HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL

HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a rural-scale 6-8 campus in COLD SPRING, New York, part of HALDANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school educates 163 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 69% below that benchmark.

HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by HALDANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 774 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL records that nearly all students (80%) are White. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 18% of students at HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Putnam County (around 29%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.2%, the actual is 78.3%, a residual of +10.1 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Putnam County) reports that median household earnings sit near $126,257, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 23 public schools in Putnam County (combined enrollment of about 12,955 students).

The closest other public school is HALDANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 75.0%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

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