Enrollment
226
Middle
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHATHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360711000503
CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL
50 WOODBRIDGE AVE, CHATHAM, NY 12037 · (518) 392-1560 · Columbia County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL226 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of New York public middle schools
- C+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
6.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.3:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
96 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 74 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 33% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL→CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CHATHAM 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
33.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
100.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +49.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 33 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 down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 50 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 100.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 50.1% |
% 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL
CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 226 | 42.5% | 48.9% |
| MARCUS WHITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL RUSHVILLE | 245 | 40.8% | 50.0% |
| SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL JAMESTOWN | 266 | 42.9% | 62.1% |
| GREENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL GREENVILLE | 237 | 39.2% | 42.8% |
| LOWVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL LOWVILLE | 263 | 45.6% | 63.5% |
| GREENE MIDDLE SCHOOL GREENE | 206 | 41.3% | 53.0% |
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 CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #449 of 766 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 100% | #12 of 768 ▲ 449 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #648 of 768 ▼ 138 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 226 | #671 of 796 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.8:1 | #6 of 683 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.0% | #597 of 688 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.5% | #509 of 773 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #273 of 524 |
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
226
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
6.8:1
was 7.9:1
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 | 226 | 33.2 | 6.8:1 | 42% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 205 | 31.9 | 6.4:1 | 45% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 186 | 31.1 | 6.0:1 | 44% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 222 | 28 | 7.9:1 | 40% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 257 | 22.6 | 11.4:1 | 40% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 231 | 22 | 10.5:1 | 32% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 33 | 12.3:1 | 30% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | 39 | 13.0:1 | 77% (392) |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 43 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL
Families in CHATHAM, New York, are served by CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL, a small middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 226 students. The typical figure for middle schools in New York is about 531 students.
CHATHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 907 students.
White students make up 89% of enrollment at CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL. Smaller groups are 8% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL was 6.8:1. This ratio sits 3.5 below the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 42%.
CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded C by allk12, scoring above 32% of New York public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 59.4%. CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 48.9%, 10.4 points below that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Columbia County, the median household income is $81,528, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Columbia County is home to 17 public schools and about 6,006 public school students.
The next-closest public school is MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Among its closest neighbors with test data, CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL is 6th of 9 on proficiency.
CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 222 to 226, a small change. Students per teacher fell from 7.9 in 2020-21 to 6.8 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,100
Census ACS
Median income
$81,528
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHATHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 365 students
- CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 316 students
Other schools in CHATHAM
- MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 365 students
- CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 316 students
Other Chatham Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Chatham Middle. CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Chatham Middle SchoolCHATHAM, NJ · 833 students
- Chatham MiddleSiler City, NC · 513 students
- Chatham MiddleChatham, VA · 406 students
Nearby schools
- MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 365
- CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 316
- ICHABOD CRANE MIDDLE SCHOOL6.0 mi · 647
- ICHABOD CRANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.2 mi · 557
- ICHABOD CRANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.2 mi · 475
- COXSACKIE-ATHENS MIDDLE SCHOOL10.6 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 226 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 6.8:1 students per teacher at CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by CHATHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Columbia County.
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