Is Ardsley Middle School a good school?

Yes. Ardsley Middle School ranks in the top 5.2% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Ardsley Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 754 students attended Ardsley Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Ardsley Middle School?

Students at Ardsley Middle School are 56% White, 21% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Ardsley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Ardsley Middle School usually go on to attend Ardsley High School

Ardsley Middle School

Summary:

Ardsley Middle School is a high-performing public middle school serving 754 students in grades 5-8 in the Ardsley Union Free School District, which is ranked 61 out of 865 school districts in New York and rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Ardsley Middle School has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in New York state, ranking 78th out of 1,504 middle schools in the 2023-2024 school year and receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students significantly outperform state averages in English Language Arts, Math, and Science proficiency, with 80.89% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 51.88%. Ardsley Middle School also excels in Regents exams, with 100% proficiency in Earth Science and Algebra I, far exceeding state averages. The school's performance is strong across different student subgroups, including male, female, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Ardsley Middle School outperforms many nearby middle schools in the region, such as Scarsdale Middle School, Irvington Middle School, and Dobbs Ferry Middle School, which are also highly ranked in the state. However, some schools like Greenburgh Eleven Middle School and Cross Hill Academy in Yonkers lag behind Ardsley Middle School in academic performance, highlighting the disparities in educational opportunities within the region.

Detail:

Public 5-8

700 Ashford Ave
Ardsley, NY 10502-2400

(914) 295-5600

District: Ardsley Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
78^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,108

Students who attend Ardsley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ardsley High School

Feeder schools for Ardsley Middle School:

Elementary:

Concord Road Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.2

Number of students: 754

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.7%

Asian:

21.2%

Hispanic:

12.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 8.7%

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Performance Trends

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Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.51. (See more...)

Compare Details Ardsley Middle School ranks better than 94.8% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.59. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ardsley Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (55.7%), Asian (21.2%), Hispanic (12.9%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ardsley Middle School is 11.2. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ardsley Middle School is $21,108.

Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Ardsley Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ardsley Middle School 78^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Ardsley Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Ardsley Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Ardsley Union Free School District 61^st of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ardsley Middle School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	90.26	113^th	2201	94.9%
2022	90.51	181^st	2434	92.6%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Ardsley Middle School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Ardsley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	87.91	72^nd	1095	93.4%
2007	88.49	54^th	1123	95.2%
2008	85.66	73^rd	1185	93.8%
2009	79.49	181^st	1224	85.2%
2010	88.30	74^th	1243	94.0%
2011	90.69	62^nd	1295	95.2%
2012	92.78	36^th	1337	97.3%
2013	96.11	39^th	1373	97.2%
2014	94.29	51^st	1401	96.4%
2015	92.08	71^st	1407	95.0%
2016	94.81	53^rd	1429	96.3%
2017	94.46	68^th	1455	95.3%
2018	91.49	96^th	1438	93.3%
2019	93.70	90^th	1439	93.7%
2021	94.16	47^th	1242	96.2%
2022	96.36	50^th	1479	96.6%
2023	94.73	76^th	1500	94.9%
2024	94.59	78^th	1504	94.8%

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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Ardsley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	81.12	24^th	126	81.0%
2021	92.10	8^th	95	91.6%
2022	90.42	15^th	190	92.1%
2023	85.00	33^rd	208	84.1%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Ardsley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.63	137^th	1170	88.3%
2019	78.03	117^th	1139	89.7%
2021	82.45	31^st	522	94.1%
2022	82.43	89^th	1283	93.1%
2023	76.46	162^nd	1307	87.6%
2024	78.08	141^st	1303	89.2%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ardsley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.39	710^th	1245	43.0%
2019	77.47	200^th	1241	83.9%
2021	80.64	117^th	935	87.5%
2022	78.71	179^th	1306	86.3%
2023	84.58	138^th	1288	89.3%
2024	86.01	115^th	1296	91.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Ardsley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	90.66	90^th	1353	93.3%
2019	93.60	67^th	1370	95.1%
2021	90.07	61^st	1066	94.3%
2022	94.55	55^th	1454	96.2%
2023	93.42	74^th	1463	94.9%
2024	93.52	76^th	1465	94.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Ardsley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	90.88	94^th	1352	93.0%
2019	93.14	90^th	1366	93.4%
2021	95.38	29^th	1071	97.3%
2022	96.47	48^th	1455	96.7%
2023	94.48	68^th	1464	95.4%
2024	94.16	72^nd	1464	95.1%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Ardsley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.19	62^nd	374	83.4%
2019	84.39	38^th	369	89.7%
2021	82.54	26^th	236	89.0%
2022	85.72	32^nd	381	91.6%
2023	82.96	48^th	388	87.6%
2024	83.52	42^nd	396	89.4%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Ardsley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	52.91	237^th	653	63.7%
2021	73.41	40^th	253	84.2%
2022	84.16	67^th	706	90.5%
2023	79.57	91^st	696	86.9%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Ardsley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	91.84	42^nd	810	94.8%
2019	93.31	41^st	826	95.0%
2021	91.43	21^st	449	95.3%
2022	91.41	40^th	914	95.6%
2023	92.56	41^st	943	95.7%
2024	84.81	97^th	953	89.8%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Ardsley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	81.22	106^th	763	86.1%
2019	83.30	92^nd	716	87.2%
2021	87.11	54^th	614	91.2%
2022	89.08	63^rd	748	91.6%
2023	85.34	96^th	772	87.6%
2024	88.26	71^st	778	90.9%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Ardsley Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	362	13	73	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	450
1990	386	8	66	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	470
1991	374	6	66	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	458
1992	340	9	63	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	427
1993	352	11	76	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	452
1994	384	10	93	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	506
1995	437	15	73	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
1996	437	15	73	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
1997	478	18	65	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	571
1998	501	17	62	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	593
1999	515	11	59	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	608
2000	591	13	43	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	675
2001	612	11	52	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	691
2002	659	16	51	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	754
2003	659	16	51	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	754
2004	667	20	63	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	779
2005	653	20	64	32	2	n/a	n/a	0	771
2006	602	26	80	32	11	n/a	n/a	0	751
2007	580	29	96	30	0	n/a	n/a	5	740
2008	553	31	120	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	738
2009	516	28	108	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	693
2010	480	26	103	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	644
2011	470	26	106	41	0	0	0	0	643
2012	445	20	108	52	0	0	0	0	625
2013	426	24	113	57	0	0	0	0	620
2014	445	27	114	67	0	0	1	0	654
2015	443	23	109	79	0	0	2	0	656
2016	424	20	128	86	0	0	6	0	664
2017	415	20	134	91	0	0	9	0	669
2018	412	29	142	93	0	1	17	0	694
2019	403	30	143	118	0	0	28	0	722
2020	415	37	154	104	0	0	29	0	739
2021	412	30	156	100	0	0	34	0	732
2022	397	32	156	94	0	0	46	0	725
2023	420	24	160	97	0	0	53	0	754

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ardsley Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	450	43.1	10.4	n/a
1990	470	50.2	9.3	n/a
1991	458	45.6	10.0	n/a
1992	427	42.4	10.0	n/a
1993	452	38.6	11.7	n/a
1994	506	37.7	13.4	2
1995	532	41.5	12.8	3.4
1996	532	41.5	12.8	3.4
1997	571	44.0	13.0	3.3
1998	593	47.3	12.5	1
1999	608	49.4	12.3	1.6
2000	675	49.4	13.7	1.5
2001	691	52.5	13.2	1.2
2002	754	54.2	13.9	2.3
2003	754	54.2	13.9	2.3
2004	779	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	771	59.0	13.1	0.5
2006	751	60.0	12.5	0.9
2007	740	62.6	11.8	1.8
2008	738	63.6	11.6	2.3
2009	693	63.0	11.0	2.7
2010	644	62.0	10.3	1.6
2011	643	57.4	11.1	3
2012	625	53.0	11.7	3.8
2013	620	53.2	11.6	4
2014	654	54.0	12.1	4.7
2015	656	50.0	13.1	5.9
2016	664	54.0	12.2	6.2
2017	669	55.1	12.1	7.8
2018	694	56.0	12.3	7.2
2019	722	56.0	12.8	8.7
2020	739	67.0	11.0	n/a
2021	732	64.5	11.3	n/a
2022	725	64.1	11.2	n/a
2023	754	67.1	11.2	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ardsley Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	450	43.1	10.4	n/a
1990	470	50.2	9.3	n/a
1991	458	45.6	10.0	n/a
1992	427	42.4	10.0	n/a
1993	452	38.6	11.7	n/a
1994	506	37.7	13.4	2
1995	532	41.5	12.8	3.4
1996	532	41.5	12.8	3.4
1997	571	44.0	13.0	3.3
1998	593	47.3	12.5	1
1999	608	49.4	12.3	1.6
2000	675	49.4	13.7	1.5
2001	691	52.5	13.2	1.2
2002	754	54.2	13.9	2.3
2003	754	54.2	13.9	2.3
2004	779	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	771	59.0	13.1	0.5
2006	751	60.0	12.5	0.9
2007	740	62.6	11.8	1.8
2008	738	63.6	11.6	2.3
2009	693	63.0	11.0	2.7
2010	644	62.0	10.3	1.6
2011	643	57.4	11.1	3
2012	625	53.0	11.7	3.8
2013	620	53.2	11.6	4
2014	654	54.0	12.1	4.7
2015	656	50.0	13.1	5.9
2016	664	54.0	12.2	6.2
2017	669	55.1	12.1	7.8
2018	694	56.0	12.3	7.2
2019	722	56.0	12.8	8.7
2020	739	67.0	11.0	n/a
2021	732	64.5	11.3	n/a
2022	725	64.1	11.2	n/a
2023	754	67.1	11.2	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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