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Gowana Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
970 Rt 146
Clifton Park, NY 12065
Phone
(518) 881-0460
District
SHENENDEHOWA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
SARATOGA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
766
Classroom Teachers
59

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

10

(10 is best)

Better than 91.7% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Gowana Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

100 80 60 40 20 0
81%
48%
88%
57%
74%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
62%
42%
73%
48%
51%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
70%
36%
77%
50%
62%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 254 33.2%
Grade 7 261 34.1%
Grade 8 251 32.8%
Total 766 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 82.8% 76.4% 42.7%
Black 2.6% 3.3% 16.7%
Hispanic 6.9% 8.2% 29.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.6% 12.0% 10.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 11.0% 14.3% 51.9%
Free lunch eligible 10.6% 14.1% 49.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.4% 0.3% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 67,740 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 902.6 415
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.5% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.8% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 17.2% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 27,790 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 4.4% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.3% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 51.5% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 30.2% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 23.3% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.7% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.4% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.4% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.9% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 3.0% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,744 $102,444,040 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $937 $8,934,295 5.0%
Staff $684 $6,521,940 3.7%
General Administration $331 $3,156,085 1.8%
School Administration $828 $7,894,980 4.4%
Operation $1,164 $11,098,740 6.2%
Transportation $1,461 $13,930,635 7.8%
Other $563 $5,368,205 3.0%
Total Support $5,967 $56,895,345 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,009 $19,155,815 10.7%
Total Expenditures $18,720 $178,495,200 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,076 $25,679,492,110 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $711 $1,811,195,610 3.9%
Staff $1,093 $2,785,174,478 6.0%
General Administration $369 $939,188,377 2.0%
School Administration $665 $1,695,918,538 3.6%
Operation $1,225 $3,122,121,555 6.7%
Transportation $822 $2,095,516,316 4.5%
Other $434 $1,104,814,866 2.4%
Total Support $5,318 $13,553,790,026 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,875 $7,327,505,512 15.7%
Total Expenditures $18,270 $46,560,743,229 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%