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Ballston Spa Central School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 967 students in Ballston Spa Central School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Ballston Spa Central School District have an average math proficiency score of 40% (versus the New York public middle school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 59% (versus the 59% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 62% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,665 Schools
# Students
4,000 Students
912,626 Students
# Teachers
348 Teachers
84,150 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Ballston Spa Central School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 786 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#407 out of 788 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
55%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
62%
Graduation Rate
89%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.28
0.73
# American Indian Students
5 Students
7,219 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
88 Students
82,980 Students
% Asian Students
2%
9%
# Hispanic Students
257 Students
263,492 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
29%
# Black Students
87 Students
187,068 Students
% Black Students
2%
20%
# White Students
3,372 Students
343,380 Students
% White Students
84%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
2,281 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
187 Students
26,370 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
7,892
# Students in K Grade:
291
25,420
# Students in 1st Grade:
279
26,970
# Students in 2nd Grade:
273
27,600
# Students in 3rd Grade:
305
27,654
# Students in 4th Grade:
294
28,843
# Students in 5th Grade:
303
43,851
# Students in 6th Grade:
326
158,025
# Students in 7th Grade:
322
191,045
# Students in 8th Grade:
311
194,721
# Students in 9th Grade:
387
43,975
# Students in 10th Grade:
297
39,203
# Students in 11th Grade:
251
36,233
# Students in 12th Grade:
318
36,047
# Ungraded Students:
43
25,147
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,903 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,092. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,494 is less than the state median of $31,961. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$96 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$98 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,903
$31,092
Spending / Student
$24,494
$31,961
Best Ballston Spa Central School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ballston Spa Middle School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
210 Ballston Ave
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
(518) 884-7200
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
(518) 884-7200
Grades: 6-8
| 967 students
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