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What's the one class at BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
883
Middle
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALLSTON SPA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360393000148
BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL
210 BALLSTON AVE, BALLSTON SPA, NY 12020 · (518) 884-7200 · Saratoga County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL883 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
291 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL→BALLSTON SPA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BALLSTON SPA 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
56.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
100.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +28.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 100 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 29 points.
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
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
883
-71 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 12.1:1
% White
82%
was 93%
% Hispanic
8%
was 3%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Saratoga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
238,284
Census ACS
Median income
$100,787
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
30,097 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BALLSTON SPA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BALLSTON SPA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,300 students
- WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 477 students
- GORDON CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 451 students
- MILTON TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 370 students
- MALTA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 345 students
Other schools in BALLSTON SPA
- BALLSTON SPA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,300 students
- WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 477 students
- GORDON CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 451 students
- MILTON TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 370 students
- MALTA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 345 students
Nearby schools
- BALLSTON SPA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,300
- GORDON CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 451
- WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 477
- MILTON TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 370
- MALTA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 345
- CHANGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.7 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 883 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 10.0:1 (89 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BALLSTON SPA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.