Sand Creek Middle School
329 Sand Creek Rd
Albany NY, 12205, Albany County
Phone: 518-459-1333
Ranking:
(1,090 out of 3,424, top 32%)*

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: | 70 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 81 | 87 | 83 | |||||||
Total Students: | 803 | 822 | 846 | 869 | 887 | 936 | 929 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 174 | 21.7% | 197 | 24.0% | 185 | 21.9% | 227 | 26.1% | 205 | 23.1% | 205 | 21.9% | 206 | 22.2% |
Grade 6: | 201 | 25.0% | 189 | 23.0% | 229 | 27.1% | 213 | 24.5% | 215 | 24.2% | 209 | 22.3% | 253 | 27.2% |
Grade 7: | 190 | 23.7% | 232 | 28.2% | 210 | 24.8% | 210 | 24.2% | 211 | 23.8% | 272 | 29.1% | 227 | 24.4% |
Grade 8: | 228 | 28.4% | 200 | 24.3% | 219 | 25.9% | 219 | 25.2% | 256 | 28.9% | 249 | 26.6% | 243 | 26.2% |
Ungraded: | 10 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 417 | 51.9% | 433 | 52.7% | 443 | 52.4% | 453 | 52.1% | 423 | 47.7% | 445 | 47.5% | 441 | 47.5% |
Female: | 386 | 48.1% | 389 | 47.3% | 403 | 47.6% | 416 | 47.9% | 456 | 51.4% | 461 | 49.3% | 484 | 52.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 75 | 9.3% | 80 | 9.7% | 71 | 8.4% | 82 | 9.4% | 69 | 7.8% | 53 | 5.7% | 50 | 5.4% |
Hispanic: | 62 | 7.7% | 58 | 7.1% | 52 | 6.1% | 36 | 4.1% | 39 | 4.4% | 27 | 2.9% | 25 | 2.7% |
Black: | 63 | 7.8% | 63 | 7.7% | 64 | 7.6% | 80 | 9.2% | 91 | 10.3% | 79 | 8.4% | 80 | 8.6% |
White: | 570 | 71.0% | 590 | 71.8% | 636 | 75.2% | 667 | 76.8% | 688 | 77.6% | 755 | 80.7% | 772 | 83.1% |
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: | 33 | 4.1% | 31 | 3.8% | 23 | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 180 | 22.4% | 179 | 21.8% | 154 | 18.2% | 111 | 12.8% | 149 | 16.8% | 134 | 14.3% | 128 | 13.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 7.2% | 45 | 5.5% | 64 | 7.6% | 70 | 8.1% | 80 | 9.0% | 60 | 6.4% | 64 | 6.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.54 | 10.88 | 11.10 | 10.83 | 10.89 | 10.70 | 11.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 54% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 54% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 53% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 30.2% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 78% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 91% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 65% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 58% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 57% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 21.4% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 75% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 78% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 67% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 63% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.5% | 32.8% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 74% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 70% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 65% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 31% | 33.6% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 71% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 61% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 62% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 62% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 31.8% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 80% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 31.6% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 64% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 72% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 61% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 62% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 40.7% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 78% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 34.3% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 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 | 100% | 99% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 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.
* Sand Creek 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.