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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361932001765

MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL

112 GRAND AVE, MIDDLETOWN, NY 10940 · (845) 326-1650 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL820 STUDENTS
Enrollment
820
Middle
DISTRICT 823 · STATE 531
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
629 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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
Grade 6
255
Grade 7
303
Grade 8
262
Student demographics
White
506%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
54366%
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 31%
Black
16520%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 16%
Asian
283%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10%
Two+
324%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
40049%
Female
42051%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOLMIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
36.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
35.9%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 3 points.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
820
-129 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 14.4:1
% White
6%
was 14%
% Hispanic
66%
was 57%
% Black
20%
was 23%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in MIDDLETOWN, New York, MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL is an expansive middle school, part of MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. It caters to 820 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 54% larger than typical.

MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 7,176 students; MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 66% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 20% Black, 6% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.8%; this one delivers 39.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household earnings sit near $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. Across Orange County's 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,122 students), MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 41.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 14%: 949 students in 2018 compared to 820 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 57% to 66% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.

Orange County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL
District
MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
112 GRAND AVE, MIDDLETOWN, NY 10940
Phone
(845) 326-1650
County
Orange County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
820
Teachers (FTE)
78
Student–teacher ratio
10.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
629 (77%)
Locale
23-Suburb: Small
NCES ID
361932001765
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL
How many students attend MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 820 students in grades 06-08.
Is MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 78 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
How diverse is MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 6% White, 66% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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