Enrollment
212
High
DISTRICT 176 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARTFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361383001129
HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
4704 STATE RT 149, HARTFORD, NY 12838 · (518) 632-5923 · Washington County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL212 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
98 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 HARTFORD 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
60.1%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
70.7%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
212
-31 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 10.7:1
% White
93%
was 96%
% Hispanic
4%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is one of the one-room-style high schools in HARTFORD, New York, overseen by HARTFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 212 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 68% below typical.
HARTFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 352 students; HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is among them.
On the student-mix side, HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Beyond that, the school reports 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.0%, the actual is 66.0%, a residual of +8.0 points.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Washington County) shows that median household income runs about $73,495, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Washington County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,873 students), HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is FLOYD HARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.2%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL has declined 13%, going from 243 students in 2018 to 212 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 0% to 4% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 today.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,522
Census ACS
Median income
$73,495
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,873 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HARTFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FLOYD HARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 140 students
Nearby schools
- FLOYD HARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 140
- FORT ANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.9 mi · 225
- FORT ANN MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL5.9 mi · 233
- GRANVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.0 mi · 266
- GRANVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL7.2 mi · 473
- MARY J TANNER PRIMARY SCHOOL7.2 mi · 238
Frequently asked questions
About HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLHow large is HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL?
HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 212 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL serve?
HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL have?
HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
How diverse is HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL?
HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HARTFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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