Enrollment
361
Middle
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SARANAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360000904670
SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL
70 PICKETTS CRNRS RD, SARANAC, NY 12981 · (518) 565-5700 · Clinton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
136 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
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
SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL→SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within SARANAC 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
31.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
49.6%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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
361
+57 (+19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 10.7:1
% White
96%
was 97%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL
SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the tight-knit 6-8 campuss in SARANAC, New York, overseen by SARANAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 361 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 32% below that benchmark.
SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by SARANAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 1,546 students overall.
On the student-mix side, SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (96%) are White; the rest looks like 2% multiracial.
On the resource side, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Clinton County's rate of about 50%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.1%; this one delivers 46.1%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Clinton County) reports that median household income runs about $71,224, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clinton County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,729 students), of which SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 54.1%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 19%: 304 students in 2018 compared to 361 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,493
Census ACS
Median income
$71,224
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,729 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SARANAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SARANAC HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 468 students
- SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 359 students
- MORRISONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 358 students
Other schools in SARANAC
- SARANAC HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 468 students
- SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 359 students
Nearby schools
- SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 468
- SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 359
- MORRISONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.0 mi · 358
- CLINTON-ESSEX-WARREN-WASHINGTON BOCES10.6 mi · 237
- PERU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.1 mi · 832
- PERU HIGH SCHOOL11.2 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 361 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by SARANAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Clinton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.