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Private middle school · Rensselaer Falls, New York

Mud Lake School

We do not rate Mud Lake School: not enough verified data to score it fairly. The facts we do hold are below.

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The brief

A private middle school in Rensselaer Falls, NY serving grades 1st – 8th.

Mud Lake School is a private school: it enrolls by application and tuition, and its rating comes from the private-school model, which is not comparable with a public rating.

No state test results are on file for this campus.MySchoolScout ranking model.

What the rating is made of, each out of 10

Classroom Attention
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Instructional Commitment
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Diversity & Inclusion
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Community Context
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School Profile
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About this school's data2 sources, 2019–2024

Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.

  • Based on limited data: 0% component coverage.
  • We don't have enough verified data to rate this school fairly. Private schools in NY aren't required to report standardized test scores to the state, which limits the data available for our rating model. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 3 data components (academics, student progress, college readiness, and resources) to generate a meaningful score. Schools below this threshold receive a Limited Profile to avoid misleading ratings. Learn more about our methodology
School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) · SY 2023–24 · Low confidence
  • Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
  • Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
  • Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 13680; this does not measure the attendance area.

Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24

About our dataHow we calculate scores

The neighborhood

Where it sits, and what the area looks like.
Mud Lake School and the 20 nearest middle schools, each pin colored by its score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries. Verify the enrollment path with the district.

The area

Median income
$73,000
Median home value
$134,600
Median rent
$625/mo
College educated
23.2%
Homeownership
86.5%
Poverty rate
27.5%

U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 13680; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.

Getting around

Walk Score
3
Car-Dependent
Bike Score
26
Somewhat Bikeable
County reported crime
957/100K
Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 county residents, counting every city police department, sheriff's office and county police department that reported a full year to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program. Shown only where those agencies cover at least 80% of the county's residents. Not a school safety rating.

Walk, transit and bike scores byWalk Score

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · county context, not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details

Programs and who goes here

What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.

Who goes here

  • White100%

Enrollment mix: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS).

Compare nearby

Grade-compatible schools using the same rating model.
Private-school ratings. Grade-compatible schools within 5 miles, best rated first.
  1. Rock Island School1.5 mi · private
    1.9Compare →
  2. Mud Lake Schoolthis school
    not rated
  3. Pleasant View School2.0 mi · private
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  4. Plimpton School3.9 mi · private
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  5. Red Oak School3.4 mi · private
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  6. Twin Maples School3.1 mi · private
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Five grade-compatible schools using the same rating model sit within 5 miles.Private-school ratings. Straight-line distance from this campus. Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries; verify the enrollment path with the district.

Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.

Private · tuition: Potential private option; tuition and admission requirements have not been verified.

The record

What is on file, and where each number came from.

Questions families ask

What grades does Mud Lake School serve?

Mud Lake School serves students in grades 1st through 8th.

How many students attend Mud Lake School?

Mud Lake School has an enrollment of approximately 20 students.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mud Lake School?

The student-teacher ratio at Mud Lake School is 20:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 11:1 for private schools.

Is Mud Lake School a private school?

Yes, Mud Lake School is a private coeducational school with a Amish affiliation. Private schools are not required to participate in state standardized testing, so academic performance data may be limited compared to public schools.

Is Mud Lake School a religious school?

Mud Lake School has a Amish religious affiliation.

School facts

Grades
1st – 8th
Enrollment
20
Gender split
30% M / 70% F
Student-teacher ratio
20:1
Teachers (FTE)
1
Type
Private
Coed status
Coed
Affiliation
Amish
School day
6.5 hours
Days per year
165 days
Setting
Remote Rural
County
St. Lawrence County
Area population (ZIP 13680)
1,417
Area average commute
25.3 min
Area median age
29

NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) (SY 2023–24).

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, New York State Education Dept., and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.