Enrollment
337
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361935001769
MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL
42 W MAIN ST, MILFORD, NY 13807 · (607) 286-3349 · Otsego County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of New York public K-12 schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
37 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
162 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 20 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 36 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 48% smaller than its 8th grade class (29).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
40.5%
NY avg 58.3% . -11.0pp since 2023
Math
74.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.5% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.5% | 58.0% |
% 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
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL
MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL this school | 337 | 48.1% | 46.2% |
| HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL HINSDALE | 349 | 49.6% | 52.2% |
| STOCKBRIDGE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL MUNNSVILLE | 377 | 47.2% | 54.1% |
| LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL CHAUMONT | 335 | 49.6% | 55.3% |
| CHARLOTTE VALLEY SCHOOL DAVENPORT | 322 | 46.0% | 43.9% |
| HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL DEKALB JUNCTION | 363 | 49.9% | 48.1% |
Matched among New York K-12 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 MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Otsego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #73 of 101 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #24 of 101 ▲ 24 | #5 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #88 of 101 ▼ 42 | #5 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #98 of 192 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #93 of 146 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.7% | #133 of 152 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #85 of 136 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #65 of 95 | #4 of 7 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
337
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 337 | 37.4 | 9.0:1 | 48% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 40 | 8.7:1 | 49% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 42 | 8.3:1 | 46% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 39 | 8.9:1 | 44% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 37.8 | 9.8:1 | 48% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 38 | 10.7:1 | 53% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | 41 | 10.6:1 | 40% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 44 | 11.6:1 | 44% (224) |
| 1990-91 | 424 | 36 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL
Federal records list MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL as a combined-grade school in MILFORD, New York. Students in pre-K through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 337 students. The average among combined schools in New York is roughly 544 students; this school is 38% smaller than that.
For district matters, MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL falls under MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
The student body at MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL is 95% White. The rest of enrollment is 2% Black. MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL's diversity index is 10%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL is 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 9.0:1. For comparison, combined schools in New York average 8.7:1. About 48% of students, or 162, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against New York public K-12 schools, MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL would score about 57.3%. It scores 46.2%, 11.1 points below that figure.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Otsego County show that the median household income is $68,885, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL, Otsego County has 20 other public schools.
Nearest public school: COOPERSTOWN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 6.9 miles away. Within ten miles are 7 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
The school enrolled 337 students in 2024-25, 10 fewer than the 347 it had in 2020-21.
The MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Otsego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,108
Census ACS
Median income
$68,885
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
6,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- COOPERSTOWN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.9 mi · 387
- COOPERSTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.1 mi · 381
- SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL7.2 mi · 244
- LAURENS CENTRAL SCHOOL8.1 mi · 287
- CHARLOTTE VALLEY SCHOOL9.7 mi · 322
- ONEONTA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL9.7 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL?
MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 337 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL serve?
MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL serves grades PK-12.
How many teachers does MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL have?
MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.0:1.
What is the student diversity at MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL?
MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL is overseen by MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Otsego County.
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