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Enrollment
614
Middle
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362301003225
CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
77 MAPLE AVE, PINE BUSH, NY 12566 · (845) 744-2031 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of New York public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
10.7:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
281 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 209 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 193 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 205 | 33% |
| Ungraded | 7 | 1% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL→PINE BUSH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within PINE BUSH 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
51.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
60.7%
NY avg 57.4% . +11.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 60.7% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 49.4% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 614 | 45.8% | 56.8% |
| INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL PHILADELPHIA | 730 | 47.9% | 59.8% |
| A D OLIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL BROCKPORT | 726 | 48.1% | 47.0% |
| DRAPER MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 655 | 41.2% | 50.5% |
| HERBERT HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL BUFFALO | 772 | 46.2% | 49.0% |
| BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL BUFFALO | 654 | 46.3% | 42.1% |
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 CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #310 of 766 | #6 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #368 of 768 ▲ 108 | #9 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #328 of 768 ▲ 151 | #7 of 16 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #269 of 796 | #12 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #399 of 683 | #11 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #301 of 688 | #12 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.8% | #463 of 773 | #7 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #304 of 524 | #5 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
614
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 791
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 614 | 57.6 | 10.7:1 | 46% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 615 | 55.4 | 11.1:1 | 48% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 51.9 | 12.2:1 | 52% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 621 | 54 | 11.5:1 | 45% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 687 | 53.2 | 12.9:1 | 39% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 51 | 13.6:1 | 40% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 775 | 57 | 13.6:1 | 24% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 849 | 60 | 14.2:1 | 18% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 791 | 50 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school in PINE BUSH, New York, reachable at (845) 744-2031. It has an enrollment of 614 students in grades 6 through 8.
PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for 7 schools, CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL included, with 4,710 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL is 65% White. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. In Orange County overall, the White share is about 62%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
There are 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 10.7:1. The ratio is within a point of the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. By family income, 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Orange County average a similar 44%.
CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 56% of New York public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL is 1.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.
In the surrounding county, Orange County, the median household earns about $97,178 a year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Orange County has 82 public schools with about 57,122 students, including CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Measured in a straight line, E J RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles from CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL. The five-mile area around CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL holds 3 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 55.5% proficiency; CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 56.8%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 621 to 614, a small change.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PINE BUSH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,562 students
- PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 648 students
- E J RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 524 students
- CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 484 students
- CIRCLEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 466 students
- PAKANASINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 412 students
Other schools in PINE BUSH
- PINE BUSH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,562 students
- PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 648 students
- E J RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 524 students
Nearby schools
- E J RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 524
- PINE BUSH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,562
- PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 648
- JOHN G BORDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL6.6 mi · 409
- OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.7 mi · 481
- WALDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.8 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 614 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 65% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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