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Draper Middle School

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Draper Middle School ranks 1106 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1106^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 26% of New York middle schools

Summary

Draper Middle School is a public middle school located in Schenectady, New York, serving 680 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District, which is ranked 598 out of 874 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Draper Middle School's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 35.6% to 40.61% across grades 6-8, compared to the state averages of 50.86% to 52.38%. Similarly, in math, the proficiency rates ranged from 33.33% to 44.77%, compared to the state averages of 46.74% to 56.47%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York middle schools for Asian, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Draper Middle School's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from a high of 309 out of 1,407 New York middle schools in 2014-2015 to a low of 1,106 out of 1,500 in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 4 stars in 2014-2015 to 1 star in the most recent years. This performance is significantly lower than many of the nearby middle schools, such as Voorheesville Middle School, Farnsworth Middle School, and the Niskayuna middle schools, which consistently outperform Draper Middle School on state assessments and have higher rankings and ratings.

655

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,246

Per pupil spending ?

41.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2070 Curry Rd
Schenectady, NY 12303-4400

(518) 356-8350

District: Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District

Students who attend Draper Middle School usually attend:

High:

Mohonasen Senior High School

Feeder schools for Draper Middle School:

Elementary:	Herman L Bradt Elementary School
	Pinewood Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.7%

Hispanic:

12.2%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (43% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 52 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg46%

New York avg53%

1,106^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 52 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

598^th of 874Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1106 of 1500	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1068 of 1504	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.9	789 of 1500	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	877 of 1479	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	775 of 1242	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1035 of 1439	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	935 of 1438	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.9	818 of 1455	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.6	525 of 1429	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.3	309 of 1407	78.0%	★★★★☆
2014	54.6	559 of 1401	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.1	640 of 1373	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.0	622 of 1337	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.9	583 of 1295	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.6	575 of 1243	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.6	711 of 1224	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	66.2	490 of 1185	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.0	457 of 1123	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.7	444 of 1095	59.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	501 of 676	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	570 of 705	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.7	326 of 696	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	409 of 706	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	391 of 406	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	377 of 396	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	365 of 388	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	633 of 646	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	565 of 615	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	401 of 591	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	1160 of 1457	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	1003 of 1465	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	704 of 1463	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	883 of 1454	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	739 of 1066	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	945 of 1370	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	895 of 1353	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	784 of 965	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	696 of 953	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.7	467 of 943	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	538 of 914	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	290 of 449	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.2	730 of 826	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	628 of 810	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	23.2	507 of 594	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	440 of 543	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	1141 of 1283	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1107 of 1296	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	950 of 1288	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	921 of 1306	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	694 of 935	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1089 of 1241	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	1128 of 1245	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	977 of 1455	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	1046 of 1464	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	857 of 1464	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	820 of 1455	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	660 of 1071	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1003 of 1366	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	874 of 1352	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	16.7	193 of 220	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	166 of 208	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	123 of 190	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	77 of 95	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	126 of 126	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1089 of 1298	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1068 of 1303	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1036 of 1307	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	1000 of 1283	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	355 of 522	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	886 of 1139	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	773 of 1170	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	595 of 775	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	623 of 778	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	479 of 772	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	555 of 748	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	450 of 614	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	613 of 716	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	632 of 763	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)26th percentile~ school

White (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-10 vs school

Homeless (2024)15th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)12th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)4th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Life Science Biology93%+35 vs state

Math40%-12 vs state

English Language Arts39%-13 vs state

Science36%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Draper Middle School	Public	6-8	2070 Curry Rd	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 356-8350	655	57	11.5	41.2%	424 (64.7%)	43 (6.6%)	80 (12.2%)	30 (4.6%)	10 (1.5%)	14 (2.1%)	54 (8.2%)	30.7	1106^th of 1500 public middle schools	26.3%		32.6	1068^th of 1504 public middle schools	29.0%	38		100.0	93.0				40.4	35.6	40.6		40.3	44.8	33.3		35.7	97.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,246	$1,050	$23,196
Mont Pleasant Middle School	Public	6-8	1121 Forest Rd	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3569	569	66	8.6	80.5%	63 (11.1%)	146 (25.7%)	136 (23.9%)	155 (27.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	65 (11.4%)	6.3	1464^th of 1500 public middle schools	2.4%		5.4	1484^th of 1504 public middle schools	1.3%	20		81.5	42.9				17.2	24.4	15.2		3.4	23.0	6.7		19.1	99.0	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	100.0	99.9	$32,483	$4,461	$28,022
Central Park Middle School	Public	6-8	421 Elm St	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8250	600	65	9.1	76.3%	82 (13.7%)	159 (26.5%)	136 (22.7%)	169 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.8%)	10	1426^th of 1500 public middle schools	4.9%		11.5	1418^th of 1504 public middle schools	5.7%	8		77.4	34.2				22.7	24.7	21.5		13.2	16.0	17.4		28.5	93.0	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.6	98.6	$29,324	$4,091	$25,233
Schalmont Middle School	Public	5-8	2 Sabre Dr	Schenectady	12306	Schenectady County	Schalmont Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 355-6110	537	57	9.4	31.5%	417 (77.7%)	18 (3.4%)	46 (8.6%)	12 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (6.9%)	29.7	1126^th of 1500 public middle schools	24.9%		43.2	847^th of 1504 public middle schools	43.7%	279	100.0	100.0				47.9	38.9	30.9	28.9	37.9	53.5	40.7	29.1	38.7	38.2	99.6	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	100.0	$28,797	$728	$28,069
Oneida Middle School	Public	6-8	1629 Oneida St	Schenectady	12308	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8260	657	65	10.0	79.5%	117 (17.8%)	198 (30.1%)	159 (24.2%)	106 (16.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (11.3%)	12.2	1406^th of 1500 public middle schools	6.3%		17	1346^th of 1504 public middle schools	10.5%	60		93.2	69.4				27.2	24.6	28.0		9.8	20.6	17.2		33.3	99.2	99.4	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.4	99.6	$29,896	$3,764	$26,132
Van Antwerp Middle School	Public	6-8	2253 Story Ave	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-1243	442	42	10.6	24.0%	267 (60.4%)	35 (7.9%)	43 (9.7%)	63 (14.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.0%)	87.2	160^th of 1500 public middle schools	89.3%		87	161^st of 1504 public middle schools	89.3%	1		100.0					65.5	73.1	72.5		67.6	82.8	80.8		77.3	98.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	$23,617	$686	$22,931
Scotia-Glenville Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Prestige Pkwy	Scotia	12302	Schenectady County	Scotia-Glenville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 382-1263	489	47	10.3	35.8%	408 (83.4%)	32 (6.5%)	36 (7.4%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	68.7	397^th of 1500 public middle schools	73.5%		65.2	451^st of 1504 public middle schools	70.0%	54		100.0	94.1		100.0		59.4	43.7	67.0		63.3	66.2	73.3		69.6	99.1	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.8	$27,302	$997	$26,305
Iroquois Middle School	Public	5-8	2495 Rosendale Rd	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 377-2233	614	53	11.4	18.9%	382 (62.2%)	31 (5.0%)	35 (5.7%)	121 (19.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.0%)	84	201^st of 1500 public middle schools	86.6%		82.7	205^th of 1504 public middle schools	86.4%	4		100.0		100.0			67.6	67.3	69.3		71.9	71.8	70.6		81.4	98.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	$25,552	$739	$24,814
Lisha Kill Middle School	Public	5-8	68 Waterman Ave	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 456-2306	640	54	11.9	38.6%	386 (60.3%)	70 (10.9%)	43 (6.7%)	80 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (9.1%)	59.7	560^th of 1500 public middle schools	62.7%		52.8	664^th of 1504 public middle schools	55.9%	104	98.2	100.0				59.9	41.7	46.5	56.6	67.5	70.7	66.9	70.4	50.3	42.5	99.1	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	$27,094	$786	$26,308
Farnsworth Middle School	Public	6-8	6072 State Farm Rd	Guilderland	12084	Albany County	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 456-6010	1,186	112	10.6	27.2%	830 (70.0%)	77 (6.5%)	66 (5.6%)	161 (13.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	45 (3.8%)	73.4	337^th of 1500 public middle schools	77.5%		75.9	291^st of 1504 public middle schools	80.7%	46		100.0	98.5				58.5	56.3	63.1		64.4	64.5	72.1		69.4	95.1	99.6	99.4	99.4	99.4	100.0	99.0	98.9	$23,280	$766	$22,514

Frequently Asked Questions about Draper Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Draper Middle School?

Students at Draper Middle School are 65% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American, 5% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian.

What district is Draper Middle School in?

Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District

Is Draper Middle School a good school?

Draper Middle School ranks 1106^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Draper Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 655 students attended Draper Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Draper Middle School attend?

Students who attend Draper Middle School usually go on to attend Mohonasen Senior High School

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