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What's the most underrated thing about KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
474
Middle
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANSINGBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361674001492
KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL
320 7TH AVE, TROY, NY 12182 · (518) 233-6811 · Rensselaer County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
303 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 179 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 139 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 151 | 32% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 1% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL→LANSINGBURGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LANSINGBURGH 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
34.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
37.5%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 40.8% |
% 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
Where KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #597 of 766 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #651 of 768 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #635 of 768 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #373 of 796 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #45 of 683 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #49 of 688 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #414 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
474
-28 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 10.5:1
% White
43%
was 61%
% Hispanic
17%
was 13%
% Black
23%
was 16%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 474 | 57.4 | 8.3:1 | 64% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 54.1 | 8.2:1 | 67% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 59.9 | 7.9:1 | 75% (353) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 48 | 10.5:1 | 63% (315) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL
A medium-sized middle-grades school in TROY, New York, KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of LANSINGBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment is 474 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8.
KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of LANSINGBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, where 4 schools serve 2,060 students.
White students form the largest group at KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL, 43% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 23% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 15% multiracial. In Rensselaer County overall, about 80% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
Staffing totals 57.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.3:1. For comparison, middle schools in New York average 10.3:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 64%. The gap from the 46% average for public schools in Rensselaer County is 18 points.
A school with KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 51.5%. KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 40.8%, 10.7 points below that line.
Census Bureau estimates for Rensselaer County show that median household income is about $87,915, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 42 public schools in Rensselaer County, which together enroll about 19,274 students.
The closest other public school is LANSINGBURGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 502 in 2017-18 and 474 in 2024-25, a decrease of 28 students. The student mix also changed: the White share fell from 61% to 43%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.5:1 in 2017-18 to 8.3:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Rensselaer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,332
Census ACS
Median income
$87,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
19,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LANSINGBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LANSINGBURGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 625 students
- TURNPIKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 542 students
- RENSSELAER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 419 students
Other schools in TROY
- TROY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,193 students
- KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 762 students
- TROY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 733 students
- LANSINGBURGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 625 students
- TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 576 students
- TURNPIKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 542 students
Nearby schools
- LANSINGBURGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 625
- RENSSELAER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 419
- VAN SCHAICK ISLAND SCHOOL0.7 mi · 124
- PS 21.3 mi · 249
- HEATLY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 223
- ABRAM LANSING SCHOOL1.7 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 474 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.3:1.
How diverse is KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 43% White, 17% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by LANSINGBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Rensselaer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.