Enrollment
322
Middle
DISTRICT 357 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALHALLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362940001521
VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL
300 COLUMBUS AVE, VALHALLA, NY 10595 · (914) 683-5011 · Westchester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of New York public middle schools
- ATest 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
9.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
77 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 6 | 110 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 112 | 35% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL→VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within VALHALLA UNION FREE 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
69.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
79.7%
NY avg 57.4% . +9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 79.7% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 70.4% |
% 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
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL
VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (72.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 322 | 23.9% | 72.4% |
| WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL WESTHAMPTON BEACH | 357 | 18.5% | 65.5% |
| LYNBROOK NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL LYNBROOK | 284 | 21.1% | 63.9% |
| PUTNAM VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL PUTNAM VALLEY | 446 | 20.9% | 71.8% |
| PAWLING MIDDLE SCHOOL PAWLING | 319 | 34.2% | 52.1% |
| TUCKAHOE MIDDLE SCHOOL EASTCHESTER | 278 | 24.1% | 70.2% |
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 VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #107 of 766 | #19 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #198 of 768 ▲ 65 | #26 of 40 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #114 of 768 ▲ 9 | #21 of 40 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #530 of 796 | #36 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #213 of 683 | #13 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #155 of 688 | #5 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.9% | #671 of 773 | #17 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #166 of 168 | #9 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
322
0 (0%) vs 2020
+11% since 2000-01, when it was 290
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 322 | 33.6 | 9.6:1 | 24% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 32.3 | 9.7:1 | 22% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 35.7 | 8.4:1 | 24% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 35 | 9.2:1 | 18% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 320 | 30 | 10.7:1 | 6% (20) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 28 | 12.6:1 | 16% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 399 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 10% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 290 | 22 | 13.2:1 | 1% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL
A small middle school in VALHALLA, New York, VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of VALHALLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Its enrollment is 322 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in New York average about 531 students, which makes this school 39% below average.
VALHALLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT oversees VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL and 3 other schools, with 1,426 students in total.
The biggest share of students at VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL, 49%, is White. The remaining shares are 36% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That is in line with Westchester County, where about 52% of residents are White. The diversity index for VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1, with 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in New York is 10.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 24% at VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL. Public schools in Westchester County average 38%.
VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 82% of New York public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 66.2% for VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL. The school posts 72.4%, 6.2 points above the prediction.
Looking at the county, Westchester County, median household income comes to about $118,976, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 255, with about 140,968 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL, is the closest to VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 69.9% proficiency; VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 72.4%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 322 in 2020-21, 322 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL, such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Westchester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
999,677
Census ACS
Median income
$118,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
255
140,968 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VALHALLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 424 students
- KENSICO SCHOOLElementary · 352 students
- VIRGINIA ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 328 students
Other schools in VALHALLA
- VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 424 students
- KENSICO SCHOOLElementary · 352 students
- BLYTHEDALE SCHOOLCombined · 133 students
Nearby schools
- VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 424
- KENSICO SCHOOL0.2 mi · 352
- LINDEN HILL HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 66
- CEDAR KNOLLS ACADEMY1.0 mi · 61
- COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 481
- WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 322 students in grades 06-08.
Is VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
How diverse is VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 49% White, 36% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by VALHALLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Westchester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.