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Bethlehem Central Middle School

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Bethlehem Central Middle School ranks 219 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

219^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 85% of New York middle schools

Summary

Bethlehem Central Middle School is a public middle school in Delmar, New York, serving 902 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Bethlehem Central School District, which is ranked 125 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bethlehem Central Middle School consistently performs well on state assessments, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA), Math, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 76.17% of 8th graders were proficient or better in ELA, 69.09% were proficient or better in Math, and 83.81% were proficient or better in Science. These scores are significantly higher than the state averages. The school also has a relatively high per-student spending of $25,039 and a low student-teacher ratio of 10.8, indicating strong resource allocation.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Shaker Middle School, Lisha Kill Middle School, and Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Middle School, Bethlehem Central Middle School has significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science. The school has also maintained a high level of academic performance over the years, consistently ranking in the top 20% of New York middle schools.

950

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,844

Per pupil spending ?

15.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

332 Kenwood Ave
Delmar, NY 12054-2028

(518) 439-7460

District: Bethlehem Central School District

Students who attend Bethlehem Central Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bethlehem Central Senior High School

Feeder schools for Bethlehem Central Middle School:

Elementary:	Eagle Elementary School
	Elsmere Elementary School
	Glenmont Elementary School
	Hamagrael Elementary School
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	Slingerlands Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.3%

Asian:

7.5%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (74% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of New York middle schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg77%

New York avg53%

219^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

125^th of 874Bethlehem 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	82.7	219 of 1500	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	194 of 1504	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	240 of 1500	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	154 of 1479	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	216 of 1242	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	276 of 1439	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	139 of 1438	90.3%	★★★★★
2017	88.7	127 of 1455	91.3%	★★★★★
2016	92.5	69 of 1429	95.2%	★★★★★
2015	87.5	121 of 1407	91.4%	★★★★★
2014	87.3	115 of 1401	91.8%	★★★★★
2013	90.2	103 of 1373	92.5%	★★★★★
2012	85.9	133 of 1337	90.1%	★★★★★
2011	86.0	135 of 1295	89.6%	★★★★☆
2010	83.5	153 of 1243	87.7%	★★★★☆
2009	82.3	102 of 1224	91.7%	★★★★★
2008	83.2	130 of 1185	89.0%	★★★★☆
2007	84.8	113 of 1123	89.9%	★★★★★
2006	85.2	110 of 1095	90.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	398 of 676	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	271 of 705	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	201 of 696	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	107 of 706	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	41 of 253	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	39.8	364 of 653	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.5	198 of 663	70.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	192 of 406	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	178 of 396	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	173 of 388	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.7	90 of 381	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	56 of 236	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	163 of 369	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	143 of 374	61.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	16 of 646	97.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	124 of 1457	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	196 of 1465	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	205 of 1463	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	168 of 1454	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	204 of 1066	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	251 of 1370	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	89.4	105 of 1353	92.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	72 of 965	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	81.7	118 of 953	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	237 of 943	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	79 of 914	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	58.3	298 of 810	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	537 of 1283	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	324 of 1296	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	498 of 1288	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	288 of 1306	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	48.1	412 of 935	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	571 of 1241	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	437 of 1245	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	284 of 1455	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	187 of 1464	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	278 of 1464	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	136 of 1455	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	75.1	201 of 1071	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	280 of 1366	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	175 of 1352	87.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	65 of 235	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	58 of 220	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	58 of 208	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	39 of 190	79.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	485 of 1298	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	670 of 1303	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	421 of 1307	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	355 of 1283	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	55.1	154 of 522	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	153 of 1139	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	186 of 1170	84.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	203 of 775	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	184 of 778	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	224 of 772	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	160 of 748	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	202 of 614	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	259 of 716	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.9	127 of 763	83.4%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2025)53rd percentile-33 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Geometry100%+40 vs state

Science84%+40 vs state

Math71%+19 vs state

English Language Arts67%+15 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
Bethlehem Central Middle School	Public	5-8	332 Kenwood Ave	Delmar	12054	Albany County	Bethlehem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 439-7460	950	81	11.7	15.8%	763 (80.3%)	26 (2.7%)	33 (3.5%)	71 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.9%)	82.7	219^th of 1500 public middle schools	85.4%		83.6	194^th of 1504 public middle schools	87.1%	25		100.0		100.0			61.2	65.3	76.2		73.5	68.9	69.1		83.8	99.7	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	$24,844	$162	$24,682
Stephen And Harriet Myers Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Elbel Ct	Albany	12209	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6425	570	69	8.2	66.0%	86 (15.1%)	222 (38.9%)	119 (20.9%)	95 (16.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.1%)	14.2	1378^th of 1500 public middle schools	8.1%		14.3	1393^rd of 1504 public middle schools	7.4%	15		63.3	76.4				31.6	26.1	39.3		27.2	22.3	3.7		19.6	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$37,381	$3,637	$33,744
William S Hackett Middle School	Public	6-8	45 Delaware Ave	Albany	12202	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6475	615	65	9.4	68.0%	103 (16.7%)	237 (38.5%)	175 (28.5%)	49 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (7.0%)	18	1342^nd of 1500 public middle schools	10.5%		25.8	1194^th of 1504 public middle schools	20.6%	148		98.5	82.1				27.9	33.0	41.6		30.7	31.3	18.8		17.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$33,684	$2,208	$31,475
North Albany Academy Middle School	Public	6-8	570 N Pearl St	Albany	12204	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6800	588	66	8.9	71.3%	79 (13.4%)	232 (39.5%)	144 (24.5%)	91 (15.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (6.0%)	13.1	1392^nd of 1500 public middle schools	7.2%		11.6	1417^th of 1504 public middle schools	5.8%	25		72.2	79.1				29.2	24.4	33.8		29.0	27.3	1.1		17.4									$31,292	$2,246	$29,046
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
Howard L Goff School	Public	6-8	35 Gilligan Rd	East Greenbush	12061	Rensselaer County	East Greenbush Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 207-2430	948	89	10.6	28.1%	702 (74.1%)	50 (5.3%)	61 (6.4%)	81 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.5%)	86.1	171^st of 1500 public middle schools	88.6%		85.7	175^th of 1504 public middle schools	88.4%	4	100.0	100.0					72.4	69.6	64.7		72.9	82.3	77.4		73.0	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,916	$558	$24,359
Sand Creek Middle School	Public	5-8	329 Sand Creek Rd	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 459-1333	873	80	10.9	47.4%	444 (50.9%)	93 (10.7%)	114 (13.1%)	145 (16.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.6%)	55	650^th of 1500 public middle schools	56.7%		55.9	614^th of 1504 public middle schools	59.2%	36	98.5	100.0				50.6	51.5	48.7	43.9	62.6	71.1	66.0	52.3	42.0	32.0	97.1	99.0	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.2	99.0	98.7	$25,587	$1,144	$24,443
Voorheesville Middle School	Public	6-8	432 New Salem Rd	Voorheesville	12186	Albany County	Voorheesville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 765-3314	320	22	14.3	14.7%	272 (85.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.4%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	66.9	435^th of 1500 public middle schools	71.0%		74.1	312^th of 1504 public middle schools	79.3%	123	100.0	100.0					51.9	61.5	77.1		60.0	52.2	45.2		72.6	98.8	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	$23,752	$606	$23,145
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Middle School	Public	6-8	2025 Rt 9w	Ravena	12143	Albany County	Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 756-5200	375	46	8.1	42.7%	294 (78.4%)	13 (3.5%)	36 (9.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.2%)	38.8	937^th of 1500 public middle schools	37.5%		29.2	1120^th of 1504 public middle schools	25.5%	183	100.0	100.0					43.1	40.8	33.3		46.5	57.6	46.7		35.0	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$31,047	$1,303	$29,744
Shaker Middle School	Public	6-8	475 Watervliet-Shaker Rd	Latham	12110	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 785-1341	1,486	122	12.1	28.1%	775 (52.2%)	120 (8.1%)	113 (7.6%)	374 (25.2%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	93 (6.3%)	82.1	223^rd of 1500 public middle schools	85.1%		76	290^th of 1504 public middle schools	80.7%	67		100.0		100.0	97.5		70.0	68.9	65.5		70.9	71.2	71.7		64.5	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$22,642	$900	$21,742

Frequently Asked Questions about Bethlehem Central Middle School

How many students attend Bethlehem Central Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 950 students attended Bethlehem Central Middle School.

Is Bethlehem Central Middle School a good school?

Bethlehem Central Middle School ranks 219^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bethlehem Central Middle School?

Students at Bethlehem Central Middle School are 80% White, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Bethlehem Central Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bethlehem Central Middle School usually go on to attend Bethlehem Central Senior High School

What district is Bethlehem Central Middle School in?

Bethlehem Central School District

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