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Enrollment
2,495
High
DISTRICT 1,196 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361932001766
MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
30 GARDNER AVE EXT, MIDDLETOWN, NY 10940 · (845) 326-1628 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,495 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of New York public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
195 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
1,777 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 688 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 629 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 602 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 561 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 15 | 1% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Based on grade levels within MIDDLETOWN CITY 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
80.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
43.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 80 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 down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 52.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,495 | 71.2% | 56.7% |
| FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL FREEPORT | 2,244 | 64.3% | 52.8% |
| HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL HEMPSTEAD | 1,879 | 68.2% | 43.7% |
| UNIONDALE HIGH SCHOOL UNIONDALE | 2,106 | 61.4% | 46.3% |
| WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOL OLD WESTBURY | 1,574 | 64.3% | 52.2% |
| CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL STATEN ISLAND | 2,439 | 80.0% | 52.7% |
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 MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #610 of 1,135 | #12 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #702 of 1,109 ▼ 89 | #13 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #426 of 1,135 ▼ 39 | #11 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,495 | #29 of 1,216 | #2 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #806 of 1,058 | #8 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #386 of 1,070 | #11 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.2% | #518 of 1,167 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.6% | #90 of 339 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
2,495
+131 (+6%) vs 2020
+64% since 1990-91, when it was 1,524
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 2,495 | 195.5 | 12.8:1 | 71% (1,777) |
| 2023-24 | 2,551 | 193.2 | 13.2:1 | 66% (1,688) |
| 2022-23 | 2,523 | 191.8 | 13.2:1 | 71% (1,801) |
| 2020-21 | 2,364 | 187 | 12.6:1 | 71% (1,668) |
| 2017-18 | 2,158 | 154.5 | 14.0:1 | 75% (1,614) |
| 2015-16 | 2,020 | 135 | 15.0:1 | 69% (1,387) |
| 2010-11 | 2,053 | 152 | 13.5:1 | 63% (1,291) |
| 2000-01 | 1,749 | 112 | 15.6:1 | 39% (676) |
| 1990-91 | 1,524 | 103 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL.
About MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL is a public high-enrollment high school in MIDDLETOWN, New York. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,495 students. That compares with an average of about 668 students for high schools in New York.
In MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, 6 schools enroll a combined 7,176 students.
The largest group at MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL is Hispanic students, at 62%. Other groups make up 23% Black, 9% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 24% of Orange County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
With 195.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.8:1. High schools in New York average 11.0:1, 1.7 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 71% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Orange County average 44%.
Among New York public high schools, MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL scores 56.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.8%.
In Orange County, home to about 406,616 people, median household income comes to about $97,178, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orange County's 82 public schools enroll about 57,122 students and include MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL.
MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL sits about 0.5 miles from MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Small.
A 6% rise took enrollment from 2,364 in 2020-21 to 2,495 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL. You can also rate the school on this page.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
406,616
Census ACS
Median income
$97,178
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
82
57,122 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PRESIDENTIAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,225 students
- MAPLE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,064 students
- MONHAGEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 826 students
- MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 820 students
- WILLIAM A CARTER SCHOOLElementary · 746 students
Other schools in MIDDLETOWN
- PRESIDENTIAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,225 students
- MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,116 students
- MAPLE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,064 students
- MONHAGEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 826 students
- MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 820 students
- MINISINK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 806 students
Other Middletown High schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Middletown High. MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 7.
- Middletown High SchoolMiddletown, OH · 1,587 students
- Middletown High SchoolMiddletown, DE · 1,231 students
- Middletown High SchoolMiddletown, CT · 1,193 students
- Middletown HighMiddletown, MD · 1,059 students
- Middletown High SchoolMiddletown, RI · 523 students
Nearby schools
- MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 820
- WILLIAM A CARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 746
- PRESIDENTIAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,225
- MONHAGEN MIDDLE SCHOOL2.7 mi · 826
- MAPLE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 1,064
- GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL4.5 mi · 983
Frequently asked questions
About MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL?
MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,495 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL have?
MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL employs 195 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL?
At MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 9% White, 62% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL in?
MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL is part of MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.