldfield Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.4 miles away: 627 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Compare Elwood Middle School with East Northport Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Elwood Union Free School District spends per student$31,799 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$31,799
- The largest public schools in New YorkElwood Middle School is the number 413 by size of 777 New York middle schools open in 2024-25.#413 of 777
- New York schools by students per teacher9.4 students per teacher here against the New York median of 10.1 for middle schools.9.4:1
- 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 Elwood Middle School
How many students attend Elwood Middle School?
425 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 461 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Elwood, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Elwood Middle School?
9.4 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 Elwood Middle School a Title I school?
Elwood Middle School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Elwood Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Elwood Middle School scored proficient or above: 59-63% in reading in 2021-22 and 66% 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 Elwood Middle School in?
Elwood Union Free School District, NCES district ID 3610680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 361068000841 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.