UNION VALE MIDDLE SCHOOL

UNION VALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is an intermediate school of roomy scale in LAGRANGEVILLE, New York, run under ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, educateing 990 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 86% bigger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

UNION VALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 11 schools operated by ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 7,644 students overall.

Looking at the student body, UNION VALE MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 98 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Dutchess County's rate of about 40%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, UNION VALE MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.7%, the actual is 53.1%, a residual of -11.6 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Dutchess County indicate median household earnings sit near $99,478, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Dutchess County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,885 students), UNION VALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

VAIL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), UNION VALE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.3%.

UNION VALE MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 5%: 1,040 students in 2018 compared to 990 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 65% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.