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Mont Pleasant Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1464^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 2% of New York middle schools

Summary

Mont Pleasant Middle School is a public middle school in Schenectady, New York, serving 708 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Schenectady City School District, which is ranked 841 out of 874 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite increased per-student spending, from $11,571 in 2020-2021 to $27,365 in 2023-2024, Mont Pleasant Middle School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in New York. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 17.22% of 6th graders, 24.35% of 7th graders, and 15.15% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 50.86%, 50.99%, and 52.38%, respectively. In Math, the proficiency rates were even lower, with only 3.35% of 6th graders, 23.04% of 7th graders, and 6.71% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding the standards.

When compared to nearby schools within the Schenectady City School District, such as Oneida Middle School and Central Park Middle School, the academic performance gap is evident. In contrast, higher-performing districts like Guilderland Central, Niskayuna, and Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake have significantly higher-performing middle schools, such as Farnsworth Middle School, which consistently ranks among the top 25% of middle schools in New York.

569

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,483

Per pupil spending ?

80.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1121 Forest Rd
Schenectady, NY 12303-1238

(518) 881-3569

District: Schenectady City School District

Students who attend Mont Pleasant Middle School usually attend:

High:

Schenectady High School

Feeder schools for Mont Pleasant Middle School:

Elementary:	Hamilton Elementary School
	Pleasant Valley Elementary School
	Van Corlaer Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

27.2%

African American:

25.7%

Hispanic:

23.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (18% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg23%

New York avg53%

1,464^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Schenectady City School District

841^st of 874Schenectady 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	6.3	1464 of 1500	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	1484 of 1504	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1472 of 1500	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	1452 of 1479	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	1222 of 1242	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	1411 of 1439	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1404 of 1438	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	1387 of 1455	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.6	1290 of 1429	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	1238 of 1407	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.7	1172 of 1401	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	1182 of 1373	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.5	1223 of 1337	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.6	1097 of 1295	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.3	1054 of 1243	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.5	1015 of 1224	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.9	1058 of 1185	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.0	978 of 1123	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.4	917 of 1095	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	650 of 676	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	690 of 705	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	670 of 696	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	678 of 706	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	208 of 253	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	647 of 653	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	646 of 663	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	398 of 406	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	390 of 396	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.5	387 of 388	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.3	380 of 381	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	229 of 236	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.3	369 of 369	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	372 of 374	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	606 of 646	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	605 of 615	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	581 of 591	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	562 of 581	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	417 of 473	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	412 of 503	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	1417 of 1457	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	1441 of 1465	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	1440 of 1463	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1429 of 1454	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	1034 of 1066	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	1354 of 1370	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	1340 of 1353	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	923 of 965	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	938 of 953	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	929 of 943	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	892 of 914	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	798 of 826	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	801 of 810	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	588 of 603	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	579 of 594	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	452 of 543	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	445 of 487	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	388 of 392	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	449 of 457	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	1256 of 1283	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	1281 of 1296	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	1267 of 1288	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1284 of 1306	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	927 of 935	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	1234 of 1241	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1231 of 1245	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	1421 of 1455	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	1448 of 1464	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1432 of 1464	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1430 of 1455	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	1066 of 1071	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1340 of 1366	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1317 of 1352	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	232 of 235	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	218 of 220	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	192 of 208	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	183 of 190	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	96 of 107	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1272 of 1298	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1282 of 1303	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1246 of 1307	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1253 of 1283	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	1118 of 1139	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1096 of 1170	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	759 of 775	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	777 of 778	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	765 of 772	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	747 of 748	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	712 of 716	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	751 of 763	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)6th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I81%+25 vs state

Life Science Biology43%-15 vs state

English Language Arts19%-32 vs state

Science19%-24 vs state

Math11%-41 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (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 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
Mont Pleasant Middle School	Public	6-8	1121 Forest Rd	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3569	569	66	8.6	80.5%	63 (11.1%)	146 (25.7%)	136 (23.9%)	155 (27.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	65 (11.4%)	6.3	1464^th of 1500 public middle schools	2.4%		5.4	1484^th of 1504 public middle schools	1.3%	20		81.5	42.9				17.2	24.4	15.2		3.4	23.0	6.7		19.1	99.0	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	100.0	99.9	$32,483	$4,461	$28,022
Central Park Middle School	Public	6-8	421 Elm St	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8250	600	65	9.1	76.3%	82 (13.7%)	159 (26.5%)	136 (22.7%)	169 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.8%)	10	1426^th of 1500 public middle schools	4.9%		11.5	1418^th of 1504 public middle schools	5.7%	8		77.4	34.2				22.7	24.7	21.5		13.2	16.0	17.4		28.5	93.0	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.6	98.6	$29,324	$4,091	$25,233
Oneida Middle School	Public	6-8	1629 Oneida St	Schenectady	12308	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8260	657	65	10.0	79.5%	117 (17.8%)	198 (30.1%)	159 (24.2%)	106 (16.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (11.3%)	12.2	1406^th of 1500 public middle schools	6.3%		17	1346^th of 1504 public middle schools	10.5%	60		93.2	69.4				27.2	24.6	28.0		9.8	20.6	17.2		33.3	99.2	99.4	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.4	99.6	$29,896	$3,764	$26,132
Draper Middle School	Public	6-8	2070 Curry Rd	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 356-8350	655	57	11.5	41.2%	424 (64.7%)	43 (6.6%)	80 (12.2%)	30 (4.6%)	10 (1.5%)	14 (2.1%)	54 (8.2%)	30.7	1106^th of 1500 public middle schools	26.3%		32.6	1068^th of 1504 public middle schools	29.0%	38		100.0	93.0				40.4	35.6	40.6		40.3	44.8	33.3		35.7	97.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,246	$1,050	$23,196
Van Antwerp Middle School	Public	6-8	2253 Story Ave	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-1243	442	42	10.6	24.0%	267 (60.4%)	35 (7.9%)	43 (9.7%)	63 (14.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.0%)	87.2	160^th of 1500 public middle schools	89.3%		87	161^st of 1504 public middle schools	89.3%	1		100.0					65.5	73.1	72.5		67.6	82.8	80.8		77.3	98.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	$23,617	$686	$22,931
Scotia-Glenville Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Prestige Pkwy	Scotia	12302	Schenectady County	Scotia-Glenville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 382-1263	489	47	10.3	35.8%	408 (83.4%)	32 (6.5%)	36 (7.4%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	68.7	397^th of 1500 public middle schools	73.5%		65.2	451^st of 1504 public middle schools	70.0%	54		100.0	94.1		100.0		59.4	43.7	67.0		63.3	66.2	73.3		69.6	99.1	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.8	$27,302	$997	$26,305
Iroquois Middle School	Public	5-8	2495 Rosendale Rd	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 377-2233	614	53	11.4	18.9%	382 (62.2%)	31 (5.0%)	35 (5.7%)	121 (19.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.0%)	84	201^st of 1500 public middle schools	86.6%		82.7	205^th of 1504 public middle schools	86.4%	4		100.0		100.0			67.6	67.3	69.3		71.9	71.8	70.6		81.4	98.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	$25,552	$739	$24,814
Schalmont Middle School	Public	5-8	2 Sabre Dr	Schenectady	12306	Schenectady County	Schalmont Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 355-6110	537	57	9.4	31.5%	417 (77.7%)	18 (3.4%)	46 (8.6%)	12 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (6.9%)	29.7	1126^th of 1500 public middle schools	24.9%		43.2	847^th of 1504 public middle schools	43.7%	279	100.0	100.0				47.9	38.9	30.9	28.9	37.9	53.5	40.7	29.1	38.7	38.2	99.6	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	100.0	$28,797	$728	$28,069
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
Farnsworth Middle School	Public	6-8	6072 State Farm Rd	Guilderland	12084	Albany County	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 456-6010	1,186	112	10.6	27.2%	830 (70.0%)	77 (6.5%)	66 (5.6%)	161 (13.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	45 (3.8%)	73.4	337^th of 1500 public middle schools	77.5%		75.9	291^st of 1504 public middle schools	80.7%	46		100.0	98.5				58.5	56.3	63.1		64.4	64.5	72.1		69.4	95.1	99.6	99.4	99.4	99.4	100.0	99.0	98.9	$23,280	$766	$22,514

Frequently Asked Questions about Mont Pleasant Middle School

What high school do graduates of Mont Pleasant Middle School attend?

Students who attend Mont Pleasant Middle School usually go on to attend Schenectady High School

How many students attend Mont Pleasant Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended Mont Pleasant Middle School.

Is Mont Pleasant Middle School a good school?

Mont Pleasant Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.4% of New York middle schools.

What district is Mont Pleasant Middle School in?

Schenectady City School District

What is the racial makeup of Mont Pleasant Middle School?

Students at Mont Pleasant Middle School are 27% Asian, 26% African American, 24% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 11% White.

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