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Howard L Goff School

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Howard L Goff School ranks 171 st of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 89% of New York middle schools

Summary

Howard L Goff School is a public middle school serving 975 students in grades 6-8 within the East Greenbush Central School District. The school is highly regarded, earning a 4 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger and consistently ranking in the top 15-20% of New York middle schools over the past decade.

One of the school's key strengths is its strong academic performance. Howard L Goff School outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for ELA, Math, and Science assessments across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had a 72.36% proficiency rate in 6th grade ELA, compared to the state average of 50.86%. The school also boasts a high percentage of students scoring proficient or better on Regents exams like Earth Science (100%) and Algebra I (100%).

Another strength of the school is its ability to support the academic success of diverse student subgroups. Howard L Goff School performs well across various subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students. The school ranks in the top 25% of New York middle schools for multi-racial students, indicating strong performance for this group. Additionally, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of around 11:1 and high per-student spending of $23,000 in 2023-2024 suggest the school is effectively utilizing its resources to support student learning.

948

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,916

Per pupil spending ?

28.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35 Gilligan Rd
East Greenbush, NY 12061-1715

(518) 207-2430

District: East Greenbush Central School District

Students who attend Howard L Goff School usually attend:

High:

Columbia High School

Feeder schools for Howard L Goff School:

Elementary:	Bell Top School
	Citizen Edmond Genet School
	Donald P Sutherland School
	Green Meadow School
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	Red Mill School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.1%

Asian:

8.5%

Hispanic:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 11% of New York middle schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg77%

New York avg53%

171^st of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 11%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

145^th of 874East Greenbush 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	86.1	171 of 1500	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	175 of 1504	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	145 of 1500	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	157 of 1479	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	144 of 1242	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	237 of 1439	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	190 of 1438	86.8%	★★★★☆
2017	86.1	154 of 1455	89.4%	★★★★☆
2016	86.5	132 of 1429	90.8%	★★★★★
2015	83.4	165 of 1407	88.3%	★★★★☆
2014	85.7	134 of 1401	90.4%	★★★★★
2013	82.9	184 of 1373	86.6%	★★★★☆
2012	79.7	252 of 1337	81.2%	★★★★☆
2011	84.0	167 of 1295	87.1%	★★★★☆
2010	82.1	190 of 1243	84.7%	★★★★☆
2009	80.7	152 of 1224	87.6%	★★★★☆
2008	80.2	193 of 1185	83.7%	★★★★☆
2007	82.5	163 of 1123	85.5%	★★★★☆
2006	80.9	184 of 1095	83.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	101 of 676	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	145 of 705	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	133 of 706	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	45.5	132 of 253	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	232 of 653	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	152 of 663	77.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	159 of 406	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	213 of 396	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	196 of 388	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	186 of 381	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	120 of 236	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	148 of 369	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.1	144 of 374	61.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	35.8	382 of 591	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	166 of 581	71.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	156 of 1457	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	151 of 1465	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	145 of 1463	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	154 of 1454	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	107 of 1066	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	78.8	248 of 1370	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	242 of 1353	82.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	211 of 965	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	195 of 953	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	134 of 943	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	123 of 914	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	54 of 449	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	160 of 826	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	257 of 810	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	311 of 1283	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	359 of 1296	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	348 of 1288	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	340 of 1306	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	204 of 935	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	340 of 1241	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	304 of 1245	75.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	196 of 1455	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	215 of 1464	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	155 of 1464	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	160 of 1455	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	167 of 1071	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	230 of 1366	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	160 of 1352	88.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	46 of 235	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	25 of 220	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	52 of 208	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	53 of 190	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	60.0	30 of 95	68.4%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	46 of 126	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	34 of 107	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	319 of 1298	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	214 of 1303	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	274 of 1307	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	220 of 1283	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.5	128 of 522	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	53.3	348 of 1139	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	249 of 1170	78.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	156 of 775	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	159 of 778	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	130 of 772	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	139 of 748	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	118 of 614	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	219 of 716	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	193 of 763	74.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

African American (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)61st percentile-28 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)35th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth Science100%+35 vs state

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Math77%+25 vs state

Science73%+29 vs state

English Language Arts69%+17 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 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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Algonquin Middle School	Public	6-8	333 Ny Rt 351	Averill Park	12018	Rensselaer County	Averill Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 674-7100	608	51	11.9	28.9%	540 (88.8%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	62.4	513^th of 1500 public middle schools	65.8%		68.4	399^th of 1504 public middle schools	73.5%	114	97.9		95.7		100.0			63.3	54.1	50.3		57.7	63.3	60.7		43.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$25,483	$812	$24,671
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
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
Troy Middle School	Public	6-8	1976 Burdett Ave	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Troy City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 328-5301	733	84	8.7	71.4%	248 (33.8%)	201 (27.4%)	158 (21.6%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	112 (15.3%)	30.2	1117^th of 1500 public middle schools	25.5%		36.4	990^th of 1504 public middle schools	34.2%	127		97.1	100.0					42.3	26.9	34.2		39.3	35.6	50.2		35.8	98.5	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.8	99.7	$33,665	$2,832	$30,834
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 Howard L Goff School

What high school do graduates of Howard L Goff School attend?

Students who attend Howard L Goff School usually go on to attend Columbia High School

What is the racial makeup of Howard L Goff School?

Students at Howard L Goff School are 74% White, 9% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Is Howard L Goff School a good school?

Howard L Goff School ranks 171^st of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Howard L Goff School in?

East Greenbush Central School District

How many students attend Howard L Goff School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 948 students attended Howard L Goff School.

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