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Stafford Middle School

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Stafford Middle School ranks 964 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

964^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 36% of New York middle schools

Summary

Stafford Middle School is a public middle school in Plattsburgh, New York, serving 401 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Plattsburgh City School District, which is ranked 688 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Stafford Middle School's performance is generally below the state average across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 30.88% (6th grade) to 46.05% (8th grade), compared to the state average of 50.86% to 52.38%. In mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 26.47% (6th grade) to 42.17% (8th grade), compared to the state average of 51.2% to 46.74%. However, the school performs better in science, with 65.12% of 8th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 43.5%.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Ausable Valley Middle School, Saranac Middle School, and Peru Middle School, generally have lower academic performance compared to Stafford Middle School, with lower proficiency rates and lower state rankings. However, these schools also serve smaller student populations and have higher student-teacher ratios, which may contribute to their lower performance.

392

Students ?

7.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,117

Per pupil spending ?

73%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15 Broad St
Plattsburgh, NY 12901-3490

(518) 563-6800

District: Plattsburgh City School District

Students who attend Stafford Middle School usually attend:

High:

Plattsburgh Senior High School

Feeder schools for Stafford Middle School:

Elementary:	Arthur P Momot Elementary School
	Oak Street School
	Thomas E Glasgow Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.3%

African American:

12.0%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (47% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg51%

New York avg52%

964^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

688^th of 874Plattsburgh 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	37.1	964 of 1500	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	987 of 1504	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	884 of 1500	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	816 of 1479	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	655 of 1242	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	763 of 1439	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.8	543 of 1438	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.3	575 of 1455	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.4	640 of 1429	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.1	661 of 1407	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	35.5	912 of 1401	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.2	733 of 1373	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.7	626 of 1337	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.9	715 of 1295	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.0	625 of 1243	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.6	540 of 1224	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.5	577 of 1185	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.9	383 of 1123	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.2	471 of 1095	57.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	396 of 676	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.1	611 of 705	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	611 of 696	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	885 of 1457	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	972 of 1465	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	811 of 1463	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	798 of 1454	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	696 of 1066	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	722 of 1370	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.9	489 of 1353	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1086 of 1283	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1025 of 1296	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	944 of 1288	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	1031 of 1306	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	651 of 935	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	872 of 1241	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	732 of 1245	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	944 of 1455	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	932 of 1464	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	795 of 1464	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	783 of 1455	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	487 of 1071	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	674 of 1366	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	599 of 1352	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	848 of 1298	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	1116 of 1303	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.6	604 of 1307	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.5	872 of 1283	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	188 of 522	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	848 of 1139	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	731 of 1170	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	598 of 775	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	592 of 778	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	542 of 772	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	542 of 748	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	461 of 614	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	538 of 716	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	459 of 763	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)41st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile~ school

White (2025)23rd percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences91%+35 vs state

Science65%+22 vs state

Math38%-15 vs state

English Language Arts37%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (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 Living Environment 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 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th 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
Stafford Middle School	Public	6-8	15 Broad St	Plattsburgh	12901	Clinton County	Plattsburgh City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 563-6800	392	51	7.6	73.0%	303 (77.3%)	47 (12.0%)	13 (3.3%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	37.1	964^th of 1500 public middle schools	35.7%		36.5	987^th of 1504 public middle schools	34.4%	23		100.0		91.4	30.9	34.8	46.1	26.5	41.8	42.2	65.1	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	$32,117	$2,163	$29,954
Beekmantown Middle School	Public	6-8	37 Eagle Way	West Chazy	12992	Clinton County	Beekmantown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 563-8690	459	40	11.3	50.5%	437 (95.2%)	7 (1.5%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.5	772^nd of 1500 public middle schools	48.5%		49.4	726^th of 1504 public middle schools	51.7%	46	100.0	82.8			51.2	50.4	49.2	36.4	56.2	12.1	54.6	99.1	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	99.8	$25,234	$735	$24,499
Peru Middle School	Public	6-8	17 School St	Peru	12972	Clinton County	Peru Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 643-6302	406	40	10.0	59.1%	380 (93.6%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	36.2	988^th of 1500 public middle schools	34.1%		28.5	1135^th of 1504 public middle schools	24.5%	147		97.0	100.0		41.1	40.3	39.5	53.2	33.3	41.0	44.9									$28,315	$1,797	$26,518
Saranac Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Picketts Crnrs Rd	Saranac	12981	Clinton County	Saranac Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 565-5700	361	32	11.1	37.7%	345 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	32.1	1070^th of 1500 public middle schools	28.7%		46	787^th of 1504 public middle schools	47.7%	283		100.0		100.0	33.3	35.7	24.2	52.9	58.7	17.3	41.1	97.7	99.4	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$27,593	$1,216	$26,377
Ausable Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	1490 Rt 9n	Clintonville	12924	Clinton County	Ausable Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 834-2800	152	16	9.2	52.6%	147 (96.7%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	9.4	1434^th of 1500 public middle schools	4.4%		17.2	1340^th of 1504 public middle schools	10.9%	94	100.0	100.0				18.5	10.0		34.6	11.4	19.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$38,446	$3,207	$35,239

Frequently Asked Questions about Stafford Middle School

How many students attend Stafford Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Stafford Middle School.

What district is Stafford Middle School in?

Plattsburgh City School District

What high school do graduates of Stafford Middle School attend?

Students who attend Stafford Middle School usually go on to attend Plattsburgh Senior High School

Is Stafford Middle School a good school?

Stafford Middle School ranks 964^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Stafford Middle School?

Students at Stafford Middle School are 77% White, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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