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HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL

4704 STATE RT 149, HARTFORD, NY 12838 · (518) 632-5923 · Washington County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL212 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of New York public high schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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 high schools

Enrollment
212
High
DISTRICT 176 · STATE 668
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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 62311%
Grade 72411%
Grade 83617%
Grade 93617%
Grade 103215%
Grade 113215%
Grade 122813%
Ungraded10%
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
19793%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
94%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
42%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
12057%
Female
9243%

School pathway

Feeds from
FLOYD HARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK–05
Based on grade levels within HARTFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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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.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2560.1%70.7%
2023-2453.4%69.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
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 →

Schools most like HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL

HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL this school21246.2%66.0%
SANDY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
SANDY CREEK
23047.0%80.2%
WARSAW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WARSAW
23347.2%87.2%
DERUYTER HIGH SCHOOL
DERUYTER
18745.5%48.2%
NORTHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
NORTHVILLE
23945.6%57.5%
SALEM HIGH SCHOOL
SALEM
23043.9%74.7%
Matched among New York high 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 HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Washington County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
66.0%#416 of 1,135#4 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
70.7%#249 of 1,109
▲ 127
#4 of 9
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
60.1%#782 of 1,135
▲ 154
#6 of 9
▲ 3
Enrollment
ranked largest first
212#1,058 of 1,216#9 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
8.5:1#94 of 1,058#3 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
13.4%#960 of 1,070#4 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
46.2%#747 of 1,167#3 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-12.8%#351 of 743#4 of 7
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
212
-14 (-6%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 8.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25212258.5:146% (98)
2023-2421525.28.5:145% (97)
2022-2323728.98.2:148% (114)
2020-21226268.7:147% (106)
2017-1824322.610.7:149% (119)
2015-162482111.8:144% (109)
2010-115174411.8:129% (150)
2000-016644813.8:119% (127)
1990-915484213.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL.

About HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL

HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school in HARTFORD, New York. Students in grades 6 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 212 students. The typical figure for high schools in New York is about 668 students.

HARTFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is the local district for HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL. It runs 2 schools with 352 students.

Most students at HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL are White: 93% of enrollment. The remaining students are 4% Hispanic. For comparison, Washington County is about 91% White. By the diversity index, HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 13%.

At HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL, 25 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 8.5:1. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. Roughly 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Washington County, the average is about the same, 46%.

Measured against New York public high schools, HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL's results are 8.0 points above predicted: 66.0% against 58.0%.

Across Washington County, median household income is about $73,495, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is among the 26 public schools in Washington County.

The closest public school to HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is FLOYD HARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within ten miles of HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is 1st of 7 on proficiency.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 212 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 226.

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Washington County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
District
HARTFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
4704 STATE RT 149, HARTFORD, NY 12838
Phone
(518) 632-5923
County
Washington County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
212
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
8.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
98 (46%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
361383001129
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
How 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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