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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRUNSWICK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (BRITTONKILL)·NCES 360552000281

TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL

3992 NY RT 2, TROY, NY 12180 · (518) 279-4600 · Rensselaer County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
Enrollment
576
Combined
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 544
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
215 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
85
Grade 7
77
Grade 8
70
Grade 9
93
Grade 10
90
Grade 11
71
Grade 12
84
Ungraded
6
Student demographics
White
50287%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
326%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 31%
Black
102%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10%
Two+
265%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
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
Male
29651%
Female
28049%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
53.1%
NY avg 58.3% . -6.8pp since 2023
Math
50.5%
NY avg 57.4% . -6.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
576
-121 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 11.8:1
% White
87%
was 92%
% Hispanic
6%
was 3%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL

TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL is one of the middle-of-the-pack combined-grade schools in TROY, New York, overseen by BRUNSWICK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (BRITTONKILL), with 576 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12.

BRUNSWICK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (BRITTONKILL) comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 1,081 students; TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.7:1, putting TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 37% of students at TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Rensselaer County (around 46%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.3%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Rensselaer County indicate median household income runs about $87,915, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Rensselaer County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,274 students), of which TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.5%.

TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL has declined 17%, going from 697 students in 2018 to 576 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 92% to 87% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Rensselaer County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL
District
BRUNSWICK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (BRITTONKILL)
Address
3992 NY RT 2, TROY, NY 12180
Phone
(518) 279-4600
County
Rensselaer County
Level
Combined
Grade range
PK–12
Total enrollment
576
Teachers (FTE)
59
Student–teacher ratio
9.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
215 (37%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
360552000281
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL
How large is TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL?
TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 576 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL serve?
TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL serves grades PK-12.
How many teachers does TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL have?
TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
What is the student diversity at TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BRUNSWICK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (BRITTONKILL).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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