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MILDRED E STRANG MIDDLE SCHOOL
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 249 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 268 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 271 | 34% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 1% |
School pathway
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 83.8% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 83.6% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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%.
Schools most like MILDRED E STRANG MIDDLE SCHOOL
MILDRED E STRANG MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (77.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILDRED E STRANG MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 793 | 15.0% | 77.6% |
| GREAT HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL NESCONSET | 750 | 17.2% | 70.5% |
| PELHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL PELHAM | 705 | 12.1% | 82.4% |
| EAST NORTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL EAST NORTHPORT | 633 | 15.2% | 69.0% |
| SOUTH SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL ROCKVILLE CENTRE | 806 | 16.6% | 68.0% |
| GOWANA MIDDLE SCHOOL CLIFTON PARK | 764 | 15.7% | 82.3% |
Where MILDRED E STRANG MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #72 of 766 | #15 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #154 of 768 ▼ 6 | #23 of 40 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #179 of 768 ▼ 69 | #26 of 40 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 793 | #164 of 796 | #11 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #216 of 683 | #14 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.0% | #399 of 688 | #28 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.0% | #732 of 773 | #22 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #488 of 524 | #29 of 30 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 793 | 82.7 | 9.6:1 | 15% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 823 | 79.3 | 10.4:1 | 13% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 794 | 80.4 | 9.9:1 | 14% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 801 | 77 | 10.4:1 | 13% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 812 | 66.7 | 12.2:1 | 11% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 795 | 63 | 12.6:1 | 9% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 883 | 80 | 11.0:1 | 4% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 1,027 | 73 | 14.1:1 | 1% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 734 | 46 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
About MILDRED E STRANG MIDDLE SCHOOL
Located in YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, New York, MILDRED E STRANG MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle school. The school serves 793 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in New York average about 531 students.
YORKTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 3,455 students in its 5 schools, and MILDRED E STRANG MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, MILDRED E STRANG MIDDLE SCHOOL is 71% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. In Westchester County overall, about 52% of residents are White. By the diversity index, MILDRED E STRANG MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 46%.
Teachers at the school number 82.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.6:1. Among middle schools in New York, the typical ratio is 10.3:1. The school's lunch program data list 15% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Westchester County, the average eligibility rate is 38%.
MILDRED E STRANG MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of New York public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, MILDRED E STRANG MIDDLE SCHOOL's results are 8.1 points above predicted: 77.6% against 69.5%.
Westchester County census figures show that median household income is about $118,976, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 255 public schools operate in Westchester County, serving about 140,968 students.
The nearest public school is YORKTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, MILDRED E STRANG MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
MILDRED E STRANG MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (801) to 2024-25 (793).
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