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Glens Falls Middle School

Public Grades 5-8
489th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,500 New York Middle Schools
Better than 67% of New York middle schools
Summary

Glens Falls Middle School is a public middle school serving 612 students in grades 5-8 in the Glens Falls City School District in Glens Falls, New York. The school generally performs better than the district and the state of New York in most subject areas and grade levels, with particularly strong results in science and Regents exams.

Glens Falls Middle School has consistently ranked in the top 50% of New York middle schools over the past several years, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is significantly better than the nearby Corinth Middle School and Hudson Falls Middle School, which are both ranked in the bottom 30% of New York middle schools. However, the school lags behind the higher-performing Schuylerville Middle School, Maple Avenue Middle School, and Queensbury Middle School, which are all ranked in the top 30% of New York middle schools.

While Glens Falls Middle School has a relatively high per-student spending of $23,833 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 9.2, the school faces challenges in supporting its special education and low-income student populations, which perform below the state average. The school also has a relatively high percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients, at 46.08%, which may impact its performance in certain areas.

610
Students ?
10.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$25,472
Per pupil spending ?
50%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 20 Quade St
       Glens Falls, NY  12801-2725

(518) 793-3418

District: Glens Falls City School District


Students who attend Glens Falls Middle School usually attend:

High:    Glens Falls Senior High School

Feeder schools for Glens Falls Middle School:

Elementary:    Big Cross Street School
    Jackson Heights School
    Kensington Road School
Racial breakdown:

White:
82.5%
Two or more races:
7.7%
Hispanic:
5.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015
Above the New York median (67th percentile)
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school57%
District avg57%
New York avg52%
489th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Top 33%▲ up 14 pts since 2015
From top 47% (2015) to top 33% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
399th of 874Glens Falls 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202563.7489 of 150067.4%★★★☆☆
202464.1475 of 150468.4%★★★☆☆
202355.5616 of 150058.9%★★★☆☆
202255.7597 of 147959.6%★★★☆☆
202137.5790 of 124236.4%★★☆☆☆
201944.6741 of 143948.5%★★☆☆☆
201852.3643 of 143855.3%★★★☆☆
201754.1616 of 145557.7%★★★☆☆
201652.2619 of 142956.7%★★★☆☆
201550.2660 of 140753.1%★★★☆☆
201448.7675 of 140151.8%★★★☆☆
201366.1394 of 137371.3%★★★★☆
201262.1554 of 133758.6%★★★☆☆
201172.4380 of 129570.7%★★★★☆
201075.2311 of 124375.0%★★★★☆
200972.0379 of 122469.0%★★★☆☆
200870.7400 of 118566.2%★★★☆☆
200770.0379 of 112366.3%★★★☆☆
200671.4338 of 109569.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202564.6466 of 145768.0%★★★☆☆
202467.7401 of 146572.6%★★★★☆
202362.7494 of 146366.2%★★★☆☆
202259.8517 of 145464.4%★★★☆☆
202139.2651 of 106638.9%★★☆☆☆
201944.6723 of 137047.2%★★☆☆☆
201853.1625 of 135353.8%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202554.4388 of 96559.8%★★★☆☆
202122.0387 of 44913.8%★☆☆☆☆
201929.4611 of 82626.0%★☆☆☆☆
201862.1255 of 81068.5%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202336.8362 of 54333.3%★★☆☆☆
202229.7370 of 48724.0%★☆☆☆☆
201834.2318 of 45730.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202548.6619 of 128351.8%★★★☆☆
202450.0581 of 129655.2%★★★☆☆
202346.8628 of 128851.2%★★★☆☆
202240.8733 of 130643.9%★★☆☆☆
202127.9741 of 93520.7%★☆☆☆☆
201934.0830 of 124133.1%★★☆☆☆
201844.5633 of 124549.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202561.8494 of 145566.0%★★★☆☆
202458.0551 of 146462.4%★★★☆☆
202354.4605 of 146458.7%★★★☆☆
202250.8634 of 145556.4%★★★☆☆
202134.5724 of 107132.4%★★☆☆☆
201944.2699 of 136648.8%★★☆☆☆
201851.1628 of 135253.6%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202544.4126 of 23546.4%★★☆☆☆
202452.696 of 22056.4%★★★☆☆
202349.2109 of 20847.6%★★☆☆☆
202240.7112 of 19041.1%★★☆☆☆
202126.971 of 9525.3%★☆☆☆☆
201918.2108 of 12614.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202531.6929 of 129828.4%★☆☆☆☆
202423.81135 of 130312.9%★☆☆☆☆
202329.4989 of 130724.3%★☆☆☆☆
202237.0788 of 128338.6%★★☆☆☆
202125.0428 of 52218.0%★☆☆☆☆
201922.31080 of 11395.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201826.41034 of 117011.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202553.0379 of 77551.1%★★★☆☆
202449.7391 of 77849.7%★★☆☆☆
202339.1498 of 77235.5%★★☆☆☆
202243.3425 of 74843.2%★★☆☆☆
202126.9488 of 61420.5%★☆☆☆☆
201930.8525 of 71626.7%★☆☆☆☆
201835.6523 of 76331.5%★★☆☆☆
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)68th percentile~ school
Male (2025)66th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)60th percentile-8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-16 vs school
White (2025)51st percentile-16 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile-21 vs school
Homeless (2023)33rd percentile-26 vs school
Special Education (2025)28th percentile-39 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I100%+44 vs state
Life Science Biology97%+39 vs state
Math58%+5 vs state
English Language Arts52%~ state avg
Science49%+5 vs state

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Glens Falls Middle School ranks 489th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Glens Falls Middle School usually go on to attend Glens Falls Senior High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 610 students attended Glens Falls Middle School.

Students at Glens Falls Middle School are 82% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Asian.


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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.

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