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Midlakes Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6
1913th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 22% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Midlakes Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District, located in Clifton Springs, NY. The school has 760 students and has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate over the years, currently ranking 1913 out of 2445 New York elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Midlakes Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on New York State Assessments, is consistently below the state average across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) range from 40% for 6th grade to 45.19% for 3rd grade, compared to the state average of 50.86% to 54.15%. In math, the school's proficiency rates range from 23.81% for 6th grade to 47.06% for 3rd grade, compared to the state average of 51.2% to 59.7%. The school's performance on state assessments also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school's ELA proficiency rate for White students at 0%, while the proficiency rate for Hispanic students is 1 SchoolDigger star.

Midlakes Elementary School's academic performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools, such as Canandaigua Primary-Elementary School, Gorham Elementary School, and Red Jacket Elementary School, which have higher proficiency rates on state assessments and higher SchoolDigger rankings. The school's relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.5% in 2021-2022 to 50.06% in 2022-2023, may contribute to the school's lower academic performance.

761
Students ?
10.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$27,479
Per pupil spending ?
46.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1510 Rt 488
       Clifton Springs, NY  14432-9308

(315) 548-6900

District: Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District


Students who attend Midlakes Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Midlakes Middle/High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
93.2%
Hispanic:
4.7%
Two or more races:
1.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 54% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school38%
District avg37%
New York avg54%
1,913th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 22%▼ down 20 pts since 2015
From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
639th of 874Phelps-Clifton Springs 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202525.31913 of 244521.8%★☆☆☆☆
202423.61960 of 244519.8%★☆☆☆☆
202313.62224 of 24398.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202226.11876 of 243422.9%★☆☆☆☆
202122.81800 of 220118.2%★☆☆☆☆
201923.91885 of 241321.9%★☆☆☆☆
201832.01695 of 239529.2%★☆☆☆☆
201734.21606 of 238632.7%★★☆☆☆
201634.51617 of 236631.7%★★☆☆☆
201543.01366 of 235241.9%★★☆☆☆
201435.11597 of 234531.9%★★☆☆☆
201336.81495 of 232535.7%★★☆☆☆
201243.41467 of 232036.8%★★☆☆☆
201149.81280 of 228644.0%★★☆☆☆
201058.01078 of 226352.4%★★★☆☆
200954.11280 of 225743.3%★★☆☆☆
200864.0965 of 222756.7%★★★☆☆
200760.21072 of 221951.7%★★★☆☆
200658.71122 of 220649.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202526.51896 of 240921.3%★☆☆☆☆
202428.41796 of 241325.6%★☆☆☆☆
202313.92213 of 24037.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.61936 of 240119.4%★☆☆☆☆
202124.01580 of 195519.2%★☆☆☆☆
201925.71828 of 235722.4%★☆☆☆☆
201829.11781 of 233823.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202226.11215 of 150319.2%★☆☆☆☆
202117.4752 of 8188.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201934.3867 of 131534.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202519.61832 of 209812.7%★☆☆☆☆
202420.71809 of 207812.9%★☆☆☆☆
202311.61970 of 20413.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.51736 of 209917.3%★☆☆☆☆
202121.91472 of 167812.3%★☆☆☆☆
201921.81739 of 203214.4%★☆☆☆☆
201831.11530 of 204525.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202525.91892 of 240721.4%★☆☆☆☆
202420.32063 of 241114.4%★☆☆☆☆
202315.22166 of 24009.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202230.81732 of 240027.8%★☆☆☆☆
202121.61635 of 196116.6%★☆☆☆☆
201923.81868 of 235820.8%★☆☆☆☆
201836.61542 of 234034.1%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202528.51618 of 213424.2%★☆☆☆☆
202427.01676 of 211020.6%★☆☆☆☆
202325.41649 of 201618.2%★☆☆☆☆
202230.91496 of 203126.3%★☆☆☆☆
202124.0895 of 104414.3%★☆☆☆☆
201922.11691 of 18599.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201834.31317 of 194132.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202514.51273 of 14029.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.81264 of 13929.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.51284 of 13374.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.61265 of 13999.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.81141 of 12246.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.31229 of 13388.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.11247 of 140811.4%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2025)24th percentile~ school
Male (2025)21st percentile~ school
Female (2025)21st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2022)19th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school
White (2025)9th percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts43%-11 vs state
Science39%-6 vs state
Math33%-23 vs state

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Students at Midlakes Elementary School are 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Midlakes Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.8% of New York elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 761 students attended Midlakes Elementary School.

Students who attend Midlakes Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Midlakes Middle/High School

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesFeb 3, 2026
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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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