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Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy

Public Grades 6-8

1399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 7% of New York middle schools

Summary

Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy is a public middle school in Amsterdam, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 773 students. The school is part of the Amsterdam City School District, which is ranked 826 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York middle schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments are significantly lower than the state and district averages, often by 20-30 percentage points. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 29.22% in 6th grade ELA, 27.97% in 7th grade ELA, and 24.27% in 8th grade ELA, compared to the state averages of 50.86%, 50.99%, and 52.38%, respectively. However, the school's performance on Regents exams, such as Living Environment, U.S. History and Government, and Algebra I, is relatively stronger, with proficiency rates ranging from 84.38% to 100%.

The nearby middle schools, such as Mont Pleasant Middle School, Oneida Middle School, and Central Park Middle School, also perform poorly compared to the state averages, with proficiency rates often in the 10-30% range for ELA and Math. However, some schools in the surrounding districts, like Draper Middle School, Scotia-Glenville Middle School, and Fonda-Fultonville 5-8 School, have significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates often exceeding 50% in ELA and Math.

772

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,526

Per pupil spending ?

75.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

55 Brandt Pl
Amsterdam, NY 12010-0670

(518) 843-3716

District: Amsterdam City School District

Students who attend Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy usually attend:

High:

Amsterdam High School

Feeder schools for Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy:

Elementary:	Marie Curie Institute Of Engineering And Communication
	Raphael J McNulty Academy For Intern Studies & Literacy
	William B Tecler Arts In Education
	William H Barkley Microsociety

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.2%

White:

35.1%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (28% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg30%

New York avg55%

1,399^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

826^th of 874Amsterdam City 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	12.8	1399 of 1500	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1433 of 1504	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1412 of 1500	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1407 of 1479	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1154 of 1242	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1388 of 1439	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1368 of 1438	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.0	1319 of 1455	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.2	1249 of 1429	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.1	1237 of 1407	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.8	1102 of 1401	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.8	1047 of 1373	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.5	1027 of 1337	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.7	995 of 1295	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.9	911 of 1243	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.1	945 of 1224	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.5	868 of 1185	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.7	794 of 1123	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.2	795 of 1095	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	627 of 676	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	500 of 696	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	562 of 706	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	617 of 653	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	659 of 663	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	13.6	344 of 381	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	573 of 646	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	566 of 615	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	554 of 591	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	527 of 581	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	337 of 473	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	428 of 503	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	1347 of 1457	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1422 of 1465	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1373 of 1463	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1400 of 1454	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1015 of 1066	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1327 of 1370	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1297 of 1353	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	901 of 965	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	920 of 953	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	915 of 943	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	889 of 914	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	434 of 449	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	822 of 826	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	792 of 810	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	462 of 603	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	571 of 594	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	472 of 543	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	396 of 487	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	345 of 392	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	445 of 457	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	1228 of 1283	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1266 of 1296	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1248 of 1288	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1279 of 1306	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	912 of 935	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	1230 of 1241	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1217 of 1245	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1361 of 1455	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1359 of 1464	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1374 of 1464	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1370 of 1455	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	990 of 1071	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1328 of 1366	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1303 of 1352	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	173 of 235	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	192 of 220	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	162 of 208	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	163 of 190	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	85 of 95	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	117 of 126	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1090 of 1298	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1207 of 1303	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1261 of 1307	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1224 of 1283	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	497 of 522	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	1099 of 1139	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1079 of 1170	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	710 of 775	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	743 of 778	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	723 of 772	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	722 of 748	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	572 of 614	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	704 of 716	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	739 of 763	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile+20 vs school

Homeless (2025)23rd percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2022)10th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

African American (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government100%+25 vs state

Living Environment91%+34 vs state

Algebra I84%+28 vs state

English Language Arts27%-24 vs state

Math24%-28 vs state

Science23%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (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 U.S. History and Government 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 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
Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy	Public	6-8	55 Brandt Pl	Amsterdam	12010	Montgomery County	Amsterdam City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 843-3716	772	65	11.9	75.1%	271 (35.1%)	38 (4.9%)	403 (52.2%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	48 (6.2%)	12.8	1399^th of 1500 public middle schools	6.7%		9.9	1433^rd of 1504 public middle schools	4.7%	34		90.9	100.0	84.4				29.2	28.0	24.3		21.6	25.5	24.4		22.6	95.2	99.3	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	98.8	99.3	$24,526	$1,863	$22,662
Fonda-Fultonville 5-8 School	Public	5-8	112 Old Johnstown Rd	Fonda	12068	Montgomery County	Fonda-Fultonville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 853-4747	382	31	12.4	32.5%	348 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	70.9	369^th of 1500 public middle schools	75.4%		67	422^nd of 1504 public middle schools	71.9%	53				100.0			64.7	57.6	48.3	47.8	62.6	75.3	72.6	71.3	47.5	68.2	98.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.7	100.0	$21,778	$301	$21,476
Knox Middle School	Public	5-7	400 S Perry St	Johnstown	12095	Fulton County	Johnstown City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(518) 762-3711	341	33	10.4	54.8%	289 (84.8%)	7 (2.1%)	29 (8.5%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	63.6	494^th of 1500 public middle schools	67.1%		56.8	594^th of 1504 public middle schools	60.5%	100							54.8	50.9	58.7		51.9	52.1	72.1		49.0										$25,212	$1,356	$23,857
Gloversville Middle School	Public	6-8	234 Lincoln St	Gloversville	12078	Fulton County	Gloversville City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 775-5720	579	61	9.5	72.9%	435 (75.1%)	19 (3.3%)	70 (12.1%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.9%)	7.4	1456^th of 1500 public middle schools	2.9%		9.6	1438^th of 1504 public middle schools	4.4%	18	88.5			91.7				25.4	16.0	23.8		16.9	14.9	12.2		15.8	97.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$33,582	$3,498	$30,084
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
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
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
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
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
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

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How many students attend Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 772 students attended Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy.

What district is Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy in?

Amsterdam City School District

What is the racial makeup of Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy?

Students at Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy are 52% Hispanic, 35% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy a good school?

Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy ranks in the bottom 6.7% of New York middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy attend?

Students who attend Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy usually go on to attend Amsterdam High School

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