WILLIAM S HACKETT MIDDLE SCHOOL

WILLIAM S HACKETT MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as an average-sized 6-8 campus in ALBANY, New York, operated by ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 615 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Within ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 16 schools and 8,509 students, WILLIAM S HACKETT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, WILLIAM S HACKETT MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Black at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 28% Hispanic, 17% White, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

In terms of school funding signals, WILLIAM S HACKETT MIDDLE SCHOOL logs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting WILLIAM S HACKETT MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Albany County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, WILLIAM S HACKETT MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.0%; this one delivers 47.4%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Albany County put median household income runs about $85,333, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WILLIAM S HACKETT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 75 public schools in Albany County (combined enrollment of about 39,946 students).

THOMAS S O'BRIEN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, WILLIAM S HACKETT MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 30.5%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WILLIAM S HACKETT MIDDLE SCHOOL has fell 9%, going from 676 students in 2018 to 615 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 16% to 28% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

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