BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL

BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a heavily attended intermediate school in BALLSTON SPA, New York, run under BALLSTON SPA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves 883 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 66% above the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 6 schools operated by BALLSTON SPA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 3,826 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (82%) are White; the rest consists of 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black, 2% Asian.

On the resource side, The school reports having 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.9%, the actual is 64.9%, a residual of +2.0 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Saratoga County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $100,787 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Saratoga County runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,097 students), of which BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is BALLSTON SPA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 65.5%.

BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL has contracted 7%, going from 954 students in 2018 to 883 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 93% to 82% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.