Enrollment
320
Middle
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362967006128
VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
432 NEW SALEM RD, VOORHEESVILLE, NY 12186 · (518) 765-3314 · Albany County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of New York public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
14.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
47 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 97 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 105 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 118 | 37% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL→CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within VOORHEESVILLE 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
63.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
67.8%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 67.8% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
65.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (65.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 320 | 14.7% | 65.0% |
| BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST ISLIP | 380 | 11.3% | 62.8% |
| SKANEATELES MIDDLE SCHOOL SKANEATELES | 255 | 13.3% | 80.7% |
| JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL BAYPORT | 399 | 17.3% | 67.3% |
| NESAQUAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL SAINT JAMES | 466 | 15.0% | 68.9% |
| EAST MORICHES SCHOOL EAST MORICHES | 291 | 22.0% | 63.0% |
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 VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Albany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #198 of 766 | #4 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #290 of 768 ▼ 24 | #9 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #177 of 768 ▼ 11 | #3 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #532 of 796 | #11 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #653 of 683 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.0% | #563 of 688 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #734 of 773 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.5% | #21 of 168 | #2 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
320
+41 (+15%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 292
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 320 | 22.3 | 14.3:1 | 15% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 306 | 24.3 | 12.6:1 | 14% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 296 | 26.5 | 11.2:1 | 14% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 24 | 11.6:1 | 12% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 255 | 14.8 | 17.2:1 | 11% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 266 | 11 | 24.2:1 | 8% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 292 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
At 432 NEW SALEM RD in VOORHEESVILLE, New York, VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a small middle school. The student body numbers 320 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in New York is about 531, so this school runs 40% smaller than that.
VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has 1,215 students spread across 3 schools.
About 85% of the student body at VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is White. Other reported shares: 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 69% White among all Albany County residents. The school's diversity index is 27%, meaning two students picked at random have a 27% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL total 22.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. The school counts 47 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 15%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Albany County is 45%.
The allk12 Grade for VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is B. Compared with New York public middle schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 4.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.
Albany County census figures show that the median household income is $85,333, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 75 public schools in Albany County, enrolling about 39,946 students in all.
The school nearest to VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 9th on average proficiency.
VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL grew 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 279 to 320 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.3:1.
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Albany County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
317,018
Census ACS
Median income
$85,333
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
39,946 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 541 students
- CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 354 students
Other schools in VOORHEESVILLE
- VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 541 students
- CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 354 students
Nearby schools
- CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 354
- VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 541
- GUILDERLAND HIGH SCHOOL3.9 mi · 1,476
- FARNSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL4.8 mi · 1,186
- ALTAMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.2 mi · 295
- GUILDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.2 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 320 students in grades 06-08.
Is VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 85% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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