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Acadia Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 91% of New York middle schools

Summary

Acadia Middle School is a public middle school located in Clifton Park, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 736 students. It is part of the Shenendehowa Central School District, which is ranked 118 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Acadia Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 58 and 158 over the past 10 years. Its students consistently outperform the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Math, and Science assessments. The school also excels in Regents exams, with 100% proficiency rates in Algebra I, Geometry, and Earth and Space Sciences in the 2024-2025 school year. Acadia Middle School has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 13.31% in 2021-2022 to 22.96% in 2023-2024, compared to the state average.

While Acadia Middle School outperforms its neighboring schools within the Shenendehowa Central School District, such as Gowana Middle School and Koda Middle School, these nearby schools also perform well, with rankings in the top 200 middle schools in New York. Acadia Middle School's consistent high performance suggests that the school has a strong and stable educational program that effectively supports student learning, regardless of their socioeconomic background.

761

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,564

Per pupil spending ?

25.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

970 Rt 146
Clifton Park, NY 12065-3685

(518) 881-0450

District: Shenendehowa Central School District

Students who attend Acadia Middle School usually attend:

High:

Shenendehowa High School

Feeder schools for Acadia Middle School:

Elementary:	Okte Elementary School
	Tesago Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.7%

Asian:

14.3%

Hispanic:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (79% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of New York middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg80%

New York avg53%

137^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Shenendehowa Central School District

118^th of 874Shenendehowa 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	89.7	137 of 1500	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	158 of 1504	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	144 of 1500	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	117 of 1479	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	82.5	154 of 1242	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	122 of 1439	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	88 of 1438	93.9%	★★★★★
2017	93.5	76 of 1455	94.8%	★★★★★
2016	93.3	64 of 1429	95.5%	★★★★★
2015	93.7	58 of 1407	95.9%	★★★★★
2014	93.9	56 of 1401	96.0%	★★★★★
2013	91.5	83 of 1373	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	88.2	95 of 1337	92.9%	★★★★★
2011	87.4	110 of 1295	91.5%	★★★★★
2010	86.4	104 of 1243	91.6%	★★★★★
2009	81.4	129 of 1224	89.5%	★★★★☆
2008	80.4	188 of 1185	84.1%	★★★★☆
2007	78.1	239 of 1123	78.7%	★★★★☆
2006	80.8	187 of 1095	82.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	212 of 676	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.1	101 of 705	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	196 of 696	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	96.3	25 of 706	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	62 of 653	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	77.7	104 of 663	84.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	98 of 406	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	121 of 396	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	101 of 388	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	53 of 381	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	57 of 236	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	96 of 369	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	48 of 374	87.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	73.0	59 of 615	90.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	145 of 1457	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	165 of 1465	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	185 of 1463	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	147 of 1454	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	196 of 1066	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	142 of 1370	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	95 of 1353	93.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	136 of 965	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	193 of 953	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	128 of 943	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	97 of 914	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	88.5	30 of 449	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	68.4	202 of 826	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	108 of 810	86.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	214 of 1283	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	304 of 1296	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	329 of 1288	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	331 of 1306	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	55.2	334 of 935	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	267 of 1241	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	215 of 1245	82.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	129 of 1455	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	151 of 1464	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	116 of 1464	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	95 of 1455	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	85.4	110 of 1071	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	91.2	108 of 1366	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	84 of 1352	93.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	100 of 235	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	110 of 220	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	97 of 208	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	72 of 190	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	32 of 95	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	40 of 126	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	41 of 107	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	572 of 1298	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	711 of 1303	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	588 of 1307	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.9	204 of 1283	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	58.9	131 of 522	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	54.3	330 of 1139	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	260 of 1170	77.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	116 of 775	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	149 of 778	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	154 of 772	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	144 of 748	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	179 of 614	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	118 of 716	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	105 of 763	86.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)76th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)57th percentile-33 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Geometry100%+40 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences100%+44 vs state

Math79%+27 vs state

English Language Arts75%+23 vs state

Science71%+27 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 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 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 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
Acadia Middle School	Public	6-8	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0450	761	62	12.2	25.2%	515 (67.7%)	33 (4.3%)	54 (7.1%)	109 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.4%)	89.7	137^th of 1500 public middle schools	90.9%		87.3	158^th of 1504 public middle schools	89.5%	21		100.0		100.0	100.0	74.7	75.5	73.7	79.4	77.8	81.1	70.8	98.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	99.9	99.9	$24,564	$815	$23,749
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
Koda Middle School	Public	6-8	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-0470	765	56	13.5	26.9%	501 (65.5%)	36 (4.7%)	73 (9.5%)	106 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.3%)	89.7	140^th of 1500 public middle schools	90.7%		87.3	157^th of 1504 public middle schools	89.6%	17		100.0		100.0	100.0	68.7	70.3	81.9	70.8	87.4	85.7	81.9	98.5	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.6	$24,140	$802	$23,338
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
Richard H O'Rourke Middle School	Public	6-8	173 Lakehill Rd	Burnt Hills	12027	Schenectady County	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 399-9141	704	72	9.8	18.8%	630 (89.5%)	7 (1.0%)	29 (4.1%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.1%)	84.4	198^th of 1500 public middle schools	86.8%		78.8	250^th of 1504 public middle schools	83.4%	52		100.0	100.0			71.6	66.1	66.4	66.8	78.8	77.0	77.6	99.3	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	100.0	$23,737	$276	$23,461
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Acadia Middle School

Is Acadia Middle School a good school?

Yes. Acadia Middle School ranks in the top 9.1% of New York middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Acadia Middle School attend?

Students who attend Acadia Middle School usually go on to attend Shenendehowa High School

How many students attend Acadia Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 761 students attended Acadia Middle School.

What district is Acadia Middle School in?

Shenendehowa Central School District

What is the racial makeup of Acadia Middle School?

Students at Acadia Middle School are 68% White, 14% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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