MIDDLEBURGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MIDDLEBURGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a modestly sized elementary school in MIDDLEBURGH, New York, MIDDLEBURGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL educates 330 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under MIDDLEBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 26% smaller than typical.
Within MIDDLEBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 614 students, MIDDLEBURGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, MIDDLEBURGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest is composed of 3% Hispanic.
On the income-and-resources front, MIDDLEBURGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting MIDDLEBURGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Schoharie County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, MIDDLEBURGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.1%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Schoharie County) reports that median household income runs about $70,133, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MIDDLEBURGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 11 public schools in Schoharie County (combined enrollment of about 3,597 students).
The closest other public school is MIDDLEBURGH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, MIDDLEBURGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 56.3%.
MIDDLEBURGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a rural location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MIDDLEBURGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has decreased 14%, going from 385 students in 2018 to 330 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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