Enrollment
318
High
DISTRICT 258 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALDANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361323001079
HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL
15 CRAIGSIDE DR, COLD SPRING, NY 10516 · (845) 265-9254 · Putnam County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
62 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HALDANE 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
92.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
84.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
90.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 91% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 68% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
318
+19 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 13.6:1
% White
76%
was 85%
% Hispanic
16%
was 9%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
5%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL
HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL, a small 9-12 campus in COLD SPRING, New York, overseen by HALDANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, educates 318 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 52% below typical.
HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by HALDANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that works with 774 students overall.
On demographics, HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 76%. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 5% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.4:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Putnam County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 67.8%; HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL posts 90.9%, +23.1 points above that line.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Putnam County indicate median household earnings sit near $126,257, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 23 public schools in Putnam County (combined enrollment of about 12,955 students).
Nearest neighbor: HALDANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 73.4%.
HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.
Looking at the recent track record. HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 6% since 2018, when it stood at 299 (now 318). The White share of enrollment contracted from 85% to 76% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.
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Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,107
Census ACS
Median income
$126,257
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
12,955 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HALDANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HALDANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 293 students
- HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 163 students
Other schools in COLD SPRING
- HALDANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 293 students
- HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 163 students
Nearby schools
- HALDANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 293
- HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 163
- GARRISON SCHOOL3.1 mi · 208
- CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.4 mi · 239
- HIGHLAND FALLS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL3.7 mi · 334
- CORNWALL MIDDLE SCHOOL4.2 mi · 905
Frequently asked questions
About HALDANE HIGH SCHOOLHow large is HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL?
HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 318 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL?
At HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 76% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL in?
HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL is part of HALDANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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