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Enrollment
440
Middle
DISTRICT 616 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARLBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361857001673
MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL
1375 RT 9W, MARLBORO, NY 12542 · (845) 236-5840 · Ulster County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of New York public middle schools
- B+Test 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
167 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 154 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 143 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 141 | 32% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL→MARLBORO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MARLBORO 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
60.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
66.7%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.5pp 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 67 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 61.2% |
% 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
63.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL
MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (63.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 440 | 38.0% | 63.7% |
| JOHN G BORDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL WALLKILL | 409 | 34.0% | 62.3% |
| MS 245 COMPUTER SCHOOL (THE) NEW YORK | 371 | 35.8% | 81.4% |
| BLUE MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL CORTLANDT MANOR | 534 | 36.3% | 59.5% |
| FREDONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL FREDONIA | 453 | 41.3% | 60.9% |
| PAWLING MIDDLE SCHOOL PAWLING | 319 | 34.2% | 52.1% |
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 MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Ulster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #210 of 766 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #300 of 768 ▲ 39 | #5 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #204 of 768 ▲ 80 | #3 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #404 of 796 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #157 of 683 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #198 of 688 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #546 of 773 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #494 of 524 | #9 of 9 |
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
440
-39 (-8%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 440 | 47.6 | 9.3:1 | 38% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 49 | 8.8:1 | 40% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 44.7 | 9.7:1 | 45% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 42 | 11.4:1 | 39% (188) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 37.4 | 12.0:1 | 36% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 34% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 45 | 10.7:1 | 23% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 14% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 462 | 45 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Students in MARLBORO, New York, attend MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL, a small middle school. The school's enrollment of 440 students covers grades 6 through 8.
MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL is run by MARLBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, whose 3 schools enroll 1,849 students.
MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment is 56% White. Enrollment also includes 27% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Ulster County, the White share is about 75%. MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 60%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 9.3:1. Among middle schools in New York, the typical ratio is 10.3:1. The lunch program counts 38% of students at MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL is B+. Compared with New York public middle schools, the school scored higher than 72% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 61.0% for a school in New York with MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 63.7%.
Among Ulster County residents, median household income is about $86,271, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 45 public schools in Ulster County, which together enroll about 20,189 students.
The school nearest to MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL is MARLBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Within five miles of MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 479 to 440 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 11.4:1 to 9.3:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Ulster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
182,601
Census ACS
Median income
$86,271
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
20,189 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARLBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MARLBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 780 students
- MARLBORO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 629 students
Other schools in MARLBORO
- MARLBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 780 students
- MARLBORO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 629 students
Other Marlboro Middle schools
One other US public school is named Marlboro Middle. MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Marlboro Middle SchoolMARLBORO, NJ · 935 students
Nearby schools
- MARLBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 780
- MARLBORO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 629
- SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 612
- WAPPINGERS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL3.1 mi · 764
- JAMES S EVANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.3 mi · 297
- NASSAU SCHOOL3.3 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 440 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 9.3:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 56% White, 27% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of MARLBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.