Is Seneca Intermediate School a good school?

Seneca Intermediate School ranks in the bottom 18.5% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Seneca Intermediate School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 384 students attended Seneca Intermediate School.

What is the racial makeup of Seneca Intermediate School?

Students at Seneca Intermediate School are 45% White, 29% American Indian, 18% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Seneca Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Seneca Intermediate School usually go on to attend Salamanca High School

Seneca Intermediate School

Summary:

Seneca Intermediate School is a public middle school located in Salamanca, New York, serving grades 3-7 with a total enrollment of 377 students. The school is part of the Salamanca City School District, which is ranked 774 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Seneca Intermediate School consistently underperforms the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 20% to 37.21% across grades 4-7, compared to the state average of 43.68% to 49.56%. Similarly, the school's Math proficiency rates ranged from 20.99% to 48.42%, while the state average was 48.93% to 58.03%. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively better than Native American and White students. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 72.41% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

In comparison, the closest comparable school, Cattaraugus-Little Valley Middle School, which is part of the Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District, generally outperforms Seneca Intermediate School in academic proficiency rates, particularly in Math and Science. Seneca Intermediate School's performance has also declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 895 out of 1,439 New York middle schools in 2018-2019 to 1,226 out of 1,504 in 2023-2024. This trend suggests the need for significant interventions to improve academic outcomes and address the disparities in performance across different student subgroups.

Detail:

Public 3-7

50 Iroquois Dr
Salamanca, NY 14779-1396

(716) 945-5140

District: Salamanca City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1226^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,548

Students who attend Seneca Intermediate School usually attend:

High:

Salamanca High School

Feeder schools for Seneca Intermediate School:

Elementary:

Prospect Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 7.2

Number of students: 384

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.1%

American Indian:

28.6%

Two or more races:

18.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Seneca Intermediate School ranks worse than 78.2% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.68. (See more...)

Compare Details Seneca Intermediate School ranks worse than 81.5% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.19. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Seneca Intermediate School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (45.1%), American Indian (28.6%), two or more races (18.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Seneca Intermediate School is 7.2. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Seneca Intermediate School is $14,548.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Seneca Intermediate School:

SchoolDigger ranks Seneca Intermediate School 1913^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Seneca Intermediate School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Seneca Intermediate School 1226^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Seneca Intermediate School in the ranking list.)

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Salamanca City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Salamanca City School District 774^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Seneca Intermediate School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Seneca Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	60.52	1069^th	2206	51.5%
2007	60.46	1062^nd	2219	52.1%
2008	54.68	1245^th	2227	44.1%
2009	59.04	1128^th	2257	50.0%
2010	44.07	1443^rd	2263	36.2%
2011	30.41	1740^th	2286	23.9%
2012	30.95	1752^nd	2320	24.5%
2013	25.06	1853^rd	2325	20.3%
2014	20.98	1938^th	2345	17.4%
2015	21.59	1899^th	2352	19.3%
2016	23.53	1905^th	2366	19.5%
2017	14.20	2166^th	2386	9.2%
2018	25.03	1911^th	2395	20.2%
2019	24.59	1866^th	2413	22.7%
2021	22.64	1806^th	2201	17.9%
2022	18.11	2105^th	2434	13.5%
2023	20.27	2029^th	2439	16.8%
2024	24.68	1913^th	2445	21.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Seneca Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	23.84	109^th	143	23.8%
2022	29.65	193^rd	289	33.2%
2023	30.41	132^nd	223	40.8%
2024	32.31	173^rd	279	38.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Seneca Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.81	1375^th	1941	29.2%
2019	30.79	1320^th	1859	29.0%
2021	18.82	970^th	1044	7.1%
2022	34.91	1320^th	2031	35.0%
2023	21.38	1811^th	2016	10.2%
2024	24.46	1793^rd	2110	15.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Seneca Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.19	1819^th	2045	11.1%
2019	20.15	1784^th	2032	12.2%
2021	23.69	1421^st	1678	15.3%
2022	19.14	1897^th	2099	9.6%
2023	21.01	1760^th	2041	13.8%
2024	23.63	1711^th	2078	17.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Seneca Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.87	1998^th	2338	14.5%
2019	31.17	1689^th	2357	28.3%
2021	22.22	1618^th	1955	17.2%
2022	18.15	2087^th	2401	13.1%
2023	21.29	2002^nd	2403	16.7%
2024	25.17	1898^th	2413	21.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Seneca Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.07	1728^th	2340	26.2%
2019	19.43	1999^th	2358	15.2%
2021	21.60	1634^th	1961	16.7%
2022	21.10	2025^th	2400	15.6%
2023	21.77	1971^st	2400	17.9%
2024	26.58	1858^th	2411	22.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Seneca Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.43	1219^th	1392	12.4%
2019	28.77	974^th	1315	25.9%
2021	43.57	449^th	818	45.1%
2022	30.46	1124^th	1503	25.2%
2024	38.98	913^th	1531	40.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Native American students at Seneca Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.85	19^th	24	20.8%
2019	28.10	12^th	18	33.3%
2021	33.43	8^th	10	20.0%
2022	17.98	21^st	23	8.7%
2023	20.27	20^th	24	16.7%
2024	34.67	21^st	31	32.3%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Seneca Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	14.41	1302^nd	1408	7.5%
2019	15.53	1207^th	1338	9.8%
2021	11.79	1143^rd	1224	6.6%
2022	10.06	1327^th	1399	5.1%
2023	13.61	1218^th	1337	8.9%
2024	12.65	1282^nd	1392	7.9%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Seneca Intermediate School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Seneca Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.36	1011^th	1438	29.7%
2019	36.71	895^th	1439	37.8%
2021	24.10	1013^th	1242	18.4%
2022	27.74	1124^th	1479	24.0%
2023	29.09	1127^th	1500	24.9%
2024	24.19	1226^th	1504	18.5%

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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Seneca Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.93	158^th	208	24.0%
2024	18.30	184^th	220	16.4%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Seneca Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.12	423^rd	1170	63.8%
2019	19.93	1113^th	1139	2.3%
2021	25.03	427^th	522	18.2%
2022	33.04	918^th	1283	28.4%
2023	24.58	1125^th	1307	13.9%
2024	25.41	1095^th	1303	16.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Seneca Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.42	1049^th	1245	15.7%
2019	30.06	917^th	1241	26.1%
2021	18.43	855^th	935	8.6%
2022	26.07	1061^st	1306	18.8%
2023	28.13	1013^th	1288	21.4%
2024	25.29	1069^th	1296	17.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Seneca Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.99	1088^th	1353	19.6%
2019	36.38	892^nd	1370	34.9%
2021	24.45	876^th	1066	17.8%
2022	27.54	1117^th	1454	23.2%
2023	36.84	968^th	1463	33.8%
2024	25.37	1180^th	1465	19.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Seneca Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.85	833^rd	1352	38.4%
2019	36.49	842^nd	1366	38.4%
2021	20.79	917^th	1071	14.4%
2022	29.52	1070^th	1455	26.5%
2023	25.15	1176^th	1464	19.7%
2024	25.63	1173^rd	1464	19.9%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Seneca Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	61.49	279^th	914	69.5%

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Rank History for middle school Native American students at Seneca Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.60	22^nd	25	12.0%
2019	26.01	13^th	18	27.8%
2021	56.19	5^th	10	50.0%
2022	30.10	17^th	24	29.2%
2023	37.62	14^th	20	30.0%
2024	27.14	15^th	21	28.6%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Seneca Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.99	633^rd	763	17.0%
2019	29.02	535^th	716	25.3%
2021	12.33	580^th	614	5.5%
2022	17.93	672^nd	748	10.2%
2023	17.31	695^th	772	10.0%
2024	21.30	671^st	778	13.8%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Seneca Intermediate School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	275	0	0	0	81	n/a	n/a	356
1990	267	0	0	0	79	n/a	n/a	346
1991	278	0	0	0	67	n/a	n/a	345
1992	296	1	0	0	75	n/a	n/a	372
1993	302	1	2	1	90	n/a	n/a	396
1994	288	3	2	2	92	n/a	n/a	387
1995	265	1	0	2	112	n/a	n/a	380
1996	265	1	0	2	112	n/a	n/a	380
1997	248	5	0	5	98	n/a	n/a	356
1998	231	0	1	8	102	n/a	n/a	342
1999	243	1	4	10	85	n/a	n/a	343
2000	223	0	1	13	84	n/a	n/a	321
2001	205	2	3	8	82	n/a	n/a	300
2002	208	4	2	3	90	n/a	n/a	307
2003	208	4	2	3	90	n/a	n/a	307
2004	207	5	0	4	105	n/a	n/a	321
2005	213	5	0	5	105	n/a	n/a	328
2006	193	4	0	6	120	n/a	n/a	323
2007	204	6	0	8	121	n/a	n/a	339
2008	231	5	0	9	130	n/a	n/a	375
2009	188	3	0	8	104	n/a	n/a	303
2010	180	4	1	12	101	n/a	n/a	298
2011	172	5	3	9	108	0	0	297
2012	165	8	4	6	105	0	0	288
2013	214	7	3	10	138	0	0	372
2014	142	9	2	7	106	0	1	267
2015	153	7	2	10	107	0	1	280
2016	143	4	2	11	121	0	2	283
2017	135	2	1	21	116	0	3	278
2018	186	3	2	28	144	0	8	371
2019	198	3	1	30	161	0	15	408
2020	206	3	1	33	143	0	22	408
2021	193	2	1	29	128	0	31	384
2022	182	1	1	27	125	0	41	377
2023	175	2	2	25	116	0	57	377
2024	173	1	1	27	110	1	71	384

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Seneca Intermediate School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	356	20.9	17.0	n/a
1990	346	21.9	15.7	n/a
1991	345	22.9	15.0	n/a
1992	372	21.9	16.9	n/a
1993	396	21.0	18.9	n/a
1994	387	21.0	18.4	45.2
1995	380	24.0	15.8	44.5
1996	380	24.0	15.8	44.5
1997	356	23.0	15.5	57
1998	342	23.8	14.4	48.2
1999	343	26.8	12.8	50.7
2000	321	26.0	12.3	62
2001	300	27.0	11.1	64.3
2002	307	27.0	11.4	54.1
2003	307	27.0	11.4	54.1
2004	321	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	328	20.0	16.4	62.5
2006	323	27.0	12.0	50.8
2007	339	30.0	11.3	44
2008	375	32.0	11.7	38.4
2009	303	26.5	11.4	45.9
2010	298	26.0	11.4	57
2011	297	26.4	11.2	57.2
2012	288	23.0	12.5	59
2013	372	29.0	12.8	60.8
2014	267	23.0	11.6	61.4
2015	280	15.0	18.6	78.6
2016	283	23.0	12.3	62.2
2017	278	20.9	13.2	65.1
2018	371	35.0	10.5	66
2019	408	31.9	12.7	64
2020	408	45.3	8.9	67.6
2021	384	43.8	8.7	64.8
2022	377	44.6	8.4	72.1
2023	377	50.1	7.5	72.4
2024	384	52.6	7.2	76

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Seneca Intermediate School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	356	20.9	17.0	n/a
1990	346	21.9	15.7	n/a
1991	345	22.9	15.0	n/a
1992	372	21.9	16.9	n/a
1993	396	21.0	18.9	n/a
1994	387	21.0	18.4	45.2
1995	380	24.0	15.8	44.5
1996	380	24.0	15.8	44.5
1997	356	23.0	15.5	57
1998	342	23.8	14.4	48.2
1999	343	26.8	12.8	50.7
2000	321	26.0	12.3	62
2001	300	27.0	11.1	64.3
2002	307	27.0	11.4	54.1
2003	307	27.0	11.4	54.1
2004	321	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	328	20.0	16.4	62.5
2006	323	27.0	12.0	50.8
2007	339	30.0	11.3	44
2008	375	32.0	11.7	38.4
2009	303	26.5	11.4	45.9
2010	298	26.0	11.4	57
2011	297	26.4	11.2	57.2
2012	288	23.0	12.5	59
2013	372	29.0	12.8	60.8
2014	267	23.0	11.6	61.4
2015	280	15.0	18.6	78.6
2016	283	23.0	12.3	62.2
2017	278	20.9	13.2	65.1
2018	371	35.0	10.5	66
2019	408	31.9	12.7	64
2020	408	45.3	8.9	67.6
2021	384	43.8	8.7	64.8
2022	377	44.6	8.4	72.1
2023	377	50.1	7.5	72.4
2024	384	52.6	7.2	76

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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