Shaker Junior High School
475 Watervlietshaker Rd
Latham NY, 12110, Albany County
Phone: 518-785-1341
Ranking: 
(162 out of 3,424, top 5%)*
(162 out of 3,424, top 5%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
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 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2007-2008 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 65 | 67 | NA | NA | 69 | 67 | ||||
| Total Students: | 880 | 861 | NA | NA | 927 | 934 | ||||
| Grade 7: | 417 | 47.4% | 446 | 51.8% | NA | NA | 450 | 48.5% | 476 | 51.0% |
| Grade 8: | 456 | 51.8% | 407 | 47.3% | NA | NA | 472 | 50.9% | 458 | 49.0% |
| Ungraded: | 7 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.9% | NA | NA | 5 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 443 | 50.3% | 422 | 49.0% | NA | NA | 472 | 50.9% | 485 | 51.9% |
| Female: | 437 | 49.7% | 439 | 51.0% | NA | NA | 443 | 47.8% | 445 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 129 | 14.7% | 118 | 13.7% | NA | NA | 70 | 7.6% | 75 | 8.0% |
| Hispanic: | 43 | 4.9% | 37 | 4.3% | NA | NA | 18 | 1.9% | 22 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 44 | 5.0% | 41 | 4.8% | NA | NA | 50 | 5.4% | 47 | 5.0% |
| White: | 646 | 73.4% | 645 | 74.9% | NA | NA | 784 | 84.6% | 790 | 84.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 17 | 1.9% | 16 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 91 | 10.3% | 78 | 9.1% | NA | NA | 73 | 7.9% | 50 | 5.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 3.0% | 38 | 4.4% | NA | NA | 44 | 4.7% | 28 | 3.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.46 | 12.78 | NA | NA | 13.43 | 14.00 | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | N/A | 48% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | 53% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | N/A | 31.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | N/A | 64% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | N/A | 65% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | N/A | 27.7% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | 47% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | 50% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | N/A | 33.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | N/A | 60% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | N/A | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | N/A | 27.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | N/A | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | N/A | 70% |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | N/A | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | N/A | 73% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | N/A | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | N/A | 72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Shaker Junior High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.