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If you could change one rule at NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
381
Middle
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW PALTZ CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362046001890
NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL
196 MAIN ST, NEW PALTZ, NY 12561 · (845) 256-4200 · Ulster County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of New York public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
100 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 116 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 128 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 137 | 36% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL→NEW PALTZ SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NEW PALTZ CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
63.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
73.5%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.8pp since 2023
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 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 up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 73.5% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 66.7% |
% 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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 381 | 26.2% | 65.8% |
| LINDEN AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL RED HOOK | 390 | 27.9% | 66.6% |
| LANSING MIDDLE SCHOOL LANSING | 355 | 27.6% | 64.4% |
| UDALL ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST ISLIP | 438 | 22.4% | 56.9% |
| ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 425 | 28.5% | 55.8% |
| EAST MORICHES SCHOOL EAST MORICHES | 291 | 22.0% | 63.0% |
Matched among New York middle 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 NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Ulster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #190 of 766 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #244 of 768 ▲ 54 | #4 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #174 of 768 ▲ 126 | #2 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #462 of 796 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.1:1 | #40 of 683 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.5% | #393 of 688 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.2% | #650 of 773 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.1% | #98 of 524 | #1 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
381
-67 (-15%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 588
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 381 | 47.1 | 8.1:1 | 26% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 47.4 | 8.8:1 | 29% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 49.3 | 8.5:1 | 28% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 51 | 8.8:1 | 27% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 47.6 | 10.7:1 | 28% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 543 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 23% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 38 | 14.0:1 | 22% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 15% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 588 | 45 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in NEW PALTZ, New York. The school enrolls 381 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 531.
NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL is a school in NEW PALTZ CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The district has 4 schools and 1,673 students.
About 71% of the student body at NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL is White. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. Ulster County residents are about 75% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 46% means there is a 46% chance two randomly chosen students at NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL are from different groups.
A staff of 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 8.1:1. Compared with the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Ulster County, the average is 41%.
Among New York public middle schools, NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 70%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL's results are within a point of predicted: 65.8% against 65.3%.
The county, Ulster County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $86,271 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Ulster County has 45 public schools with about 20,189 students, including NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Of the public schools around it, NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL is closest to DUZINE SCHOOL, about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 61.3%; NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL's is 65.8%, ranking 3rd of 6.
NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
In 2020-21, NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolled 448 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 381.
The NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Ulster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
182,601
Census ACS
Median income
$86,271
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
20,189 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW PALTZ CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NEW PALTZ SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 622 students
- LENAPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 368 students
- DUZINE SCHOOLElementary · 302 students
Other schools in NEW PALTZ
- NEW PALTZ SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 622 students
- ULSTER BOCESCombined · 369 students
- LENAPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 368 students
- DUZINE SCHOOLElementary · 302 students
Nearby schools
- DUZINE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 302
- ULSTER BOCES1.2 mi · 369
- NEW PALTZ SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 622
- LENAPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 368
- HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL3.7 mi · 513
- HIGHLAND RESIDENTIAL CENTER5.0 mi · 84
Frequently asked questions
About NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL?
NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 381 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 8.1:1 (47 FTE teachers).
How diverse is NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL?
NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 71% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW PALTZ CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.