MONHAGEN MIDDLE SCHOOL

MONHAGEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, a high-enrollment junior high in MIDDLETOWN, New York, part of MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructs 826 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 56% bigger than typical.

Across the 6 schools in MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (7,176 students total), MONHAGEN MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, MONHAGEN MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 21% Black, 10% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MONHAGEN MIDDLE SCHOOL has 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Orange County's rate of about 44%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MONHAGEN MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Orange County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,178 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), MONHAGEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MAPLE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MONHAGEN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.9%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. MONHAGEN MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 811 (now 826). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 52% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

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