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Knickerbacker Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1315^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 12% of New York middle schools

Summary

Knickerbacker Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Lansingburgh Central School District in Troy, New York. With 443 students, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 15-20% of middle schools in New York state over the past decade, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Knickerbacker Middle School significantly underperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 32-37% of Knickerbacker students were proficient in ELA and 27-35% were proficient in Math, compared to state averages of 50-52% in ELA and 46-56% in Math. The school's performance gaps are particularly pronounced for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 40% of New York middle schools for Hispanic students, low-income students, and students with disabilities in both ELA and Math.

While Knickerbacker Middle School struggles academically, nearby schools like Gowana Middle School and Shaker Middle School consistently rank in the top 20-25% of New York middle schools and have significantly higher proficiency rates. Additionally, Knickerbacker's higher per-student spending of nearly $31,000 in 2023-2024 does not appear to translate into improved academic outcomes, despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of around 8:1.

474

Students ?

8.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,391

Per pupil spending ?

63.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

320 7th Ave
Troy, NY 12182-3295

(518) 233-6811

District: Lansingburgh Central School District

Students who attend Knickerbacker Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lansingburgh Senior High School

Feeder schools for Knickerbacker Middle School:

Elementary:	Rensselaer Park Elementary School
	Turnpike Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.2%

African American:

23.4%

Hispanic:

17.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (35% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg39%

New York avg53%

1,315^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

767^th of 874Lansingburgh 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	19.5	1315 of 1500	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1260 of 1504	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1241 of 1500	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1286 of 1479	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	1098 of 1242	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1135 of 1439	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1188 of 1438	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.6	1035 of 1455	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.9	992 of 1429	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.8	998 of 1407	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.9	1001 of 1401	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.1	973 of 1373	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.2	919 of 1337	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.1	749 of 1295	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.4	783 of 1243	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.3	794 of 1224	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.4	851 of 1185	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.8	826 of 1123	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.1	804 of 1095	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	549 of 676	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	555 of 705	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	545 of 696	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	596 of 706	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	197 of 253	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	469 of 653	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	603 of 663	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	404 of 646	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	1191 of 1457	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1200 of 1465	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1323 of 1463	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1267 of 1454	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	917 of 1066	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1051 of 1370	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1138 of 1353	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	888 of 965	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	915 of 953	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	806 of 943	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	809 of 914	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	380 of 449	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	681 of 826	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	787 of 810	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	494 of 603	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	462 of 594	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	351 of 543	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	401 of 487	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	320 of 392	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	1185 of 1283	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	1122 of 1296	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1100 of 1288	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1209 of 1306	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	823 of 935	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1024 of 1241	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1115 of 1245	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1303 of 1455	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1201 of 1464	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1073 of 1464	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	1250 of 1455	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	992 of 1071	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1069 of 1366	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1092 of 1352	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	199 of 235	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	158 of 220	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	145 of 190	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	66 of 95	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1138 of 1298	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1134 of 1303	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	975 of 1307	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	1034 of 1283	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	464 of 522	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	938 of 1139	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	991 of 1170	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	667 of 775	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	674 of 778	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	692 of 772	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	689 of 748	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	586 of 614	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	639 of 716	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	706 of 763	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Living Environment100%+43 vs state

Life Science Biology95%+37 vs state

Algebra I93%+37 vs state

English Language Arts34%-17 vs state

Math30%-22 vs state

Science24%-20 vs state

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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
Knickerbacker Middle School	Public	6-8	320 7th Ave	Troy	12182	Rensselaer County	Lansingburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 233-6811	474	57	8.2	63.9%	205 (43.2%)	111 (23.4%)	81 (17.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (15.0%)	19.5	1315^th of 1500 public middle schools	12.3%		22.4	1260^th of 1504 public middle schools	16.2%	55		100.0	93.1	95.2				32.4	36.6	33.6		28.2	35.2	27.2		23.6	98.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$28,391	$3,434	$24,957
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lisha Kill Middle School	Public	5-8	68 Waterman Ave	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 456-2306	640	54	11.9	38.6%	386 (60.3%)	70 (10.9%)	43 (6.7%)	80 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (9.1%)	59.7	560^th of 1500 public middle schools	62.7%		52.8	664^th of 1504 public middle schools	55.9%	104	98.2		100.0				59.9	41.7	46.5	56.6	67.5	70.7	66.9	70.4	50.3	42.5	99.1	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	$27,094	$786	$26,308
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

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