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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