IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL

IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL, a mid-sized middle school in SCHENECTADY, New York, part of NISKAYUNA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, teaches 614 students, covering grades 5 through 8.

Within NISKAYUNA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 8 schools and 4,315 students, IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 62%. Beyond that, the school reports 20% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Schenectady County's rate of about 50%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.0%; this one delivers 72.9%.

In the surrounding community, Schenectady County reports that median household earnings sit near $79,623, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Schenectady County's 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,555 students), IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ROSENDALE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 58.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 13% since 2018, when it stood at 544 (now 614). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 71% to 62%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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