Haldane Middle School

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Haldane Middle School ranks 173 rd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Summary:

Haldane Middle School is a high-performing public middle school located in Cold Spring, New York, serving 197 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Haldane Central School District, which is ranked 114 out of 866 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Haldane Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in New York State Assessments, with 80.77% of 6th graders, 67.69% of 7th graders, and 72.22% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 45.82%, 48%, and 55.2%, respectively. In math, the school had 74.51% of 6th graders, 69.35% of 7th graders, and 64.29% of 8th graders proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 48.07%, 51.94%, and 40.74%. Haldane Middle School students also perform exceptionally well on Regents exams, with 100% proficiency in both Algebra I and Living Environment, significantly higher than the state averages.

While Haldane Middle School's academic performance is impressive, the school's student population is relatively homogeneous, with 80.71% of students identifying as White. This is in contrast to nearby schools like Peekskill Middle School (6.05% White) and Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School (52.61% White). Additionally, Haldane Middle School has a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.9 to 9.5 students per teacher, lower than many nearby schools such as Mahopac Middle School (10 students per teacher) and Peekskill Middle School (11.8 students per teacher).

Detail:

Public 6-8

15 Craigside Dr
Cold Spring, NY 10516

(845) 265-9254

District: Haldane Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
173^rd of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,204

Students who attend Haldane Middle School usually attend:

High:

Haldane High School

Feeder schools for Haldane Middle School:

Elementary:

Haldane Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.5

Number of students: 197

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.7%

Hispanic:

12.7%

Asian:

4.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 15.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Haldane Middle School ranks better than 88.5% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.85. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (80.7%), Hispanic (12.7%), Asian (4.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 15.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Haldane Middle School is 9.5. (See more...)

Compare Haldane Middle School employs 20.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Haldane Middle School is $17,204.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Haldane Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Haldane Middle School 173^rd of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See Haldane Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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White students:

Haldane Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Haldane Central School District 114^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Haldane Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Haldane Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	81.44	164^th	1242	86.8%
2022	83.74	185^th	1479	87.5%
2023	85.85	173^rd	1500	88.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Haldane Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	73.85	63^rd	522	87.9%
2022	55.06	387^th	1283	69.8%
2023	31.12	952^nd	1307	27.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Haldane Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	55.00	336^th	935	64.1%
2022	60.84	371^st	1306	71.6%
2023	63.16	379^th	1288	70.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Haldane Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	79.36	155^th	1066	85.5%
2022	86.49	137^th	1454	90.6%
2023	89.26	124^th	1463	91.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Haldane Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	79.77	157^th	1071	85.3%
2022	78.41	236^th	1455	83.8%
2023	79.51	237^th	1464	83.8%

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Rank History for White students at Haldane Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	76.77	116^th	614	81.1%
2022	73.93	159^th	748	78.7%
2023	76.87	165^th	772	78.6%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Haldane Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020	148	1	8	23	2	1	183
2021	141	2	8	29	2	1	183
2022	152	2	11	19	0	3	187
2023	159	2	8	25	0	3	197

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Haldane Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	0	11.2	0.0	n/a
2020	183	26.2	6.9	16.4
2021	183	20.3	9.0	20.8
2022	187	21.0	8.9	16
2023	197	20.6	9.5	15.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Haldane Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	0	11.2	0.0	n/a
2020	183	26.2	6.9	16.4
2021	183	20.3	9.0	20.8
2022	187	21.0	8.9	16
2023	197	20.6	9.5	15.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Haldane Middle School

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Year	Completely Immunized	Medical Exemption	Polio	Measles	Mumps	Rubella	Diphtheria	Hepatitis B	Varicella
2020	95.0%	0.0%	99.4%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	99.4%	99.4%

Data source: New York State Department of Health

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Haldane Middle School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2020	$27 (0.1%)	$19,268 (99.9%)	$19,295
2021	$17 (0.1%)	$19,874 (99.9%)	$19,891
2022	$00 (0.0%)	$18,554 (100.0%)	$18,554
2023	$00 (0.0%)	$17,204 (100.0%)	$17,204

Data source: New York Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Haldane Middle School

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Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Total Students	0	197
African American	0	2
American Indian	0	0
Asian	0	8
Hispanic	0	25
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	0	159
Two or More Races	0	3
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	∞	15.7%

Schools Near Haldane Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Regents Algebra I (2023)	Regents Earth Science (2023)	Regents Living Environment (2023)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2023)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2023)						NY State Assessments Math (2023)						NY State Assessments Science (2023)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Haldane Middle School	Public	6-8	15 Craigside Dr	Cold Spring	10516	Putnam County	Haldane Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 265-9254	197	21	9.5	15.7%	159 (80.7%)	2 (1.0%)	25 (12.7%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	85.8	173^rd of 1500 public middle schools	88.5%		83.7	185^th of 1479 public middle schools	87.5%	12	100.0		100.0					80.8	67.7	72.2				74.5	69.4	64.3	62.5	95.0	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.4	$17,204	$00	$17,204
Highland Falls Intermediate School	Public	3-8	52 Mountain Ave	Highland Falls	10928	Orange County	Highland Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 446-4761	324	43	7.5	55.9%	158 (48.8%)	33 (10.2%)	107 (33.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	49.7	718^th of 1500 public middle schools	52.1%		60.3	515^th of 1479 public middle schools	65.2%	203	100.0		92.3		30.0	54.1	56.8	45.0	41.2	61.4	18.0	44.1	60.0	43.6	57.1	35.5	35.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.7	$19,254	$1,095	$18,158
Cornwall Middle School	Public	5-8	122 Main St	Cornwall	12518	Orange County	Cornwall Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 534-8009	895	78	11.4	21.7%	510 (57.0%)	55 (6.1%)	233 (26.0%)	50 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.0%)	88.4	146^th of 1500 public middle schools	90.3%		87.8	138^th of 1479 public middle schools	90.7%	8	100.0		100.0				67.3	73.5	70.9	72.9			77.4	81.2	75.1	74.8	61.7	99.0	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.8	$17,641	$809	$16,832
South Middle School	Public	6-8	33-63 Monument St	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 563-7000	878	92	9.5	58.3%	97 (11.0%)	190 (21.6%)	522 (59.5%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.6%)	9.3	1436^th of 1500 public middle schools	4.3%		11.2	1404^th of 1479 public middle schools	5.1%	32	68.2	52.1		60.5				17.8	17.5	35.5				11.5	12.6	13.8	9.1	97.7	97.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.0	98.7	99.1	$15,852	$00	$15,852
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	405 Union Ave	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 563-3750	856	80	10.6	50.9%	126 (14.7%)	190 (22.2%)	473 (55.3%)	22 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (4.7%)	27.3	1164^th of 1500 public middle schools	22.4%		27.9	1117^th of 1479 public middle schools	24.5%	47	95.6	96.2	90.5					36.0	31.5	37.3				32.7	40.6	19.2	36.9	98.9	98.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.2	99.3	99.8	$15,414	$00	$15,414
Rombout Middle School	Public	6-8	84 Matteawan Rd	Beacon	12508	Dutchess County	Beacon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 838-6900	615	62	10.0	50.6%	266 (43.3%)	87 (14.1%)	181 (29.4%)	21 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.6%)	37.1	976^th of 1500 public middle schools	34.9%		49.6	691^st of 1479 public middle schools	53.3%	285	100.0		98.6					41.6	40.5	54.0				31.6	41.3	18.0	38.9	97.3	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	$19,610	$1,583	$18,027
Putnam Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	142 Peekskill Hollow Rd	Putnam Valley	10579	Putnam County	Putnam Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 528-8101	473	37	12.6	17.3%	286 (60.5%)	16 (3.4%)	142 (30.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.9%)	86.2	168^th of 1500 public middle schools	88.8%		77.3	260^th of 1479 public middle schools	82.4%	92	100.0						63.7	65.7	66.0	77.2			73.4	82.8	67.4	60.0	73.6	98.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$18,861	$1,411	$17,450
Peekskill Middle School	Public	6-8	212 Ringgold St	Peekskill	10566	Westchester County	Peekskill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 737-4542	794	67	11.8	62.7%	48 (6.0%)	120 (15.1%)	590 (74.3%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.5%)	16	1360^th of 1500 public middle schools	9.3%		20.2	1261^st of 1479 public middle schools	14.7%	99	98.0	95.9						25.9	16.8	30.2				17.9	22.2	28.6	30.2	85.9	97.7	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.2	96.9	95.6	$17,527	$1,283	$16,243
Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School	Public	6-8	3417 Old Yorktown Rd	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 245-1885	1,247	131	9.5	29.1%	656 (52.6%)	103 (8.3%)	383 (30.7%)	61 (4.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.1%)	74.6	321^st of 1500 public middle schools	78.6%		74.4	296^th of 1479 public middle schools	80.0%	25	100.0	98.9						55.4	63.0	71.2				51.5	65.1	69.3	51.2	98.6	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.7	99.2	99.3	$22,978	$89	$22,889
Mahopac Middle School	Public	6-9	425 Baldwin Pl Rd	Mahopac	10541	Putnam County	Mahopac Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 621-1330	926	92	10.0	24.0%	611 (66.0%)	32 (3.5%)	246 (26.6%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.2%)	59.4	547^th of 1500 public middle schools	63.5%		59.6	527^th of 1479 public middle schools	64.4%	20	100.0		100.0					44.8	42.6	53.3				71.5	57.9	44.9	52.3	99.1	99.3	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.5	99.7	99.7	$23,520	$825	$22,695

Frequently Asked Questions about Haldane Middle School

What high school do graduates of Haldane Middle School attend?

Students who attend Haldane Middle School usually go on to attend Haldane High School

Is Haldane Middle School a good school?

Haldane Middle School ranks 173^rd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Haldane Middle School?

Students at Haldane Middle School are 81% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Haldane Middle School in?

Haldane Central School District

How many students attend Haldane Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 197 students attended Haldane Middle School.

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