Enrollment
343
Middle
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360255000038
ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
13250 PARK ST, ALDEN, NY 14004 · (716) 937-9116 · Erie County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of New York public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
99 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 111 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 129 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 100 | 29% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL→ALDEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within ALDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
45.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
68.4%
NY avg 57.4% . +10.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 68.4% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 57.7% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 343 | 28.9% | 59.8% |
| CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL CAZENOVIA | 314 | 29.6% | 59.9% |
| SCHUYLERVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHUYLERVILLE | 300 | 32.0% | 62.4% |
| FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL FONDA | 382 | 32.5% | 61.6% |
| VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL MIDDLE SCHOOL VERONA | 276 | 27.5% | 61.8% |
| A A KINGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL POTSDAM | 393 | 31.6% | 56.6% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #263 of 766 | #16 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #282 of 768 ▲ 97 | #15 of 32 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #416 of 768 ▲ 149 | #19 of 32 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #508 of 796 | #26 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #387 of 683 | #18 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.6% | #668 of 688 | #30 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.9% | #621 of 773 | #20 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #308 of 524 | #8 of 21 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
343
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 10.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 343 | 32.4 | 10.6:1 | 29% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 32.7 | 10.9:1 | 30% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 33 | 10.5:1 | 28% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 32 | 10.9:1 | 29% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 29.8 | 12.8:1 | 24% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 628 | 47 | 13.4:1 | 30% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | 37 | 10.9:1 | 29% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 19% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 28 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-grades school in ALDEN, New York, reachable at (716) 937-9116. Its enrollment is 343 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in New York enroll around 531, and this school is 35% below that mark.
Within ALDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 1,474 students.
A large majority of enrollment at ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is White, at 95%. The rest of enrollment is 2% Hispanic. Among all residents of Erie County, the White share is about 74%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 10%.
ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL reported 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.6:1. It is about the same as the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Roughly 29% of students at ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is 22 points below the 51% average for public schools in Erie County.
ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 54% of New York public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is 64.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.8%.
Census data for Erie County show the median household earns about $72,839 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Erie County number 226, with about 122,519 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 6th of 8 on average proficiency.
ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 349 to 343.
On allk12, people connected to ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
950,622
Census ACS
Median income
$72,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
122,519 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ALDEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 488 students
- ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 344 students
- ALDEN PRIMARY AT TOWNLINEElementary · 299 students
Other schools in ALDEN
- ALDEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 488 students
- ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 344 students
- ALDEN PRIMARY AT TOWNLINEElementary · 299 students
Nearby schools
- ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 344
- ALDEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 488
- ALDEN PRIMARY AT TOWNLINE4.0 mi · 299
- MARILLA PRIMARY SCHOOL5.2 mi · 221
- PEMBROKE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL5.9 mi · 244
- IROQUOIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL7.4 mi · 628
Frequently asked questions
About ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 343 students in grades 06-08.
Is ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
How diverse is ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by ALDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Erie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.