C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL

C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized junior high in GOSHEN, New York, run under GOSHEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 646 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 22% larger than typical.

Across the 4 schools in GOSHEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (2,737 students total), C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Orange County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL logs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Orange County (around 44%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.4%; this one delivers 53.5%.

In the area at large, census data for Orange County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,178 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Orange County runs 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,122 students), of which C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

SCOTCHTOWN AVENUE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 52.9%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 702 (now 646). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 69% to 60% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.