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Queensbury Union Free School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 704 students in Queensbury Union Free School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Queensbury Union Free School District have an average math proficiency score of 46% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 67% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,656 Schools
# Students
3,007 Students
889,568 Students
# Teachers
219 Teachers
84,014 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Queensbury Union Free School District, which is ranked #246 of all 1,017 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 88% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#230 out of 1020 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
88%
78%
Graduation Rate
88%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.73
# American Indian Students
n/a
6,890 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
47 Students
78,879 Students
% Asian Students
2%
9%
# Hispanic Students
75 Students
261,701 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
29%
# Black Students
41 Students
178,523 Students
% Black Students
1%
20%
# White Students
2,753 Students
332,953 Students
% White Students
92%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
2,164 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
84 Students
28,638 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
8,272
# Students in K Grade:
201
25,405
# Students in 1st Grade:
245
27,225
# Students in 2nd Grade:
215
26,902
# Students in 3rd Grade:
214
27,296
# Students in 4th Grade:
228
28,343
# Students in 5th Grade:
219
43,302
# Students in 6th Grade:
217
155,845
# Students in 7th Grade:
222
186,412
# Students in 8th Grade:
252
190,934
# Students in 9th Grade:
261
40,985
# Students in 10th Grade:
220
36,781
# Students in 11th Grade:
230
34,389
# Students in 12th Grade:
256
33,539
# Ungraded Students:
27
23,938
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,527 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,353. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,910 is less than the state median of $32,230. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$71 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$60 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,527
$31,353
Spending / Student
$19,910
$32,230
Best Queensbury Union Free School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Queensbury Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
455 Aviation Rd
Queensbury, NY 12804
(518) 824-3610
Queensbury, NY 12804
(518) 824-3610
Grades: 4-8
| 704 students
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