Enrollment
338
Middle
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362580002741
SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
310 WASHINGTON AVE EXT, SAUGERTIES, NY 12477 · (845) 247-6561 · Ulster County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of New York public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
134 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 7 | 158 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 180 | 53% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
38.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
97.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 97 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 97.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 100.0% |
% 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
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 →
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SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 338 | 39.6% | 60.0% |
| RONDOUT VALLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ACCORD | 358 | 43.6% | 35.0% |
| HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGHLAND | 348 | 34.8% | 51.8% |
| RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK MIDDLE SCHOOL RAVENA | 375 | 42.7% | 45.2% |
| FREDONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL FREDONIA | 453 | 41.3% | 60.9% |
| DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL DRYDEN | 283 | 44.2% | 55.4% |
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 SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Ulster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #260 of 766 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 97.0% | #71 of 768 ▼ 30 | #1 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #562 of 768 ▼ 97 | #8 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #514 of 796 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #229 of 683 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #406 of 688 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #530 of 773 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #144 of 524 | #2 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
338
-98 (-22%) vs 2020
-40% since 2000-01, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 338 | 35 | 9.7:1 | 40% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 36.9 | 9.8:1 | 48% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 36.2 | 9.9:1 | 46% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 37 | 11.8:1 | 44% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 20.8 | 20.4:1 | 50% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 53% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 493 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 31% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 41% (232) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of the public schools in SAUGERTIES, New York. It is a small middle-grades school. It serves 338 students in grades 7 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in New York average about 531 students.
SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT serves 2,287 students across 5 schools.
White students make up a majority at SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, at 71%. Next come 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The White share in Ulster County as a whole is similar, at about 75%. SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 45%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 9.7:1, with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That matches the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York fairly closely. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 40%. That tracks the 41% average for public schools in Ulster County.
Measured against New York public middle schools, SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL scores 60.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 60.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Ulster County, the median household income is $86,271, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 45 public schools in the county.
SAUGERTIES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Small: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 338, a 22% decrease from 436 in 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 11.8:1 to 9.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Community posts for SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SAUGERTIES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 800 students
- CAHILL SCHOOLElementary · 432 students
- RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 410 students
- MORSE SCHOOLElementary · 307 students
- MOUNT MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCombined
Other schools in SAUGERTIES
- SAUGERTIES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 800 students
- CAHILL SCHOOLElementary · 432 students
- MORSE SCHOOLElementary · 307 students
- MOUNT MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCombined
Nearby schools
- SAUGERTIES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 800
- CAHILL SCHOOL0.5 mi · 432
- RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 410
- MORSE SCHOOL3.7 mi · 307
- GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.4 mi · 282
- GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.4 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 338 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 9.7:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 71% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Ulster County.
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