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Alden Middle School

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Alden Middle School ranks 642 nd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

642^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 57% of New York middle schools

Summary

Alden Middle School is a public middle school serving 356 students in grades 6-8 in the Alden Central School District located in Alden, NY. The school has demonstrated strong performance in several subject areas, with 83.72% of 8th graders proficient or better in Math and 100% proficient or better in Regents Algebra I and Living Environment exams, significantly higher than state and district averages. However, the school's 7th grade ELA performance has been lower, with only 32.1% proficient or better compared to 50.99% statewide.

Alden Middle School's overall ranking has fluctuated between 2 and 3 stars in recent years, with a slight decline from 2014-2015 to 2023-2024. The school's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than nearby schools like Attica Junior High, Depew Middle, and Lancaster Middle, but it lags behind higher-performing schools like Transit Middle and Clarence Middle. The school's rankings for female, male, and white student subgroups have generally been in the middle range, while special education and low socioeconomic status students have shown more variability in performance.

Alden Middle School has seen a steady increase in per-student spending, from $16,013 in 2020-2021 to $23,923 in 2023-2024, and the student-teacher ratio has remained relatively stable, ranging from 10.5 to 10.8 over the past few years. Overall, the school appears to be making progress in certain areas, but faces challenges in maintaining consistent performance across all student subgroups and subject areas.

343

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,672

Per pupil spending ?

28.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13250 Park St
Alden, NY 14004-1099

(716) 937-9116

District: Alden Central School District

Students who attend Alden Middle School usually attend:

High:

Alden Senior High School

Feeder schools for Alden Middle School:

Elementary:

Alden Primary At Townline

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.0%

Hispanic:

2.3%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (58% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (57th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg65%

New York avg53%

642^nd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

302^nd of 874Alden 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2016	61.0	883 of 2366	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.5	666 of 2352	71.7%	★★★★☆
2014	61.7	853 of 2345	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.3	921 of 2325	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.5	889 of 2320	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	642 of 1500	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	919 of 1504	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	757 of 1500	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.2	556 of 1479	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	625 of 1242	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	649 of 1439	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	667 of 1438	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.2	532 of 1455	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.9	467 of 1429	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.6	348 of 1407	75.3%	★★★★☆
2014	53.5	579 of 1401	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.2	418 of 1373	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.1	383 of 1337	71.4%	★★★★☆
2011	80.4	236 of 1295	81.8%	★★★★☆
2010	82.9	170 of 1243	86.3%	★★★★☆
2009	79.5	180 of 1224	85.3%	★★★★☆
2008	80.1	197 of 1185	83.4%	★★★★☆
2007	81.5	181 of 1123	83.9%	★★★★☆
2006	83.2	147 of 1095	86.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	616 of 1457	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	864 of 1465	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	691 of 1463	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	372 of 1454	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	49.8	497 of 1066	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	555 of 1370	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	562 of 1353	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	570 of 1283	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	624 of 1296	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.3	946 of 1288	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.8	585 of 1306	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	635 of 935	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	670 of 1241	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	843 of 1245	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	646 of 1455	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	938 of 1464	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	812 of 1464	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	771 of 1455	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	617 of 1071	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	707 of 1366	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	792 of 1352	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	806 of 1298	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	540 of 1303	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	508 of 1307	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	756 of 1283	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	380 of 522	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	915 of 1139	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	722 of 1170	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	506 of 775	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	376 of 763	50.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Female (2025)58th percentile~ school

Male (2025)56th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Living Environment100%+43 vs state

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Math63%+11 vs state

Science53%+10 vs state

English Language Arts45%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 4th 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
Alden Middle School	Public	6-8	13250 Park St	Alden	14004	Erie County	Alden Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 937-9116	343	32	10.6	28.9%	326 (95.0%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	55.3	642^nd of 1500 public middle schools	57.2%		39.9	919^th of 1504 public middle schools	38.9%	277		100.0	100.0					45.8	32.1	64.6			50.7	63.8	83.7		53.1	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$24,672	$1,150	$23,522
Iroquois Middle School	Public	6-8	2111 Girdle Rd	Elma	14059	Erie County	Iroquois Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 652-3000	478	46	10.5	19.7%	454 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	48	756^th of 1500 public middle schools	49.6%		52.4	673^rd of 1504 public middle schools	55.3%	83			100.0	100.0	95.7			45.7	44.2	48.9			63.5	57.8	6.1		47.8	98.9	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.2	99.8	$24,926	$657	$24,269
William Street School	Public	4-6	5201 William St	Lancaster	14086	Erie County	Lancaster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 686-3800	1,274	99	12.8	39.8%	1,152 (90.4%)	21 (1.6%)	45 (3.5%)	25 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.3%)								(n/a)						64.9	66.6	56.9			67.5	69.3	73.0			61.5		99.1	99.8	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.8	99.8	$19,968	$388	$19,580
Akron Middle School	Public	6-8	47 Bloomingdale Ave	Akron	14001	Erie County	Akron Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 542-5040	260	33	7.9	40.8%	207 (79.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	33 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	86	177^th of 1500 public middle schools	88.2%		87.1	159^th of 1504 public middle schools	89.4%	18		100.0	100.0					66.7	58.1	78.2			79.0	76.7	88.4		79.7	96.5	99.7	99.0	99.0	99.7	99.7	99.0	99.0	$30,746	$1,979	$28,767
Clarence Middle School	Public	6-8	10150 Greiner Rd	Clarence	14031	Erie County	Clarence Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 407-9200	954	92	10.4	19.1%	831 (87.1%)	11 (1.2%)	33 (3.5%)	41 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.0%)	84.4	197^th of 1500 public middle schools	86.9%		81.6	215^th of 1504 public middle schools	85.7%	18	98.7		100.0					76.2	70.2	67.6			67.5	76.1	76.7		63.4	98.9	99.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.2	99.2	99.4	$21,693	$689	$21,004
Lancaster Middle School	Public	7-8	148 Aurora St	Lancaster	14086	Erie County	Lancaster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 686-3220	876	70	12.5	26.0%	778 (88.8%)	13 (1.5%)	32 (3.7%)	25 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.6%)	39.6	918^th of 1500 public middle schools	38.8%		43.2	850^th of 1504 public middle schools	43.5%	68		96.2	100.0						40.6	48.3				54.0	35.9		25.0	99.5	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.6	99.8	$20,288	$382	$19,906
Depew Middle School	Public	6-8	5201 S Transit Rd	Depew	14043	Erie County	Depew Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 686-5050	421	40	10.4	44.2%	333 (79.1%)	13 (3.1%)	28 (6.7%)	16 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	21.8	1283^rd of 1500 public middle schools	14.5%		21.6	1275^th of 1504 public middle schools	15.2%	8		95.5	95.7					35.2	37.4	24.5			36.4	41.6	24.7		23.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,007	$1,255	$25,752
East Aurora Middle School	Public	5-9	430 Main St	East Aurora	14052	Erie County	East Aurora Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 687-2453	504	50	10.1	13.3%	461 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	83.9	203^rd of 1500 public middle schools	86.5%		86.8	164^th of 1504 public middle schools	89.1%	39	100.0		100.0				82.8	70.3	67.7	78.7		79.3	56.3	75.0	91.9	67.3	90.0	98.3	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.6	98.6	99.6	$26,507	$710	$25,797
Attica Junior High School	Public	5-9	3338 E Main St	Attica	14011	Wyoming County	Attica Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 591-0400	346	42	8.3	43.9%	323 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	54.9	653^rd of 1500 public middle schools	56.5%		57.1	585^th of 1504 public middle schools	61.1%	68	100.0		100.0				41.0	47.5	34.0	51.3		56.0	64.4	50.0	58.8	55.3	53.7	96.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.4	99.1	99.1	$28,013	$2,389	$25,624
Transit Middle School	Public	5-8	8730 Transit Rd	East Amherst	14051	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8700	912	78	11.7	16.3%	544 (59.6%)	23 (2.5%)	38 (4.2%)	258 (28.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.9%)	94.3	76^th of 1500 public middle schools	94.9%		95.4	65^th of 1504 public middle schools	95.7%	11	100.0		100.0				77.4	82.0	84.7	86.1		79.4	77.3	87.1	94.6	70.6	84.8	99.6	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	$20,540	$648	$19,892

Frequently Asked Questions about Alden Middle School

What high school do graduates of Alden Middle School attend?

Students who attend Alden Middle School usually go on to attend Alden Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Alden Middle School?

Students at Alden Middle School are 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Alden Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended Alden Middle School.

Is Alden Middle School a good school?

Alden Middle School ranks 642^nd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Alden Middle School in?

Alden Central School District

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