TEMPLE HILL SCHOOL

Located at 525 UNION AVE, in NEW WINDSOR, New York, TEMPLE HILL SCHOOL is a sprawling primary school that educates 890 students (grades K through 8), part of NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 101% above the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 12 schools in NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (10,762 students total), TEMPLE HILL SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, TEMPLE HILL SCHOOL reports that 64% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 20% Black, 9% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, TEMPLE HILL SCHOOL has 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 63% of students at TEMPLE HILL SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, TEMPLE HILL SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.0%; this one delivers 47.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Orange County) reports that median household earnings sit near $97,178, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Orange County's 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,122 students), TEMPLE HILL SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TEMPLE HILL SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 48.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TEMPLE HILL SCHOOL has contracted 10%, going from 986 students in 2018 to 890 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 60% to 64% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

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