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If you could change one rule at KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
765
Middle
DISTRICT 763 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHENENDEHOWA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362667003637
KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL
970 RT 146, CLIFTON PARK, NY 12065 · (518) 881-0470 · Saratoga County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL765 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of New York public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.6:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
206 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 | 253 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 253 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 259 | 34% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL→SHENENDEHOWA HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within SHENENDEHOWA 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
73.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
84.5%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 84.5% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 77.3% |
% 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
77.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL
KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (77.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 765 | 26.9% | 77.7% |
| ACADIA MIDDLE SCHOOL CLIFTON PARK | 761 | 25.2% | 77.9% |
| TWELVE CORNERS MIDDLE SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 759 | 25.3% | 72.0% |
| HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL WILLIAMSVILLE | 648 | 26.2% | 69.7% |
| CASEY MIDDLE SCHOOL EAST AMHERST | 606 | 26.4% | 73.1% |
| JAMESVILLE-DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL JAMESVILLE | 693 | 28.7% | 74.6% |
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 KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Saratoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #70 of 766 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #150 of 768 ▲ 49 | #4 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #86 of 768 ▲ 1 | #3 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 765 | #177 of 796 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #633 of 683 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #287 of 688 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.9% | #646 of 773 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #487 of 524 | #5 of 6 |
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
765
+19 (+3%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 955
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 765 | 56.5 | 13.6:1 | 27% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 742 | 56.9 | 13.0:1 | 24% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 751 | 55.9 | 13.4:1 | 21% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 746 | 61 | 12.2:1 | 22% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 783 | 51.4 | 15.2:1 | 18% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 810 | 49 | 16.5:1 | 19% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 750 | 41 | 18.3:1 | 14% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 700 | 41 | 17.1:1 | 15% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 955 | 60 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL
KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle school in CLIFTON PARK, New York. The school's 765 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in New York average about 531 students each.
KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the 12 schools that make up SHENENDEHOWA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (9,348 students in total).
KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL is 65% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 14% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Saratoga County's population at about 88%. KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 13.6:1 comes from the school's 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. The lunch program counts 27% of students at KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 30% average for public schools in Saratoga County.
allk12 grades KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL an A. The grade compares the school only with New York public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 77.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 65.1%.
Saratoga County has about 238,284 residents, and the median household income is $100,787, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Saratoga County has 50 public schools and roughly 30,097 students.
The nearest other public school, ACADIA MIDDLE SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 74.5%; KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL's is 77.7%, ranking 5th of 9.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL grew 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 746 to 765 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.6:1) than in 2020-21 (12.2:1).
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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 SHENENDEHOWA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SHENENDEHOWA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,968 students
- GOWANA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 764 students
- ACADIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 761 students
- ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 589 students
- SHATEKON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 560 students
- ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 548 students
Other schools in CLIFTON PARK
- SHENENDEHOWA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,968 students
- GOWANA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 764 students
- ACADIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 761 students
- ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 589 students
- SHATEKON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 560 students
- ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 548 students
Nearby schools
- ACADIA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 761
- GOWANA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 764
- ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 548
- KARIGON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 479
- SKANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 524
- TESAGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About KODA MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 765 students in grades 06-08.
Is KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 65% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Black, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of SHENENDEHOWA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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