Is Lisha Kill Middle School a good school?

Lisha Kill Middle School ranks 664 th of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lisha Kill Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 646 students attended Lisha Kill Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Lisha Kill Middle School?

Students at Lisha Kill Middle School are 62% White, 11% African American, 10% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Lisha Kill Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lisha Kill Middle School usually go on to attend Colonie Central High School

Lisha Kill Middle School

Summary:

Lisha Kill Middle School is a public middle school located in Albany, New York, serving grades 5-8 with a student population of 628. It is part of the South Colonie Central School District, which is ranked 414 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lisha Kill Middle School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 356 out of 1439 New York middle schools in 2018-2019 to 664 out of 1504 in 2023-2024. The school's performance on state assessments is mixed compared to the district and state averages, with some subject areas and grade levels performing better and others lagging behind. For example, in 2023-2024, Lisha Kill Middle School had 50.69% of 7th-grade students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.54% for the district and 49.56% for the state, but in 8th-grade math, the school had only 35.48% proficient or better, compared to 46.19% for the district and 40.72% for the state. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian, Hispanic, and white students underperforming compared to their African American and female peers.

Lisha Kill Middle School's performance is generally on par with or slightly below that of nearby schools in the South Colonie Central School District, such as Sand Creek Middle School. However, when compared to higher-performing schools in neighboring districts, such as Shaker Middle School (North Colonie Central School District) and Farnsworth Middle School (Guilderland Central School District), Lisha Kill Middle School lags behind significantly in academic achievement.

Detail:

Public 5-8

68 Waterman Ave
Albany, NY 12205-3698

(518) 456-2306

District: South Colonie Central School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,623

Students who attend Lisha Kill Middle School usually attend:

High:

Colonie Central High School

Feeder schools for Lisha Kill Middle School:

Elementary:	Saddlewood Elementary School
	Veeder Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.3

Number of students: 646

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.6%

African American:

11.1%

Asian:

10.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lisha Kill Middle School ranks better than 55.9% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.79. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (61.6%), African American (11.1%), Asian (10.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 39.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lisha Kill Middle School is 12.3. (See more...)

Compare Lisha Kill Middle School employs 52.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lisha Kill Middle School is $18,623.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lisha Kill Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lisha Kill Middle School 664^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Lisha Kill Middle School in the ranking list.)

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South Colonie Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks South Colonie Central School District 414^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lisha Kill Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Lisha Kill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	79.83	202^nd	1095	81.6%
2007	82.26	166^th	1123	85.2%
2008	75.34	299^th	1185	74.8%
2009	76.00	276^th	1224	77.5%
2010	78.99	244^th	1243	80.4%
2011	80.34	237^th	1295	81.7%
2012	69.92	428^th	1337	68.0%
2013	68.88	350^th	1373	74.5%
2014	63.88	411^th	1401	70.7%
2015	75.84	255^th	1407	81.9%
2016	71.68	321^st	1429	77.5%
2017	61.96	484^th	1455	66.7%
2018	61.33	494^th	1438	65.6%
2019	71.67	356^th	1439	75.3%
2021	58.76	428^th	1242	65.5%
2022	63.59	456^th	1479	69.2%
2023	51.50	680^th	1500	54.7%
2024	52.79	664^th	1504	55.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lisha Kill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.35	56^th	107	47.7%
2019	68.90	38^th	126	69.8%
2021	45.31	44^th	95	53.7%
2022	54.98	79^th	190	58.4%
2023	45.58	113^th	208	45.7%
2024	38.64	129^th	220	41.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lisha Kill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	26.45	552^nd	615	10.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lisha Kill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.98	797^th	1170	31.9%
2019	47.19	457^th	1139	59.9%
2021	26.55	414^th	522	20.7%
2022	35.66	824^th	1283	35.8%
2023	39.48	747^th	1307	42.8%
2024	36.90	784^th	1303	39.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lisha Kill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	55.56	445^th	1245	64.3%
2019	66.01	315^th	1241	74.6%
2021	51.38	381^st	935	59.3%
2022	50.94	537^th	1306	58.9%
2023	41.95	722^nd	1288	43.9%
2024	39.64	790^th	1296	39.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Lisha Kill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.26	469^th	1353	65.3%
2019	73.70	313^th	1370	77.2%
2021	59.25	369^th	1066	65.4%
2022	66.96	392^nd	1454	73.0%
2023	53.23	658^th	1463	55.0%
2024	62.35	501^st	1465	65.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Lisha Kill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.25	500^th	1352	63.0%
2019	68.32	358^th	1366	73.8%
2021	55.03	422^nd	1071	60.6%
2022	59.05	493^rd	1455	66.1%
2023	49.83	691^st	1464	52.8%
2024	44.94	774^th	1464	47.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Lisha Kill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.50	148^th	374	60.4%
2019	64.82	136^th	369	63.1%
2021	74.82	51^st	236	78.4%
2022	61.74	158^th	381	58.5%
2023	51.47	223^rd	388	42.5%
2024	35.77	292^nd	396	26.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Lisha Kill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.49	249^th	663	62.4%
2019	59.67	197^th	653	69.8%
2021	65.61	59^th	253	76.7%
2022	46.75	335^th	706	52.5%
2023	61.52	224^th	696	67.8%
2024	55.56	261^st	705	63.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lisha Kill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.98	204^th	810	74.8%
2019	47.15	388^th	826	53.0%
2021	58.90	130^th	449	71.0%
2022	65.28	234^th	914	74.4%
2023	48.85	444^th	943	52.9%
2024	37.91	594^th	953	37.7%

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Rank History for White students at Lisha Kill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.55	444^th	763	41.8%
2019	56.10	325^th	716	54.6%
2021	40.10	385^th	614	37.3%
2022	45.66	409^th	748	45.3%
2023	35.21	527^th	772	31.7%
2024	45.56	434^th	778	44.2%

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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 Lisha Kill Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	784	43	15	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	851
1990	803	42	13	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	862
1991	679	35	11	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	730
1992	731	39	13	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	787
1993	734	39	14	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	792
1994	711	31	13	4	3	n/a	n/a	0	762
1995	780	39	15	5	4	n/a	n/a	0	843
1996	780	39	15	5	4	n/a	n/a	0	843
1997	825	37	18	7	7	n/a	n/a	0	894
1998	793	40	19	3	7	n/a	n/a	0	862
1999	761	31	19	5	9	n/a	n/a	0	825
2000	737	33	25	12	9	n/a	n/a	0	816
2001	747	29	19	10	6	n/a	n/a	0	811
2002	741	45	37	8	9	n/a	n/a	0	840
2003	741	45	37	8	9	n/a	n/a	0	840
2004	772	50	35	5	11	n/a	n/a	0	873
2005	768	48	35	5	11	n/a	n/a	0	867
2006	738	46	24	9	9	n/a	n/a	0	826
2007	737	51	18	14	5	n/a	n/a	0	825
2008	673	42	19	15	4	n/a	n/a	0	753
2009	640	50	16	26	2	n/a	n/a	0	734
2010	596	51	32	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	709
2011	583	59	31	27	0	0	0	0	700
2012	555	47	38	41	0	0	14	0	695
2013	513	47	41	37	0	0	24	0	662
2014	500	50	46	38	1	0	23	0	658
2015	489	40	49	29	1	0	25	0	633
2016	456	33	53	27	0	0	34	0	603
2017	458	37	54	36	1	0	32	0	618
2018	442	36	56	46	0	0	39	0	619
2019	406	41	63	46	0	0	51	0	607
2020	410	54	57	53	0	0	56	0	630
2021	412	51	47	51	0	0	51	0	612
2022	406	51	40	55	0	1	58	0	611
2023	407	67	46	52	1	1	53	1	628
2024	398	72	67	49	1	1	57	1	646

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 Lisha Kill Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	851	49.9	17.0	n/a
1990	862	52.3	16.4	n/a
1991	730	43.7	16.7	n/a
1992	787	45.1	17.4	n/a
1993	792	43.7	18.1	n/a
1994	762	44.6	17.1	6.3
1995	843	51.9	16.2	7.1
1996	843	51.9	16.2	7.1
1997	894	58.0	15.4	8.4
1998	862	57.7	14.9	8.5
1999	825	59.1	14.0	7
2000	816	54.4	15.0	10.4
2001	811	54.0	15.0	11.7
2002	840	60.2	14.0	11.5
2003	840	60.2	14.0	11.5
2004	873	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	867	72.8	11.9	12
2006	826	67.0	12.3	13.2
2007	825	70.8	11.7	14.2
2008	753	75.8	9.9	14.1
2009	734	71.8	10.2	16.8
2010	709	67.6	10.4	17.5
2011	700	65.9	10.6	14
2012	695	58.5	11.8	19.4
2013	662	62.3	10.6	18.6
2014	658	52.0	12.6	19
2015	633	49.0	12.9	19.3
2016	603	47.0	12.8	19.4
2017	618	47.6	12.9	17.3
2018	619	49.4	12.5	27.1
2019	607	50.7	11.9	28.3
2020	630	56.2	11.1	26.3
2021	612	48.0	12.7	26.3
2022	611	47.3	12.9	26
2023	628	54.6	11.4	32.8
2024	646	52.3	12.3	39.6

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 Lisha Kill Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	851	49.9	17.0	n/a
1990	862	52.3	16.4	n/a
1991	730	43.7	16.7	n/a
1992	787	45.1	17.4	n/a
1993	792	43.7	18.1	n/a
1994	762	44.6	17.1	6.3
1995	843	51.9	16.2	7.1
1996	843	51.9	16.2	7.1
1997	894	58.0	15.4	8.4
1998	862	57.7	14.9	8.5
1999	825	59.1	14.0	7
2000	816	54.4	15.0	10.4
2001	811	54.0	15.0	11.7
2002	840	60.2	14.0	11.5
2003	840	60.2	14.0	11.5
2004	873	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	867	72.8	11.9	12
2006	826	67.0	12.3	13.2
2007	825	70.8	11.7	14.2
2008	753	75.8	9.9	14.1
2009	734	71.8	10.2	16.8
2010	709	67.6	10.4	17.5
2011	700	65.9	10.6	14
2012	695	58.5	11.8	19.4
2013	662	62.3	10.6	18.6
2014	658	52.0	12.6	19
2015	633	49.0	12.9	19.3
2016	603	47.0	12.8	19.4
2017	618	47.6	12.9	17.3
2018	619	49.4	12.5	27.1
2019	607	50.7	11.9	28.3
2020	630	56.2	11.1	26.3
2021	612	48.0	12.7	26.3
2022	611	47.3	12.9	26
2023	628	54.6	11.4	32.8
2024	646	52.3	12.3	39.6

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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