Is Gowana Middle School a good school?

Yes. Gowana Middle School ranks in the top 6.0% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Gowana Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 773 students attended Gowana Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Gowana Middle School?

Students at Gowana Middle School are 80% White, 6% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Gowana Middle School attend?

Students who attend Gowana Middle School usually go on to attend Shenendehowa High School

Gowana Middle School

Summary:

Gowana Middle School is a public middle school located in Clifton Park, New York, serving grades 6-8 and part of the Shenendehowa Central School District, which is ranked 130 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. With a student population of 773, Gowana Middle School has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in New York, currently holding a statewide ranking of 90 out of 1,504 middle schools.

Gowana Middle School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outperforming the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Gowana's 8th-grade students achieved 83.52% proficiency in English Language Arts and 88.44% proficiency in Math, compared to the state averages of 51.88% and 40.72%, respectively. The school's student subgroups, such as female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, also perform exceptionally well, with Gowana's Asian students ranking 25th out of 396 middle schools in New York and its multi-racial students ranking 29th out of 220 middle schools.

Gowana Middle School's academic excellence extends to its advanced coursework program, with 100% of its students achieving proficiency in Regents exams for Geometry, Earth Science, and Algebra I, significantly outpacing the state and district averages. Additionally, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.9 to 13.2 over the past three school years, which is lower than the nearby Shenendehowa Central School District middle schools, such as Acadia Middle School and Koda Middle School.

Detail:

Public 6-8

970 Rt 146
Clifton Park, NY 12065-3686

(518) 881-0460

District: Shenendehowa Central School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,319

Students who attend Gowana Middle School usually attend:

High:

Shenendehowa High School

Feeder schools for Gowana Middle School:

Elementary:	Chango Elementary School
	Karigon Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.2

Number of students: 773

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.1%

Asian:

6.3%

Hispanic:

5.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 14.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Gowana Middle School ranks better than 94% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the Shenendehowa Central School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.55. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Gowana Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Shenendehowa Central School District. Racial makeup is: White (80.1%), Asian (6.3%), Hispanic (5.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 14.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Shenendehowa Central School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gowana Middle School is 13.2. 1 middle schools in the Shenendehowa Central School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Gowana Middle School employs 58.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gowana Middle School is $13,319, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Shenendehowa Central School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gowana Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Gowana Middle School 90^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Gowana Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Shenendehowa Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Shenendehowa Central School District 130^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Gowana Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Gowana Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	86.34	95^th	1095	91.3%
2007	83.49	139^th	1123	87.6%
2008	83.11	134^th	1185	88.7%
2009	81.65	123^rd	1224	90.0%
2010	84.60	138^th	1243	88.9%
2011	85.30	145^th	1295	88.8%
2012	84.26	165^th	1337	87.7%
2013	84.91	160^th	1373	88.3%
2014	85.82	130^th	1401	90.7%
2015	92.05	72^nd	1407	94.9%
2016	90.81	91^st	1429	93.6%
2017	90.89	102^nd	1455	93.0%
2018	89.07	120^th	1438	91.7%
2019	92.44	102^nd	1439	92.9%
2021	84.12	143^rd	1242	88.5%
2022	92.27	92^nd	1479	93.8%
2023	89.89	130^th	1500	91.3%
2024	93.55	90^th	1504	94.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Gowana Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	86.90	17^th	107	84.1%
2019	79.08	27^th	126	78.6%
2021	52.58	34^th	95	64.2%
2022	77.97	45^th	190	76.3%
2023	77.85	41^st	208	80.3%
2024	86.85	29^th	220	86.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Gowana Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	88.37	52^nd	1170	95.6%
2019	85.18	79^th	1139	93.1%
2021	55.67	153^rd	522	70.7%
2022	78.26	118^th	1283	90.8%
2023	76.30	163^rd	1307	87.5%
2024	71.62	210^th	1303	83.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.73	229^th	1245	81.6%
2019	75.11	231^st	1241	81.4%
2021	56.74	318^th	935	66.0%
2022	74.84	223^rd	1306	82.9%
2023	74.90	228^th	1288	82.3%
2024	82.04	166^th	1296	87.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Gowana Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	85.63	141^st	1353	89.6%
2019	91.61	87^th	1370	93.6%
2021	79.50	154^th	1066	85.6%
2022	91.96	78^th	1454	94.6%
2023	88.30	136^th	1463	90.7%
2024	91.79	95^th	1465	93.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Gowana Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	90.23	99^th	1352	92.7%
2019	91.57	106^th	1366	92.2%
2021	84.23	123^rd	1071	88.5%
2022	91.01	100^th	1455	93.1%
2023	89.48	126^th	1464	91.4%
2024	93.45	82^nd	1464	94.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Gowana Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	82.96	45^th	374	88.0%
2019	78.00	73^rd	369	80.2%
2021	70.53	65^th	236	72.5%
2022	75.98	78^th	381	79.5%
2023	83.33	45^th	388	88.4%
2024	86.60	25^th	396	93.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gowana Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	86.97	61^st	810	92.5%
2019	88.91	57^th	826	93.1%
2021	43.03	239^th	449	46.8%
2022	72.41	170^th	914	81.4%
2023	88.43	68^th	943	92.8%
2024	78.86	137^th	953	85.6%

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Rank History for White students at Gowana Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	77.03	132^nd	763	82.7%
2019	84.04	86^th	716	88.0%
2021	77.18	113^th	614	81.6%
2022	84.18	95^th	748	87.3%
2023	79.57	145^th	772	81.2%
2024	86.97	79^th	778	89.8%

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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 Gowana Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	885	9	17	7	3	n/a	n/a	0	921
1990	874	9	16	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	901
1991	873	14	8	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	895
1992	897	16	9	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	926
1993	912	19	10	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	943
1994	961	12	23	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	998
1995	1005	16	23	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1045
1996	1005	16	23	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1045
1997	1041	17	32	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	1095
1998	1075	17	24	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	1125
1999	1046	14	33	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	1113
2000	761	14	13	8	3	n/a	n/a	0	799
2001	713	9	7	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	740
2002	673	10	5	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	695
2003	673	10	5	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	695
2004	687	12	5	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	708
2005	659	11	13	8	6	n/a	n/a	0	697
2006	695	12	20	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	734
2007	729	18	18	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	778
2008	723	16	13	8	3	n/a	n/a	0	763
2009	698	17	17	9	1	n/a	n/a	6	748
2010	725	16	24	15	2	n/a	n/a	12	794
2011	729	11	23	15	6	0	12	0	796
2012	758	12	22	20	3	0	6	0	821
2013	740	11	22	19	2	0	6	0	800
2014	730	16	20	22	2	0	5	0	795
2015	712	15	33	25	1	0	13	0	799
2016	713	14	40	24	3	0	24	0	818
2017	680	15	52	30	1	0	27	0	805
2018	621	15	54	29	0	0	32	0	751
2019	568	18	57	29	0	2	33	0	707
2020	555	21	52	36	0	0	37	0	701
2021	578	23	51	39	0	0	42	0	733
2022	598	19	55	50	0	0	44	0	766
2023	619	19	49	43	0	0	43	0	773

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 Gowana Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	921	54.0	17.0	n/a
1990	901	52.9	17.0	n/a
1991	895	56.9	15.7	n/a
1992	926	54.1	17.1	n/a
1993	943	47.0	20.1	n/a
1994	998	51.0	19.6	5.2
1995	1045	60.5	17.3	5.1
1996	1045	60.5	17.3	5.1
1997	1095	59.0	18.6	6.5
1998	1125	65.6	17.1	6.2
1999	1113	58.0	19.2	4.9
2000	799	41.0	19.5	10.1
2001	740	45.9	16.1	10
2002	695	43.0	16.2	7.9
2003	695	43.0	16.2	7.9
2004	708	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	697	46.8	14.9	10.2
2006	734	50.0	14.7	7.1
2007	778	51.8	15.0	7.1
2008	763	49.6	15.4	7.9
2009	748	57.4	13.0	6.7
2010	794	51.9	15.3	8.8
2011	796	58.6	13.5	8.8
2012	821	51.0	16.0	9.6
2013	800	52.0	15.3	8.1
2014	795	50.0	15.8	8.6
2015	799	48.0	16.6	10
2016	818	51.0	16.0	11.5
2017	805	52.1	15.4	9.6
2018	751	48.5	15.4	12
2019	707	48.0	14.7	16
2020	701	n/a	n/a	12.3
2021	733	61.2	11.9	14.9
2022	766	58.6	13.0	11
2023	773	58.2	13.2	14.7

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 Gowana Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	921	54.0	17.0	n/a
1990	901	52.9	17.0	n/a
1991	895	56.9	15.7	n/a
1992	926	54.1	17.1	n/a
1993	943	47.0	20.1	n/a
1994	998	51.0	19.6	5.2
1995	1045	60.5	17.3	5.1
1996	1045	60.5	17.3	5.1
1997	1095	59.0	18.6	6.5
1998	1125	65.6	17.1	6.2
1999	1113	58.0	19.2	4.9
2000	799	41.0	19.5	10.1
2001	740	45.9	16.1	10
2002	695	43.0	16.2	7.9
2003	695	43.0	16.2	7.9
2004	708	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	697	46.8	14.9	10.2
2006	734	50.0	14.7	7.1
2007	778	51.8	15.0	7.1
2008	763	49.6	15.4	7.9
2009	748	57.4	13.0	6.7
2010	794	51.9	15.3	8.8
2011	796	58.6	13.5	8.8
2012	821	51.0	16.0	9.6
2013	800	52.0	15.3	8.1
2014	795	50.0	15.8	8.6
2015	799	48.0	16.6	10
2016	818	51.0	16.0	11.5
2017	805	52.1	15.4	9.6
2018	751	48.5	15.4	12
2019	707	48.0	14.7	16
2020	701	n/a	n/a	12.3
2021	733	61.2	11.9	14.9
2022	766	58.6	13.0	11
2023	773	58.2	13.2	14.7

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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