Oneida Middle School

Public middle school, 6 to ungraded · Schenectady, New York

Oneida Middle School in Schenectady, New York enrolled 657 students in 2024-25 with 65.2 full-time teachers, 10.1 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, 26-30% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 16% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 47% and 52%).

Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%

616 students in 2022-23, 606 students in 2023-24, 657 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 57.9 to 65.2.

Students enrolled at Oneida Middle School by school year2022-23: 616, 2023-24: 606, 2024-25: 65702004006008002022-236162023-246062024-25657
Students enrolled at Oneida Middle School by school year2022-23: 616, 2023-24: 606, 2024-25: 65702004006008002022-236162023-246062024-25657
Students enrolled at Oneida Middle School by school year2022-23: 616, 2023-24: 606, 2024-25: 65702004006008002022-236162023-246062024-25657
Students enrolled at Oneida Middle School by school year2022-23: 616, 2023-24: 606, 2024-25: 65702004006008002022-236162023-246062024-25657
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2361657.910.6
2023-2460656.810.7
2024-2565765.210.1

10.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 52 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.

Students per teacher, New York middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 32.8; Oneida Middle School 10.1; state median 10.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherOneida Middle School 10.1state median 10.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 32.8; Oneida Middle School 10.1; state median 10.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherOneida Middle School 10.1state median 10.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 32.8; Oneida Middle School 10.1; state median 10.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherOneida Middle School 10.1state median 10.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 32.8; Oneida Middle School 10.1; state median 10.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherOneida Middle School 10.1state median 10.1U.S. 14.6

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 221 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Oneida Middle School enrolled 663 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 128 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 221 of the 663 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions128
  • Chronically absent52.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

30.1% of students were Black, 24.2% Hispanic, 17.8% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black30.1%
  2. Hispanic24.2%
  3. White17.8%
  4. Asian16.1%
  5. Two or more races11.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%
  7. American Indian0.2%

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 Oneida Middle School scored proficient or above: 26-30% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew York
Reading and language arts, 2021-2226‑30%22%47%
Math, 2022-2316%12% (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 Schenectady

7 public middle schools in Schenectady report 2024-25 enrollment; Oneida Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Oneida Middle School65710.179.5%
Draper Middle School65511.637.7%
Iroquois Middle School61411.518.1%
Central Park Middle School6009.276.3%
Mont Pleasant Middle School5698.680.5%
Schalmont Middle School5379.530.7%
Van Antwerp Middle School44210.621.3%

All public schools in Schenectady →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Oneida Middle School

  1. Van Antwerp Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 442 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Central Park Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.3 miles away: 600 students, 9.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Oneida Middle School with Van Antwerp Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Schenectady City School District spends per student$25,644 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,644
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkOneida Middle School is the number 227 by size of 777 New York middle schools open in 2024-25.#227 of 777
  6. New York schools by students per teacher10.1 students per teacher here against the New York median of 10.1 for middle schools.10.1:1
  7. 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 Oneida Middle School

  1. How many students attend Oneida Middle School?
    657 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 616 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Schenectady, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Oneida Middle School?
    10.1 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.
  3. Is Oneida Middle School a Title I school?
    Oneida Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Oneida Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Oneida Middle School scored proficient or above: 26-30% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% 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.
  5. What district is Oneida Middle School in?
    Schenectady City School District, NCES district ID 3626010. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 362601006573 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