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Best Middle Schools in Schenectady County, NY

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Schools

4,563

Students

Districts

Top rankedVan Antwerp Middle School160^th of 1,500 New York middle schools

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Biggest riser

Scotia-Glenville Middle School up 54 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Mont Pleasant Middle School 8.6 students per teacher

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Van Antwerp Middle School	Public	5-6	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
Iroquois Middle School	Public	6-8	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
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
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
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
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

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.