WARWICK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL

WARWICK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the substantial junior highs in WARWICK, New York, operated by WARWICK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 1,069 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so WARWICK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 101% bigger than that benchmark.

WARWICK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 3,630 students; WARWICK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, WARWICK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting WARWICK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 21% of students at WARWICK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Orange County's rate of about 44%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WARWICK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.2%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate the typical household earns roughly $97,178 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Orange County runs 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,122 students), of which WARWICK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is WARWICK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WARWICK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 64.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 1,082 students in 2018 compared to 1,069 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 77% to 70%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.