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What's the biggest difference between VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,385
High
DISTRICT 692 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY)·NCES 361968001803
VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
1175 STATE RT 17K, MONTGOMERY, NY 12549 · (845) 457-2400 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,385 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of New York public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
115 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
502 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 334 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 366 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 305 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 353 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 27 | 2% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
88.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
74.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
78.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (78.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,385 | 36.2% | 78.3% |
| WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WASHINGTONVILLE | 1,308 | 35.9% | 69.7% |
| CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL CARMEL | 1,299 | 35.9% | 80.5% |
| ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WAPPINGERS FALLS | 1,557 | 39.4% | 58.5% |
| LONG BEACH HIGH SCHOOL LONG BEACH | 1,253 | 31.8% | 72.5% |
| FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL BEDFORD | 1,155 | 36.5% | 81.5% |
Matched among New York high 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 VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #203 of 1,135 | #2 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #209 of 1,109 ▲ 42 | #3 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #246 of 1,135 ▲ 48 | #6 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,385 | #117 of 1,216 | #5 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #703 of 1,058 | #5 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #224 of 1,070 | #5 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #914 of 1,167 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #703 of 743 | #9 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,385
+21 (+2%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,138
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 1,385 | 115.1 | 12.0:1 | 36% (502) |
| 2023-24 | 1,399 | 111.7 | 12.5:1 | 37% (518) |
| 2022-23 | 1,346 | 113.4 | 11.9:1 | 39% (519) |
| 2020-21 | 1,364 | 112 | 12.2:1 | 32% (439) |
| 2017-18 | 1,407 | 113 | 12.4:1 | 38% (529) |
| 2015-16 | 1,458 | 106 | 13.8:1 | 34% (502) |
| 2010-11 | 1,595 | 109 | 14.6:1 | 20% (317) |
| 2000-01 | 1,534 | 98 | 15.7:1 | 16% (240) |
| 1990-91 | 1,138 | 74 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
About VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
At 1175 STATE RT 17K in MONTGOMERY, New York, VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL operates as a high-enrollment high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 1,385 students. For comparison, high schools in New York average about 668 students.
A total of 6 schools make up VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY), with 4,152 students enrolled.
White students are the majority at VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, with 50% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 33% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Orange County, the White share is about 62%. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 115.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.0:1. This ratio sits 1.0 above the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 36%. The rate at public schools in Orange County averages 44%, higher than here.
VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 82% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL's results are 16.7 points above predicted: 78.3% against 61.7%.
Federal survey data for Orange County show that the median household income is $97,178, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 82 public schools in Orange County, enrolling about 57,122 students in all.
The closest other public school is VALLEY CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,385, close to the 1,364 recorded in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
406,616
Census ACS
Median income
$97,178
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
82
57,122 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY)
- VALLEY CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 945 students
- MONTGOMERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 539 students
- BEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 497 students
- WALDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 447 students
- EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 339 students
Other schools in MONTGOMERY
- VALLEY CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 945 students
- MONTGOMERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 539 students
- BEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 497 students
Nearby schools
- VALLEY CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 945
- MONTGOMERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 539
- BEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 497
- WALDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 447
- EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.9 mi · 339
- JOHN G BORDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL5.9 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,385 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL serve?
VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL have?
VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL employs 115 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 50% White, 33% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.