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Skaneateles Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

104^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 93% of New York middle schools

Summary

Skaneateles Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Skaneateles Central School District, located about 15 miles southwest of Syracuse, New York. With just 277 students, this relatively small school has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Skaneateles Middle School's academic performance is truly exceptional, with students consistently outperforming state averages on New York State Assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 78.13% of 6th graders, 72.46% of 7th graders, and 79.45% of 8th graders scored proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 50.86%, 50.99%, and 52.38% respectively. The school's students also excel on Regents exams, with 100% proficiency rates in Earth Science and Algebra I in recent years.

Skaneateles Middle School's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, with female students ranking 84th out of 1,457 New York middle schools and male students ranking 136th out of 1,455 in 2024-2025. The school also performs well for its white students and special education students, ranking in the top 20% and top 15% of New York middle schools, respectively, in recent years. This exceptional academic achievement is particularly noteworthy when compared to nearby middle schools, such as Brighton Academy, Clary Middle School, and Auburn Junior High School, which all rank in the bottom 10-15% of New York middle schools.

255

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,432

Per pupil spending ?

13.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35 East St
Skaneateles, NY 13152-1398

(315) 291-2241

District: Skaneateles Central School District

Students who attend Skaneateles Middle School usually attend:

High:

Skaneateles Senior High School

Feeder schools for Skaneateles Middle School:

Elementary:	State Street Intermediate School
	Waterman Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.5%

Hispanic:

4.3%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (82% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of New York middle schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg83%

New York avg53%

104^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

87^th of 874Skaneateles 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	91.9	104 of 1500	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	121 of 1504	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	95 of 1500	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	61 of 1479	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	86 of 1242	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	111 of 1439	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	69 of 1438	95.2%	★★★★★
2017	89.9	110 of 1455	92.4%	★★★★★
2016	81.7	193 of 1429	86.5%	★★★★☆
2015	87.7	117 of 1407	91.7%	★★★★★
2014	90.1	86 of 1401	93.9%	★★★★★
2013	91.7	77 of 1373	94.4%	★★★★★
2012	90.2	64 of 1337	95.2%	★★★★★
2011	90.1	70 of 1295	94.6%	★★★★★
2010	89.3	61 of 1243	95.1%	★★★★★
2009	82.8	89 of 1224	92.7%	★★★★★
2008	87.7	42 of 1185	96.5%	★★★★★
2007	88.3	58 of 1123	94.8%	★★★★★
2006	91.2	40 of 1095	96.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	84 of 1457	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	111 of 1465	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	54 of 1463	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	56 of 1454	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	79 of 1066	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	133 of 1370	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	71 of 1353	94.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	149 of 1283	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	110 of 1296	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	80.6	174 of 1288	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	92.0	67 of 1306	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	81.8	110 of 935	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	197 of 1241	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	216 of 1245	82.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	136 of 1455	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	129 of 1464	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	144 of 1464	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	65 of 1455	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	84 of 1071	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	89 of 1366	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	65 of 1352	95.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	84.2	82 of 1283	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	46.3	219 of 522	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	297 of 1139	73.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	97 of 775	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	88 of 778	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	91 of 772	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	90.9	52 of 748	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	84.3	69 of 614	88.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth Science100%+35 vs state

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Math85%+33 vs state

English Language Arts77%+25 vs state

Science68%+25 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 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 Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 4th 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
Skaneateles Middle School	Public	6-8	35 East St	Skaneateles	13152	Onondaga County	Skaneateles Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 291-2241	255	29	8.8	13.3%	236 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	91.9	104^th of 1500 public middle schools	93.1%		91.2	121^st of 1504 public middle schools	92.0%	17	100.0	100.0					78.1	72.5	79.5			83.6	87.0	84.4		68.3	98.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.4	$30,432	$593	$29,839
C S Driver Middle School	Public	4-8	2 Reed Pkwy	Marcellus	13108	Onondaga County	Marcellus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 673-6200	501	50	10.0	24.0%	468 (93.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	78.3	279^th of 1500 public middle schools	81.4%		82.2	210^th of 1504 public middle schools	86.0%	69		100.0		100.0	61.2	73.6	62.2	65.9	65.1	71.7	83.2	57.1	75.0	74.2	71.6	72.9	99.1	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.5	99.8	$27,475	$1,043	$26,432
Auburn Junior High School	Public	7-8	191 Franklin St	Auburn	13021	Cayuga County	Auburn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 255-8480	560	57	9.8	59.5%	406 (72.5%)	32 (5.7%)	38 (6.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (14.5%)	27.1	1182^nd of 1500 public middle schools	21.2%		23.5	1237^th of 1504 public middle schools	17.8%	55	98.6	100.0						31.8	40.0				38.2	42.6		32.4	99.7	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	$27,144	$2,385	$24,759
Camillus Middle School	Public	7-8	5525 Ike Dixon Rd	Camillus	13031	Onondaga County	West Genesee Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 672-3159	693	65	10.7	30.7%	543 (78.4%)	34 (4.9%)	31 (4.5%)	16 (2.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.1%)	75.6	311^th of 1500 public middle schools	79.3%		73.1	327^th of 1504 public middle schools	78.3%	16		100.0						58.9	58.0				72.9	72.8		63.7	99.5	99.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.8	100.0	99.5	$23,871	$1,329	$22,542
Jordan-Elbridge Middle School	Public	3-8	9 N Chappell St	Jordan	13080	Onondaga County	Jordan-Elbridge Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 689-8520	409	39	10.5	42.8%	394 (96.3%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	32.4	1063^rd of 1500 public middle schools	29.1%		23.1	1247^th of 1504 public middle schools	17.1%	184		100.0	45.8		43.2	46.8	44.9	36.7	46.6	51.3	53.9	52.6	32.0	15.4	40.3	26.0	97.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	$30,454	$1,018	$29,436
West Genesee Intermediate School	Public	5-6	500 Sanderson Dr	Camillus	13031	Onondaga County	West Genesee Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 487-4615	724	62	11.7	27.9%	593 (81.9%)	31 (4.3%)	42 (5.8%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.6%)								(n/a)						67.2	64.3				70.1	48.8			58.2		99.5	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.5	$22,435	$1,189	$21,246
Onondaga Hill Middle School	Public	5-8	4860 Onondaga Rd	Syracuse	13215	Onondaga County	Westhill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 426-3400	575	46	12.5	32.5%	446 (77.6%)	44 (7.7%)	35 (6.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.3%)	55.4	639^th of 1500 public middle schools	57.4%		66.8	424^th of 1504 public middle schools	71.8%	215		100.0		95.5		57.3	53.8	45.2	49.1		65.8	63.6	70.5	34.7	43.4	45.3	99.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	$22,751	$758	$21,993
Solvay Middle School	Public	5-8	299 Bury Dr	Syracuse	13209	Onondaga County	Solvay Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 487-7061	414	40	10.3	61.4%	281 (67.9%)	41 (9.9%)	52 (12.6%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	24 (5.8%)	28.7	1154^th of 1500 public middle schools	23.1%		27.5	1153^rd of 1504 public middle schools	23.3%	1		95.2	92.9			34.4	29.8	40.5	34.0		12.1	22.4	46.8	26.1	42.2	53.9	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$31,418	$2,344	$29,074
Donald S Ray School	Public	6-7	7650 Van Buren Rd	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 638-6106	846	64	13.2	29.6%	731 (86.4%)	20 (2.4%)	44 (5.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.6%)	61.3	535^th of 1500 public middle schools	64.3%		62	514^th of 1504 public middle schools	65.8%	21							56.9	55.4				56.6	57.3				99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$24,049	$746	$23,303
Clary Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Amidon Dr	Syracuse	13205	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4411	270	34	8.0	88.1%	30 (11.1%)	179 (66.3%)	28 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.0%)	2.9	1491^st of 1500 public middle schools	0.6%		4.4	1494^th of 1504 public middle schools	0.7%	3		31.6	36.8				14.3	12.7	11.1			4.9	7.6	4.5		8.6	97.9	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$37,595	$4,870	$32,725

Frequently Asked Questions about Skaneateles Middle School

What high school do graduates of Skaneateles Middle School attend?

Students who attend Skaneateles Middle School usually go on to attend Skaneateles Senior High School

How many students attend Skaneateles Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended Skaneateles Middle School.

Is Skaneateles Middle School a good school?

Yes. Skaneateles Middle School ranks in the top 6.9% of New York middle schools.

What district is Skaneateles Middle School in?

Skaneateles Central School District

What is the racial makeup of Skaneateles Middle School?

Students at Skaneateles Middle School are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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