HIGHLAND FALLS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

Set in HIGHLAND FALLS, New York, HIGHLAND FALLS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is a low-enrollment junior high, one of the schools within HIGHLAND FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 334 students across grades 3 through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so HIGHLAND FALLS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL sits 37% below that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in HIGHLAND FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (930 students total), HIGHLAND FALLS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, HIGHLAND FALLS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 39% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, HIGHLAND FALLS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.9%; this one delivers 52.6%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate median household income runs about $97,178, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HIGHLAND FALLS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of 82 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 57,122 students).

The closest other public school is JAMES I O'NEILL HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 1.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HIGHLAND FALLS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 77.4%.

HIGHLAND FALLS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 329 students in 2018 compared to 334 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 27% to 39% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 in 2025.

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