MONROE-WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOL

As a big 9-12 campus in CENTRAL VALLEY, New York, MONROE-WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOL teaches 2,285 students from grades 9 through 12, run under MONROE-WOODBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so MONROE-WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOL sits 242% above that benchmark.

Within MONROE-WOODBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 7 schools and 6,315 students, MONROE-WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, MONROE-WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 34% White, 11% Black, 7% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, MONROE-WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOL has 164 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, MONROE-WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.9%; this one delivers 71.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Orange County) records that median household income runs about $97,178, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Orange County runs 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,122 students), of which MONROE-WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is MONROE-WOODBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MONROE-WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 48.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. MONROE-WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 2,312 (now 2,285). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 59% to 34%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.