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What advice would you give to incoming students at SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
489
Middle
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362631003610
SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
10 PRESTIGE PKWY, SCOTIA, NY 12302 · (518) 382-1263 · Schenectady County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of New York public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
10.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
175 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 167 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 169 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 147 | 30% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 1% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL→SCOTIA-GLENVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SCOTIA-GLENVILLE 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
55.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
100.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +25.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 55 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 up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 25 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 100.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 74.7% |
% 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
68.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (68.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 489 | 35.8% | 68.5% |
| WHITESBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL WHITESBORO | 474 | 33.5% | 69.6% |
| MAINE-ENDWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL ENDWELL | 577 | 37.8% | 67.8% |
| ONONDAGA HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL SYRACUSE | 575 | 32.5% | 56.6% |
| HORSEHEADS MIDDLE SCHOOL HORSEHEADS | 564 | 38.8% | 60.4% |
| EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST SENECA | 567 | 40.0% | 48.8% |
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 SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Schenectady County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #162 of 766 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 100% | #40 of 768 ▲ 188 | #3 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #274 of 768 ▲ 12 | #4 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #362 of 796 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #345 of 683 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.4% | #545 of 688 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.8% | #567 of 773 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #135 of 524 | N/A |
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
489
-34 (-7%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 418
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
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 | 489 | 47.3 | 10.3:1 | 36% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 45.9 | 10.8:1 | 36% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 48.1 | 10.5:1 | 39% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 43 | 12.2:1 | 30% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 619 | 36 | 17.2:1 | 30% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 613 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 31% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 616 | 50 | 12.3:1 | 21% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 9% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 418 | 26 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in SCOTIA, New York. Enrollment is 489 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8.
SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one school in a 6-school district, SCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 2,102 students.
The student body at SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 83% White. The rest of enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 7% Black. Among all residents of Schenectady County, the White share is about 69%. The school's diversity index is 29%, meaning two students picked at random have a 29% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.3:1. That matches the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York fairly closely. SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 36% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Schenectady County averages 50%, higher than here.
allk12 grades SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL an A-. The grade compares the school only with New York public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 68.5% is 6.7 points above the 61.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Schenectady County show that the median household income is $79,623, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 40 public schools in Schenectady County, enrolling about 21,555 students in all.
SACANDAGA SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL's average proficiency of 68.5% compares with 47.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 7% from 2020-21, when SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL had 523 students, to 2024-25, when it had 489. The ratio was 12.2:1 in 2020-21 and 10.3:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Schenectady County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,369
Census ACS
Median income
$79,623
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
21,555 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SCOTIA-GLENVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 689 students
- SACANDAGA SCHOOLElementary · 319 students
- GLENDAAL SCHOOLElementary · 224 students
- GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 196 students
- LINCOLN SCHOOLElementary · 185 students
Other schools in SCOTIA
- SCOTIA-GLENVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 689 students
- PASHLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 470 students
- SACANDAGA SCHOOLElementary · 319 students
- GLENDAAL SCHOOLElementary · 224 students
- GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 196 students
- LINCOLN SCHOOLElementary · 185 students
Nearby schools
- SACANDAGA SCHOOL0.2 mi · 319
- SCOTIA-GLENVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 689
- LINCOLN SCHOOL0.6 mi · 185
- GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 196
- DESTINE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL2.6 mi · 213
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 671
Frequently asked questions
About SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 489 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 10.3:1 (47 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by SCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Schenectady County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.