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Saranac Lake Middle School
79 Canaras Ave
Saranac Lake NY, 12983, Franklin County
Phone: 518-891-4221
Ranking:
(1,317 out of 3,424, top 38%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Saranac Lake 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: | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 38 | 40 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 309 | 337 | 321 | 314 | 342 | 363 | 390 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 101 | 32.7% | 113 | 33.5% | 99 | 30.8% | 119 | 37.9% | 106 | 31.0% | 102 | 28.1% | 133 | 34.1% |
Grade 7: | 111 | 35.9% | 97 | 28.8% | 121 | 37.7% | 100 | 31.8% | 103 | 30.1% | 137 | 37.7% | 122 | 31.3% |
Grade 8: | 97 | 31.4% | 123 | 36.5% | 97 | 30.2% | 95 | 30.3% | 133 | 38.9% | 124 | 34.2% | 135 | 34.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 181 | 58.6% | 196 | 58.2% | 177 | 55.1% | 160 | 51.0% | 164 | 48.0% | 178 | 49.0% | 197 | 50.5% |
Female: | 128 | 41.4% | 141 | 41.8% | 144 | 44.9% | 154 | 49.0% | 170 | 49.7% | 177 | 48.8% | 189 | 48.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 3 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
Black: | 4 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.5% |
White: | 300 | 97.1% | 325 | 96.4% | 308 | 96.0% | 308 | 98.1% | 334 | 97.7% | 357 | 98.3% | 380 | 97.4% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 86 | 27.8% | 82 | 24.3% | 78 | 24.3% | 60 | 19.1% | 87 | 25.4% | 76 | 20.9% | 77 | 19.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 9.7% | 36 | 10.7% | 33 | 10.3% | 25 | 8.0% | 31 | 9.1% | 31 | 8.5% | 35 | 9.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.03 | 10.94 | 10.42 | 9.50 | 8.95 | 9.10 | 9.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 22.2% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 18% | 18% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 33.3% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.8% | 26.8% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 37.2% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 20.7% | 20.7% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 85% | 72% |
2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 92% | 74% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 92% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 89% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 87% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 77% | 73% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 88% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 87% | 72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Saranac Lake Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.