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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 12981

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Top rankedSaranac Middle School1070^th of 1,500 New York middle schools

Summary:

The 12981 zip code in New York is home to a single middle school, Saranac Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school is part of the Saranac Central School District, which is ranked 696 out of 874 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Saranac Middle School's performance has been declining in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 743 out of 1,500 middle schools in 2022-2023 to 1,070 out of 1,500 in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger star rating has also decreased from 3 to 1 over the same period. The school's proficiency rates on New York State Assessments are generally below the state averages, particularly in English Language Arts, where the 8th grade proficiency rate was just 24.24% in 2024-2025 compared to the state average of 52.38%.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $25,924 in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the state average, its academic performance does not appear to be commensurate with the level of investment. Additionally, 40.27% of Saranac Middle School students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's low student-teacher ratio of 11:1 is generally considered favorable for student learning, but the data suggests that this has not translated into strong academic outcomes for the students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (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 (2025)	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 Algebra I 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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 12981

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saranac	4.71 mi	3	540^th
Morrisonville	12.46 mi	1	759^th
Ellenburg Depot	14.81 mi	2	660^th
Plattsburgh	15.11 mi	8	643^rd
Peru	15.64 mi	3	545^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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