CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in PINE BUSH, New York, CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle-grades school, run under PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It hosts 614 students across grades 6 through 8.

PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,710 students. CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.8%.

In the area at large, Orange County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,178, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 82 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 57,122 students).

The closest other public school is E J RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.5%.

CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL has contracted 11%, going from 687 students in 2018 to 614 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 82% to 65% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.