Middle · New York
Farnsworth Middle School
Farnsworth Middle School, a public middle school in Guilderland, New York: grades 6–8, 1,186 students, 10.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Guilderland Central School District.
Size and class size
Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 1,186
- Teachers (FTE)
- 111.7
- Students per teacher
- 10.6
- Grades
- 6–8
- Middle
More students per teacher than 59% of middle schools in New York
Median 10.1 · 780 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 87% of middle schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared
Larger than 94% of middle schools in New York
Median 447 · 790 schools compared
Larger than 96% of middle schools in the US
Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
New York: 53%59%proficient
+0.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 72% of middle schools in New York
Median 47% · 788 middle schools compared
1,100 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Math
New York: 55%66%proficient
+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 77% of middle schools in New York
Median 49% · 788 middle schools compared
966 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Middle · Grades 6–8
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Area
- Large suburb
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Guilderland Central School District.
Location
- Address
- 6072 State Farm Rd, Guilderland, NY 12084
- Phone
- (518)456-6010
- City or town
- Westmere
- County
- Albany County
Nearby middle schools
The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lisha Kill Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 5–8 | 640 | 11.9 | 51% | 69% |
| 6–8 | 320 | 14.3 | 63% | 54% | |
Sand Creek Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 5–8 | 873 | 10.9 | 49% | 64% |
| 5–8 | 950 | 11.7 | 67% | 71% | |
Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 570 | 8.3 | 32% | 20% |
Draper Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 655 | 11.6 | 39% | 40% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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