Lisha Kill Middle School
68 Waterman Ave
Albany NY, 12205, Albany County
Phone: 518-456-2306
Ranking:
(932 out of 3,424, top 27%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: South Colonie Central School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 52 | 62 | 59 | 66 | 68 | 72 | 76 | |||||||
Total Students: | 658 | 662 | 695 | 700 | 709 | 734 | 753 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 150 | 22.8% | 161 | 24.3% | 167 | 24.0% | 171 | 24.4% | 167 | 23.6% | 175 | 23.8% | 177 | 23.5% |
Grade 6: | 165 | 25.1% | 165 | 24.9% | 168 | 24.2% | 169 | 24.1% | 175 | 24.7% | 186 | 25.3% | 193 | 25.6% |
Grade 7: | 168 | 25.5% | 167 | 25.2% | 173 | 24.9% | 181 | 25.9% | 180 | 25.4% | 184 | 25.1% | 190 | 25.2% |
Grade 8: | 174 | 26.4% | 167 | 25.2% | 185 | 26.6% | 179 | 25.6% | 187 | 26.4% | 189 | 25.7% | 193 | 25.6% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 352 | 53.5% | 352 | 53.2% | 381 | 54.8% | 371 | 53.0% | 370 | 52.2% | 390 | 53.1% | 399 | 53.0% |
Female: | 306 | 46.5% | 310 | 46.8% | 314 | 45.2% | 329 | 47.0% | 331 | 46.7% | 336 | 45.8% | 350 | 46.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 46 | 7.0% | 41 | 6.2% | 38 | 5.5% | 31 | 4.4% | 32 | 4.5% | 16 | 2.2% | 19 | 2.5% |
Hispanic: | 38 | 5.8% | 37 | 5.6% | 41 | 5.9% | 27 | 3.9% | 30 | 4.2% | 26 | 3.5% | 15 | 2.0% |
Black: | 50 | 7.6% | 47 | 7.1% | 47 | 6.8% | 59 | 8.4% | 51 | 7.2% | 50 | 6.8% | 42 | 5.6% |
White: | 500 | 76.0% | 513 | 77.5% | 555 | 79.9% | 583 | 83.3% | 596 | 84.1% | 640 | 87.2% | 673 | 89.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 23 | 3.5% | 24 | 3.6% | 14 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 96 | 14.6% | 95 | 14.4% | 94 | 13.5% | 62 | 8.9% | 77 | 10.9% | 78 | 10.6% | 61 | 8.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 4.4% | 28 | 4.2% | 41 | 5.9% | 36 | 5.1% | 47 | 6.6% | 45 | 6.1% | 45 | 6.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.65 | 10.62 | 11.88 | 10.61 | 10.49 | 10.20 | 9.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 54% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 54% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 53% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 30.2% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 65% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 58% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 21.4% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 75% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 67% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 32.8% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 74% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 70% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 65% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 33.6% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 61% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 31.8% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 84% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 31.6% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 64% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 66% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 61% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 62% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 40.7% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 34.3% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 94% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 99% | 72% |
2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 74% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 98% | 99% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 93% | 97% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 98% | 100% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 98% | 73% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 88% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 84% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 88% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 84% | 72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Lisha Kill Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.