Is Middletown High School a good school?

Middletown High School ranks 629 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Middletown High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,523 students attended Middletown High School.

What is the racial makeup of Middletown High School?

Students at Middletown High School are 59% Hispanic, 25% African American, 10% White, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Middletown High School?

Middletown High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Maple Hill Elementary School Elementary : Presidential Park Elementary School Elementary : William A Carter School Middle : Middletown Twin Towers Middle School Middle : Monhagen Middle School

Middletown High School

Summary:

Middletown High School is a public high school located in Middletown, NY, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,523 students. The school is part of the Middletown City School District, which is ranked 786 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Middletown High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, ranking between 444 and 808 out of over 1,200 schools in the state over the past 10 years. Its 2-star rating from SchoolDigger is below the state average. However, the school performs better for certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% for African American and English Language Learner students, and in the top 50% for Hispanic and Special Education students. Middletown High School also has a 4-year graduation rate ranging from 84.3% to 88.1%, which is slightly below the state average, and a higher than average dropout rate between 4.9% and 10.0%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 30.7% to 37.8%, significantly above the state average.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Warwick Valley High School, Valley Central High School, and Pine Bush Senior High School, Middletown High School generally performs in the middle to lower range. However, the school's strong performance for certain student subgroups suggests that targeted interventions and resource allocation could potentially lead to improvements in the school's overall outcomes.

Detail:

Public 9-12

30 Gardner Ave Ext
Middletown, NY 10940-3130

(845) 326-1628

District: Middletown City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
629^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,936

Feeder schools for Middletown High School:

Elementary:	Maple Hill Elementary School
	Presidential Park Elementary School
	William A Carter School
Middle:	Middletown Twin Towers Middle School
	Monhagen Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.1

Number of students: 2,523

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.3%

African American:

24.7%

White:

10.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Middletown High School ranks worse than 50.6% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.41. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Middletown High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (59.3%), African American (24.7%), White (10.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Middletown High School is 13.1. (See more...)

Compare Middletown High School employs 191.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Middletown High School is $19,936.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Middletown High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Middletown High School 629^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Middletown High School in the ranking list.)

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Middletown City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Middletown City School District 786^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Middletown High School

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Rank History for all students at Middletown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	45.43	639^th	935	31.7%
2006	47.61	631^st	986	36.0%
2007	45.43	676^th	1002	32.5%
2008	48.94	638^th	1027	37.9%
2009	44.47	691^st	1086	36.4%
2010	40.53	740^th	1117	33.8%
2011	29.55	839^th	1165	28.0%
2012	43.60	734^th	1198	38.7%
2013	46.49	726^th	1217	40.3%
2014	35.74	808^th	1237	34.7%
2015	41.19	770^th	1255	38.6%
2016	41.44	759^th	1255	39.5%
2017	42.93	711^th	1221	41.8%
2018	49.72	676^th	1210	44.1%
2019	53.94	631^st	1207	47.7%
2021	23.44	444^th	519	14.5%
2022	45.17	672^nd	1190	43.5%
2023	48.49	658^th	1228	46.4%
2024	51.41	629^th	1242	49.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Middletown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	21.10	191^st	212	9.9%
2023	44.07	160^th	272	41.2%
2024	42.49	184^th	306	39.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Middletown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.44	205^th	546	62.5%
2019	66.44	120^th	565	78.8%
2022	59.97	123^rd	481	74.4%
2023	68.30	106^th	583	81.8%
2024	64.89	139^th	637	78.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Middletown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.21	471^st	1095	57.0%
2019	59.59	380^th	1132	66.4%
2022	52.02	414^th	1038	60.1%
2023	58.22	364^th	1130	67.8%
2024	58.91	368^th	1144	67.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Middletown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.85	557^th	1154	51.7%
2019	56.32	496^th	1179	57.9%
2021	31.68	234^th	289	19.0%
2022	46.40	588^th	1101	46.6%
2023	49.29	552^nd	1155	52.2%
2024	51.12	527^th	1170	55.0%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Middletown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	75.60	1^st	4	75.0%
2023	60.42	2^nd	5	60.0%
2024	62.58	2^nd	7	71.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Middletown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.33	136^th	498	72.7%
2019	74.35	64^th	493	87.0%
2022	46.92	178^th	389	54.2%
2023	65.77	93^rd	531	82.5%
2024	62.51	129^th	564	77.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Middletown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.98	635^th	1176	46.0%
2019	53.17	627^th	1193	47.4%
2022	47.55	646^th	1155	44.1%
2023	46.60	662^nd	1197	44.7%
2024	43.52	721^st	1219	40.9%

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Rank History for Foster Care students at Middletown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	38.01	2^nd	3	33.3%
2023	55.76	2^nd	6	66.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Middletown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.93	666^th	1176	43.4%
2019	53.48	600^th	1190	49.6%
2022	41.61	669^th	1154	42.0%
2023	47.08	652^nd	1191	45.3%
2024	51.40	613^th	1211	49.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Middletown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	60.65	210^th	447	53.0%
2022	38.56	262^nd	386	32.1%
2023	45.59	257^th	424	39.4%
2024	50.92	231^st	426	45.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Middletown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.62	162^nd	679	76.1%
2019	69.91	148^th	686	78.4%
2022	67.37	148^th	593	75.0%
2023	71.01	129^th	671	80.8%
2024	70.15	149^th	690	78.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Middletown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.15	271^st	791	65.7%
2019	64.58	244^th	815	70.1%
2021	31.58	49^th	64	23.4%
2022	54.27	309^th	760	59.3%
2023	56.90	309^th	851	63.7%
2024	59.79	293^rd	865	66.1%

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Rank History for White students at Middletown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.09	461^st	765	39.7%
2019	48.10	456^th	793	42.5%
2022	43.67	449^th	738	39.2%
2023	44.63	471^st	776	39.3%
2024	46.98	448^th	781	42.6%

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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 Middletown High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	1115	129	22	193	0	n/a	n/a	0	1459
1990	1034	176	29	185	2	n/a	n/a	0	1426
1991	1030	227	26	241	0	n/a	n/a	0	1524
1992	995	231	33	229	7	n/a	n/a	0	1495
1993	965	242	36	252	1	n/a	n/a	0	1496
1994	931	238	36	247	0	n/a	n/a	0	1452
1995	960	253	58	307	1	n/a	n/a	0	1579
1996	960	253	58	307	1	n/a	n/a	0	1579
1997	995	293	38	315	3	n/a	n/a	0	1644
1998	936	284	47	321	5	n/a	n/a	0	1593
1999	870	325	44	318	3	n/a	n/a	0	1560
2000	941	394	43	380	2	n/a	n/a	0	1760
2001	939	390	42	377	1	n/a	n/a	0	1749
2002	766	431	37	506	5	n/a	n/a	0	1745
2003	766	431	37	506	5	n/a	n/a	0	1745
2004	776	479	51	588	6	n/a	n/a	0	1900
2005	784	546	53	680	3	n/a	n/a	0	2066
2006	778	617	62	722	0	n/a	n/a	0	2179
2007	723	615	64	760	2	n/a	n/a	0	2164
2008	603	614	56	773	0	n/a	n/a	0	2046
2009	565	574	53	851	0	n/a	n/a	0	2043
2010	549	612	54	808	0	n/a	n/a	0	2023
2011	516	621	48	867	1	0	0	0	2053
2012	489	650	52	946	0	0	9	0	2146
2013	462	601	50	979	0	0	10	0	2102
2014	435	614	55	1002	0	0	14	0	2120
2015	413	603	57	967	3	0	15	0	2058
2016	385	572	48	996	4	0	15	0	2020
2017	370	577	51	1049	5	1	11	0	2064
2018	358	617	54	1113	5	2	9	0	2158
2019	343	609	65	1207	3	1	18	0	2246
2020	330	633	75	1262	2	3	27	0	2332
2021	310	616	71	1326	1	4	36	0	2364
2022	289	621	72	1391	3	4	50	0	2430
2023	264	623	68	1497	3	3	64	1	2523

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 Middletown High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1459	107.6	13.5	n/a
1990	1426	103.9	13.7	n/a
1991	1524	103.6	14.7	n/a
1992	1495	98.5	15.1	n/a
1993	1496	90.0	16.6	n/a
1994	1452	91.6	15.9	23.4
1995	1579	86.2	18.3	31
1996	1579	86.2	18.3	31
1997	1644	91.5	18.0	28.8
1998	1593	96.9	16.4	29.5
1999	1560	103.3	15.1	30.4
2000	1760	107.7	16.3	39.7
2001	1749	112.1	15.6	38.7
2002	1745	117.0	14.9	41
2003	1745	117.0	14.9	41
2004	1900	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	2066	125.9	16.4	51.5
2006	2179	124.0	17.6	39.7
2007	2164	135.7	15.9	49.6
2008	2046	146.9	13.9	59.5
2009	2043	152.3	13.4	54.3
2010	2023	155.9	12.9	60.5
2011	2053	152.0	13.5	62.9
2012	2146	141.6	15.1	63.6
2013	2102	137.5	15.2	66.6
2014	2120	139.8	15.1	67.2
2015	2058	146.0	14.0	69.1
2016	2020	135.0	14.9	68.7
2017	2064	143.7	14.3	68.5
2018	2158	154.5	13.9	74.8
2019	2246	147.5	15.2	69.6
2020	2332	182.6	12.7	70.5
2021	2364	187.4	12.6	70.6
2022	2430	190.2	12.7	70.3
2023	2523	191.7	13.1	71.4

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 Middletown High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1459	107.6	13.5	n/a
1990	1426	103.9	13.7	n/a
1991	1524	103.6	14.7	n/a
1992	1495	98.5	15.1	n/a
1993	1496	90.0	16.6	n/a
1994	1452	91.6	15.9	23.4
1995	1579	86.2	18.3	31
1996	1579	86.2	18.3	31
1997	1644	91.5	18.0	28.8
1998	1593	96.9	16.4	29.5
1999	1560	103.3	15.1	30.4
2000	1760	107.7	16.3	39.7
2001	1749	112.1	15.6	38.7
2002	1745	117.0	14.9	41
2003	1745	117.0	14.9	41
2004	1900	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	2066	125.9	16.4	51.5
2006	2179	124.0	17.6	39.7
2007	2164	135.7	15.9	49.6
2008	2046	146.9	13.9	59.5
2009	2043	152.3	13.4	54.3
2010	2023	155.9	12.9	60.5
2011	2053	152.0	13.5	62.9
2012	2146	141.6	15.1	63.6
2013	2102	137.5	15.2	66.6
2014	2120	139.8	15.1	67.2
2015	2058	146.0	14.0	69.1
2016	2020	135.0	14.9	68.7
2017	2064	143.7	14.3	68.5
2018	2158	154.5	13.9	74.8
2019	2246	147.5	15.2	69.6
2020	2332	182.6	12.7	70.5
2021	2364	187.4	12.6	70.6
2022	2430	190.2	12.7	70.3
2023	2523	191.7	13.1	71.4

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.

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