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.

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