Is Nyack Middle School a good school?

Nyack Middle School ranks 540 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Nyack Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 657 students attended Nyack Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Nyack Middle School?

Students at Nyack Middle School are 38% White, 30% Hispanic, 16% African American, 9% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Nyack Middle School attend?

Students who attend Nyack Middle School usually go on to attend Nyack Senior High School

Nyack Middle School

Summary:

Nyack Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Nyack Union Free School District, with a diverse student population of 37.75% White, 15.98% African American, 29.68% Hispanic, and 7.46% Asian students.

Nyack Middle School generally performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math assessments, with 6th grade ELA proficiency at 53.8% compared to the state average of 45.82%, and 7th grade Math proficiency at 64.14% compared to the state average of 51.94%. However, the school's 8th grade Science proficiency of 18.75% is significantly lower than the state average of 47.41%. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, ranking highly for White students (265 out of 772 in 2022-2023) and multi-racial students (40 out of 208 in 2022-2023), but struggling with English Language Learners (545 out of 591 in 2022-2023) and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (989 out of 1,288 in 2022-2023).

Nyack Middle School's statewide ranking has fluctuated significantly over the years, from a high of 92 out of 1,242 in 2020-2021 to a low of 737 out of 1,429 in 2015-2016, suggesting inconsistent performance. The school's high spending per student ($22,575 in 2022-2023) and low student-teacher ratio (9.9 in 2022-2023) indicate a significant investment in resources, but the school's performance in certain areas, such as 8th grade Science, suggests that these resources may not be translating into consistently strong academic outcomes. Compared to nearby schools like Irvington Middle School and Dobbs Ferry Middle School, Nyack Middle School's performance is generally on par or slightly better, but there may be opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies of these higher-performing schools.

Detail:

Public 6-8

98 S Highland Ave
Nyack, NY 10960-3603

(845) 353-7200

District: Nyack Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
540^th of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,575

Students who attend Nyack Middle School usually attend:

High:

Nyack Senior High School

Feeder schools for Nyack Middle School:

Elementary:	Liberty Elementary School
	Upper Nyack School
	Valley Cottage School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.9

Number of students: 657

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.7%

Hispanic:

29.7%

African American:

16.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 38.7%

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Performance Trends

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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.81. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Nyack Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (37.7%), Hispanic (29.7%), African American (16%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Nyack Middle School is 9.9. (See more...)

Compare Nyack Middle School employs 65.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Nyack Middle School is $22,575.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Nyack Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Nyack Middle School 540^th of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See Nyack Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Nyack Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Nyack Union Free School District 201^st of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Nyack Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Nyack Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	73.40	299^th	1095	72.7%
2007	61.77	512^th	1123	54.4%
2008	62.90	548^th	1185	53.8%
2009	56.08	719^th	1224	41.3%
2010	56.45	649^th	1243	47.8%
2011	58.97	600^th	1295	53.7%
2012	62.92	542^nd	1337	59.5%
2013	64.32	416^th	1373	69.7%
2014	51.23	628^th	1401	55.2%
2015	37.52	877^th	1407	37.7%
2016	46.11	737^th	1429	48.4%
2017	51.01	678^th	1455	53.4%
2018	59.82	507^th	1438	64.7%
2019	66.07	430^th	1439	70.1%
2021	89.75	92^nd	1242	92.6%
2022	66.12	413^th	1479	72.1%
2023	59.81	540^th	1500	64.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Nyack Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	44.66	61^st	126	51.6%
2022	69.55	56^th	190	70.5%
2023	78.02	40^th	208	80.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Nyack Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.54	426^th	503	15.3%
2019	42.51	207^th	473	56.2%
2022	26.53	510^th	581	12.2%
2023	25.43	545^th	591	7.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Nyack Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.79	435^th	1170	62.8%
2019	27.95	936^th	1139	17.8%
2022	46.60	543^rd	1283	57.7%
2023	46.95	575^th	1307	56.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Nyack Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.69	1004^th	1245	19.4%
2019	39.83	704^th	1241	43.3%
2022	36.08	832^nd	1306	36.3%
2023	29.40	989^th	1288	23.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Nyack Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.03	504^th	1353	62.7%
2019	69.50	378^th	1370	72.4%
2021	94.28	30^th	1066	97.2%
2022	70.86	333^rd	1454	77.1%
2023	64.24	470^th	1463	67.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Nyack Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.40	498^th	1352	63.2%
2019	59.78	467^th	1366	65.8%
2021	73.61	214^th	1071	80.0%
2022	60.22	473^rd	1455	67.5%
2023	55.54	590^th	1464	59.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Nyack Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	69.72	111^th	369	69.9%
2022	47.96	227^th	381	40.4%
2023	45.12	246^th	388	36.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Nyack Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.90	353^rd	663	46.8%
2019	55.79	220^th	653	66.3%
2022	50.10	302^nd	706	57.2%
2023	51.47	312^th	696	55.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Nyack Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.09	457^th	810	43.6%
2019	44.11	416^th	826	49.6%
2022	47.85	424^th	914	53.6%
2023	40.73	546^th	943	42.1%

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Rank History for White students at Nyack Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.11	202^nd	763	73.5%
2019	73.48	180^th	716	74.9%
2021	86.59	57^th	614	90.7%
2022	73.82	162^nd	748	78.3%
2023	64.41	265^th	772	65.7%

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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 Nyack Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	239	116	5	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
1990	239	144	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	383
1991	401	173	14	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	595
1992	415	191	29	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	650
1993	419	175	39	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	658
1994	426	172	40	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	663
1995	407	192	35	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	658
1996	407	192	35	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	658
1997	377	206	35	36	2	n/a	n/a	0	656
1998	390	195	28	33	1	n/a	n/a	0	647
1999	394	219	41	51	1	n/a	n/a	0	706
2000	404	215	28	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	681
2001	397	218	46	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	703
2002	356	182	59	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	645
2003	356	182	59	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	645
2004	341	192	49	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	635
2005	343	186	60	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	642
2006	346	174	44	67	0	n/a	n/a	0	631
2007	339	172	55	79	0	n/a	n/a	0	645
2008	319	170	58	81	0	n/a	n/a	0	628
2009	356	158	56	87	0	n/a	n/a	0	657
2010	349	143	66	90	0	n/a	n/a	1	649
2011	375	140	72	93	0	0	0	0	680
2012	333	131	68	99	0	2	14	0	647
2013	355	139	61	109	1	4	17	0	686
2014	349	149	61	125	4	0	19	0	707
2015	362	134	62	142	4	0	17	0	721
2016	325	128	51	136	1	0	19	0	660
2017	314	111	50	129	0	2	22	0	628
2018	298	122	40	136	0	3	25	0	624
2019	281	123	40	162	0	3	25	0	634
2020	297	117	46	170	1	4	33	0	668
2021	275	103	52	197	0	4	43	0	674
2022	280	96	45	198	0	3	50	0	672
2023	248	105	49	195	0	2	58	0	657

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 Nyack Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	368	35.0	10.5	n/a
1990	383	36.8	10.4	n/a
1991	595	57.7	10.3	n/a
1992	650	57.9	11.2	n/a
1993	658	46.6	14.1	n/a
1994	663	47.0	14.1	15.7
1995	658	45.0	14.6	20.7
1996	658	45.0	14.6	20.7
1997	656	49.6	13.2	18.1
1998	647	49.0	13.2	22.1
1999	706	50.2	14.1	20
2000	681	50.6	13.5	26.6
2001	703	55.0	12.8	21.8
2002	645	57.0	11.3	22.6
2003	645	57.0	11.3	22.6
2004	635	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	642	56.8	11.3	21.3
2006	631	55.0	11.5	23.3
2007	645	60.0	10.8	18.8
2008	628	57.0	11.0	21.8
2009	657	60.0	11.0	21
2010	649	58.4	11.1	15.1
2011	680	63.1	10.7	23.5
2012	647	55.8	11.5	25.8
2013	686	59.4	11.5	25.7
2014	707	61.1	11.5	23.5
2015	721	61.0	11.8	26.5
2016	660	62.0	10.6	30.9
2017	628	63.0	9.9	33.8
2018	624	60.0	10.3	36.1
2019	634	59.0	10.7	34.7
2020	668	67.0	9.9	36.4
2021	674	67.3	10.0	33.4
2022	672	66.2	10.1	33.8
2023	657	65.7	9.9	38.7

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 Nyack Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	368	35.0	10.5	n/a
1990	383	36.8	10.4	n/a
1991	595	57.7	10.3	n/a
1992	650	57.9	11.2	n/a
1993	658	46.6	14.1	n/a
1994	663	47.0	14.1	15.7
1995	658	45.0	14.6	20.7
1996	658	45.0	14.6	20.7
1997	656	49.6	13.2	18.1
1998	647	49.0	13.2	22.1
1999	706	50.2	14.1	20
2000	681	50.6	13.5	26.6
2001	703	55.0	12.8	21.8
2002	645	57.0	11.3	22.6
2003	645	57.0	11.3	22.6
2004	635	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	642	56.8	11.3	21.3
2006	631	55.0	11.5	23.3
2007	645	60.0	10.8	18.8
2008	628	57.0	11.0	21.8
2009	657	60.0	11.0	21
2010	649	58.4	11.1	15.1
2011	680	63.1	10.7	23.5
2012	647	55.8	11.5	25.8
2013	686	59.4	11.5	25.7
2014	707	61.1	11.5	23.5
2015	721	61.0	11.8	26.5
2016	660	62.0	10.6	30.9
2017	628	63.0	9.9	33.8
2018	624	60.0	10.3	36.1
2019	634	59.0	10.7	34.7
2020	668	67.0	9.9	36.4
2021	674	67.3	10.0	33.4
2022	672	66.2	10.1	33.8
2023	657	65.7	9.9	38.7

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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