Enrollment
163
Middle
DISTRICT 258 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALDANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361323006653
HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL
15 CRAIGSIDE DR, COLD SPRING, NY 10516 · (845) 265-9254 · Putnam County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL163 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of New York public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
7.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
30 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 63 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 32% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL→HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL
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
76.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
77.7%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 77.7% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 81.7% |
% 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
78.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL
HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (78.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 163 | 18.4% | 78.3% |
| BULKELEY MIDDLE SCHOOL RHINEBECK | 211 | 16.6% | 83.5% |
| PORT JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL PORT JEFFERSON | 224 | 18.3% | 71.3% |
| GANANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL WALWORTH | 176 | 30.7% | 62.1% |
| SKANEATELES MIDDLE SCHOOL SKANEATELES | 255 | 13.3% | 80.7% |
| EAST MORICHES SCHOOL EAST MORICHES | 291 | 22.0% | 63.0% |
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 HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #65 of 766 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #209 of 768 ▼ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #67 of 768 ▼ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 163 | #735 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.4% | #708 of 773 |
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
163
-20 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 163 | 21 | 7.8:1 | 18% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 172 | 20.3 | 8.5:1 | 12% (21) |
| 2022-23 | 197 | 20.6 | 9.5:1 | 16% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 183 | 20 | 9.2:1 | 21% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL
HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle school based in COLD SPRING, New York. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 163 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 531-student average for middle schools in New York, enrollment here is 69% lower.
HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a school in HALDANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The district has 3 schools and 774 students.
White students are the large majority at HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL, with 80% of enrollment. Next come 14% Hispanic and 3% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 33%.
Federal data list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers at HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 7.8:1. Among middle schools in New York, the typical ratio is 10.3:1. The lunch program counts 18% of students at HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 29% average among public schools in Putnam County.
Measured against New York public middle schools, HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL, the prediction is 68.2% and the result is 78.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Putnam County, median household income is about $126,257, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is among the 23 public schools in Putnam County.
HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL is the public school closest to HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Federal counts put enrollment at 183 in 2020-21 and 163 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 9.2:1 to 7.8:1.
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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 HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 318 students
- HALDANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 293 students
Other schools in COLD SPRING
- HALDANE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 318 students
- HALDANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 293 students
Nearby schools
- HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 318
- HALDANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 293
- 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 MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 163 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 7.8:1 students per teacher at HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of HALDANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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