SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a compact 6-8 campus in SAUGERTIES, New York, run under SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school enrolls 338 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits 36% leaner than that benchmark.

Within SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 5 schools and 2,287 students, SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.4%; this one delivers 60.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Ulster County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $86,271 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ulster County's 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,189 students), SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

SAUGERTIES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 54.2%.

SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 20%: 424 students in 2018 compared to 338 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 77% to 71%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.