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Gowana Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 93% of New York middle schools

Summary

Gowana Middle School is a public middle school located in Clifton Park, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 745 students. It is part of the Shenendehowa Central School District, which is ranked 118 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gowana Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 72-143 over the past 10 years. Its students have demonstrated exceptional performance on state assessments, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. The school has also achieved a 100% proficiency rate on several Regents exams, including Algebra I, Geometry, and Earth and Space Sciences, outperforming the state and district averages.

Gowana Middle School's strong performance extends to various student subgroups, with the school ranking 64th out of 965 New York middle schools for Hispanic students and 60th out of 235 middle schools for multi-racial students in ELA proficiency. Additionally, the school's high per-student spending of $21,551 and low student-teacher ratio of 12.6 in the 2023-2024 school year suggest a well-resourced and personalized learning environment that may contribute to its academic success. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Acadia Middle School and Koda Middle School, both also part of the Shenendehowa Central School District, Gowana Middle School stands out as a top-performing institution.

764

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,625

Per pupil spending ?

15.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

970 Rt 146
Clifton Park, NY 12065-3686

(518) 881-0460

District: Shenendehowa Central School District

Students who attend Gowana Middle School usually attend:

High:

Shenendehowa High School

Feeder schools for Gowana Middle School:

Elementary:	Chango Elementary School
	Karigon Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.7%

Asian:

7.5%

Hispanic:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (82% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of New York middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg80%

New York avg53%

107^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Shenendehowa Central School District

118^th of 874Shenendehowa 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	91.8	107 of 1500	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	90 of 1504	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	130 of 1500	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	92 of 1479	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	84.1	143 of 1242	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	92.4	102 of 1439	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	120 of 1438	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	90.9	102 of 1455	93.0%	★★★★★
2016	90.8	91 of 1429	93.6%	★★★★★
2015	92.0	72 of 1407	94.9%	★★★★★
2014	85.8	130 of 1401	90.7%	★★★★★
2013	84.9	160 of 1373	88.3%	★★★★☆
2012	84.3	165 of 1337	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	85.3	145 of 1295	88.8%	★★★★☆
2010	84.6	138 of 1243	88.9%	★★★★☆
2009	81.7	123 of 1224	90.0%	★★★★★
2008	83.1	134 of 1185	88.7%	★★★★☆
2007	83.5	139 of 1123	87.6%	★★★★☆
2006	86.3	95 of 1095	91.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	112 of 406	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	25 of 396	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	45 of 388	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	78 of 381	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	65 of 236	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	73 of 369	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	45 of 374	88.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	103 of 1457	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	95 of 1465	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	136 of 1463	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	78 of 1454	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	79.5	154 of 1066	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	91.6	87 of 1370	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	141 of 1353	89.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	64 of 965	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	78.9	137 of 953	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	68 of 943	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	72.4	170 of 914	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	43.0	239 of 449	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	88.9	57 of 826	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	61 of 810	92.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	230 of 1283	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	166 of 1296	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	228 of 1288	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	223 of 1306	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	56.7	318 of 935	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.1	231 of 1241	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	229 of 1245	81.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	119 of 1455	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	82 of 1464	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	126 of 1464	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	100 of 1455	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	84.2	123 of 1071	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	91.6	106 of 1366	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	99 of 1352	92.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	60 of 235	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	29 of 220	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	41 of 208	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	45 of 190	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	52.6	34 of 95	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.1	27 of 126	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	17 of 107	84.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	221 of 1298	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	210 of 1303	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	163 of 1307	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	118 of 1283	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	55.7	153 of 522	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	79 of 1139	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	52 of 1170	95.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	99 of 775	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	79 of 778	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	145 of 772	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	95 of 748	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	113 of 614	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	86 of 716	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	132 of 763	82.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)74th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Geometry100%+40 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences100%+44 vs state

Science84%+40 vs state

Math83%+31 vs state

English Language Arts77%+25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (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 Living Environment 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 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th 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
Gowana Middle School	Public	6-8	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0460	764	58	13.1	15.7%	601 (78.7%)	11 (1.4%)	56 (7.3%)	57 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.0%)	91.8	107^th of 1500 public middle schools	92.9%		93.6	90^th of 1504 public middle schools	94.0%	17		100.0		100.0	100.0	76.2	70.8	82.0	73.7	83.6	95.7	83.7	96.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	97.9	$24,625	$818	$23,807
Acadia Middle School	Public	6-8	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0450	761	62	12.2	25.2%	515 (67.7%)	33 (4.3%)	54 (7.1%)	109 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.4%)	89.7	137^th of 1500 public middle schools	90.9%		87.3	158^th of 1504 public middle schools	89.5%	21		100.0		100.0	100.0	74.7	75.5	73.7	79.4	77.8	81.1	70.8	98.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	99.9	99.9	$24,564	$815	$23,749
Koda Middle School	Public	6-8	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-0470	765	56	13.5	26.9%	501 (65.5%)	36 (4.7%)	73 (9.5%)	106 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.3%)	89.7	140^th of 1500 public middle schools	90.7%		87.3	157^th of 1504 public middle schools	89.6%	17		100.0		100.0	100.0	68.7	70.3	81.9	70.8	87.4	85.7	81.9	98.5	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.6	$24,140	$802	$23,338
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
Richard H O'Rourke Middle School	Public	6-8	173 Lakehill Rd	Burnt Hills	12027	Schenectady County	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 399-9141	704	72	9.8	18.8%	630 (89.5%)	7 (1.0%)	29 (4.1%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.1%)	84.4	198^th of 1500 public middle schools	86.8%		78.8	250^th of 1504 public middle schools	83.4%	52		100.0	100.0			71.6	66.1	66.4	66.8	78.8	77.0	77.6	99.3	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	100.0	$23,737	$276	$23,461
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
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
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
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
Cohoes Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Bevan St	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	Cohoes City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 237-4131	427	43	9.8	70.0%	236 (55.3%)	62 (14.5%)	66 (15.5%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.7%)	25.4	1219^th of 1500 public middle schools	18.7%		34.1	1038^th of 1504 public middle schools	31.0%	181	96.2	100.0				24.8	28.3	47.6	26.2	25.5	36.0	44.3	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,875	$3,383	$24,491

Frequently Asked Questions about Gowana Middle School

How many students attend Gowana Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 764 students attended Gowana Middle School.

What district is Gowana Middle School in?

Shenendehowa Central School District

What is the racial makeup of Gowana Middle School?

Students at Gowana Middle School are 79% White, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Gowana Middle School attend?

Students who attend Gowana Middle School usually go on to attend Shenendehowa High School

Is Gowana Middle School a good school?

Yes. Gowana Middle School ranks in the top 7.1% of New York middle schools.

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