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Enrollment
646
Middle
DISTRICT 684 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOSHEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361233000997
C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL
41 LINCOLN AVE, GOSHEN, NY 10924 · (845) 615-6300 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL646 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of New York public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
186 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 208 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 218 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 214 | 33% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 1% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL→GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GOSHEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
55.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 51.7% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL
C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 646 | 28.8% | 53.5% |
| LONG BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL LONG BEACH | 664 | 26.4% | 62.5% |
| EAST ISLIP MIDDLE SCHOOL ISLIP TERRACE | 758 | 28.9% | 63.7% |
| MINISINK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL MIDDLETOWN | 806 | 26.7% | 59.3% |
| RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL RONKONKOMA | 641 | 27.1% | 56.7% |
| ROCKY POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL ROCKY POINT | 613 | 34.9% | 48.8% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #356 of 766 | #10 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #416 of 768 ▲ 22 | #10 of 16 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #268 of 768 ▲ 66 | #3 of 16 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 646 | #239 of 796 | #11 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #519 of 683 | #14 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #255 of 688 | #10 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.8% | #622 of 773 | #13 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #365 of 524 | #8 of 12 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
646
-66 (-9%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 646 | 55.2 | 11.7:1 | 29% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 640 | 55.2 | 11.6:1 | 26% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 660 | 53.7 | 12.3:1 | 29% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 712 | 60 | 11.9:1 | 26% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 702 | 50.9 | 13.8:1 | 25% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 690 | 51 | 13.5:1 | 23% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 640 | 49 | 13.1:1 | 15% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 650 | 50 | 13.0:1 | 10% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 548 | 44 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL
This page covers C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL, a mid-sized middle school in GOSHEN, New York. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 646 students. It has 22% more students than the average for middle schools in New York (about 531).
C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL sits within GOSHEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 4 schools and 2,737 students.
The largest group at C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL is White students, at 60%. Other students are 28% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Orange County residents are about 62% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
With 55.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.7:1. Statewide, middle schools in New York average 10.3:1. Roughly 29% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Orange County report 44%.
On the allk12 Grade, C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at C+, ahead of 38% of New York public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 64.4%.
In Orange County, median household income comes to about $97,178, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orange County counts 82 public schools with about 57,122 students.
About 0.4 miles separate C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL from the closest public school, SCOTCHTOWN AVENUE SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL places 3rd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Small.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL had a net loss of 66 students, or 9%.
The allk12 page for C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
406,616
Census ACS
Median income
$97,178
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
82
57,122 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GOSHEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 983 students
- GOSHEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 603 students
- SCOTCHTOWN AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 505 students
Other schools in GOSHEN
- ORANGE-ULSTER BOCESCombined · 1,082 students
- GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 983 students
- GOSHEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 603 students
- SCOTCHTOWN AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 505 students
- GOSHEN SECURE CENTERHigh · 51 students
Nearby schools
- SCOTCHTOWN AVENUE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 505
- GOSHEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 603
- GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 983
- ORANGE-ULSTER BOCES2.2 mi · 1,082
- CHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.6 mi · 393
- CHESTER ACADEMY-MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL3.7 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 646 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 60% White, 28% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by GOSHEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.