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Troy Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
1117th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,500 New York Middle Schools
Better than 26% of New York middle schools
Summary

Troy Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Troy City School District, with a student population of 761. Located in Troy, NY, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Troy Middle School's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 26.89% to 42.27%, compared to the state average of 50.86% to 52.38%. In math, the proficiency rates ranged from 35.59% to 50.21%, compared to the state average of 46.74% to 56.47%. The school's performance for various student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students, is particularly low compared to the state and district averages. Additionally, Troy Middle School has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 70.16% to 72.67% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Troy Middle School to nearby middle schools, such as Lisha Kill Middle School, Algonquin Middle School, and Shaker Middle School, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. However, Troy Middle School's students perform relatively well on Regents exams, with proficiency rates of 97.06% in Living Environment and 100% in Algebra I for the 2024-2025 school year, suggesting the school may be better equipped to prepare students for these high-stakes exams.

733
Students ?
8.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$33,665
Per pupil spending ?
71.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1976 Burdett Ave
       Troy, NY  12180-3791

(518) 328-5301

District: Troy City School District


Students who attend Troy Middle School usually attend:

High:    Troy High School

Feeder schools for Troy Middle School:

Elementary:    Carroll Hill School
    Ps 14
    Ps 16
    Ps 18
    More...
Racial breakdown:

White:
33.8%
African American:
27.4%
Hispanic:
21.6%
more
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015
Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (40% vs 53% meeting standards)
!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school40%
District avg44%
New York avg53%
1,117th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 26%▲ up 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
674th of 874Troy 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202530.21117 of 150025.5%★☆☆☆☆
202436.4990 of 150434.2%★★☆☆☆
202332.81051 of 150029.9%★☆☆☆☆
202225.61166 of 147921.2%★☆☆☆☆
202126.7968 of 124222.1%★☆☆☆☆
201923.81139 of 143920.8%★☆☆☆☆
201821.61198 of 143816.7%★☆☆☆☆
201723.31176 of 145519.2%★☆☆☆☆
201622.71148 of 142919.7%★☆☆☆☆
201523.11106 of 140721.4%★☆☆☆☆
201423.91083 of 140122.7%★☆☆☆☆
201324.31054 of 137323.2%★☆☆☆☆
201224.11058 of 133720.9%★☆☆☆☆
201120.51049 of 129519.0%★☆☆☆☆
201029.4932 of 124325.0%★☆☆☆☆
200935.0915 of 122425.2%★☆☆☆☆
200818.5989 of 118516.5%★☆☆☆☆
200722.2903 of 112319.6%★☆☆☆☆
200627.7841 of 109523.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202526.5530 of 67621.6%★☆☆☆☆
202431.9514 of 70527.1%★☆☆☆☆
202326.4555 of 69620.3%★☆☆☆☆
202222.8594 of 70615.9%★☆☆☆☆
202125.2203 of 25319.8%★☆☆☆☆
201925.9524 of 65319.8%★☆☆☆☆
201819.1602 of 6639.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202550.6230 of 40643.3%★★☆☆☆
202435.6294 of 39625.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202551.8220 of 64665.9%★★★☆☆
202445.4265 of 61556.9%★★★☆☆
202325.7542 of 5918.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202236.3365 of 58137.2%★★☆☆☆
201954.6127 of 47373.2%★★★★☆
201831.9386 of 50323.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202537.7962 of 145734.0%★★☆☆☆
202437.7949 of 146535.2%★★☆☆☆
202334.51007 of 146331.2%★★☆☆☆
202222.01218 of 145416.2%★☆☆☆☆
202128.0832 of 106622.0%★☆☆☆☆
201925.61077 of 137021.4%★☆☆☆☆
201823.11136 of 135316.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202527.7767 of 96520.5%★☆☆☆☆
202432.9664 of 95330.3%★★☆☆☆
202330.5691 of 94326.7%★☆☆☆☆
202226.5731 of 91420.0%★☆☆☆☆
202121.6393 of 44912.5%★☆☆☆☆
201922.7693 of 82616.1%★☆☆☆☆
201823.5688 of 81015.1%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202528.8483 of 60319.9%★☆☆☆☆
202445.2296 of 59450.2%★★★☆☆
202355.5197 of 54363.7%★★★☆☆
202233.3352 of 48727.7%★☆☆☆☆
201927.9322 of 39217.9%★☆☆☆☆
201823.5398 of 45712.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202524.51073 of 128316.4%★☆☆☆☆
202432.2918 of 129629.2%★☆☆☆☆
202324.51076 of 128816.5%★☆☆☆☆
202217.81193 of 13068.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.2888 of 9355.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.51000 of 124119.4%★☆☆☆☆
201818.41142 of 12458.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202529.61106 of 145524.0%★☆☆☆☆
202435.9963 of 146434.2%★★☆☆☆
202332.31031 of 146429.6%★☆☆☆☆
202230.51050 of 145527.8%★☆☆☆☆
202123.6876 of 107118.2%★☆☆☆☆
201922.91109 of 136618.8%★☆☆☆☆
201821.61154 of 135214.6%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202550.5118 of 23549.8%★★★☆☆
202432.8146 of 22033.6%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202527.11044 of 129819.6%★☆☆☆☆
202430.4957 of 130326.6%★☆☆☆☆
202331.0954 of 130727.0%★☆☆☆☆
202227.61061 of 128317.3%★☆☆☆☆
202117.9482 of 5227.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201928.2928 of 113918.5%★☆☆☆☆
201829.2966 of 117017.4%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202537.6512 of 77533.9%★★☆☆☆
202450.1387 of 77850.3%★★★☆☆
202347.1418 of 77245.9%★★☆☆☆
202227.1585 of 74821.8%★☆☆☆☆
202130.4460 of 61425.1%★☆☆☆☆
201924.9574 of 71619.8%★☆☆☆☆
201822.4653 of 76314.4%★☆☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+40 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile+24 vs school
Asian (2025)43rd percentile+18 vs school
Female (2025)34th percentile+8 vs school
White (2025)34th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2025)24th percentile~ school
African American (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school
Homeless (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I100%+44 vs state
Living Environment97%+40 vs state
Math42%-10 vs state
Science36%-8 vs state
English Language Arts34%-17 vs state

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Open Quote The teachers are wonderful. My daughter transfed from another district and had not the easiest time. Here she has florished and is wanting to go go to school and do her her homework! Close Quote





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Students who attend Troy Middle School usually go on to attend Troy High School

Troy Middle School ranks 1117th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Troy Middle School are 34% White, 27% African American, 22% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 733 students attended Troy Middle School.


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