Is Milford Central School a good school?

Milford Central School ranks 1309 th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Milford Central School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 346 students attended Milford Central School.

What is the racial makeup of Milford Central School?

Students at Milford Central School are 96% White, 2% African American, 1% Hispanic.

Milford Central School

Summary:

Milford Central School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 with 348 students, located in Milford, NY and part of the Milford Central School District. The school has seen fluctuations in its graduation and dropout rates, with a 4-year graduation rate ranging from 81.2% to 94.4% and a dropout rate ranging from 4.9% to 10.0%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 18.1% to 37.8% in recent years.

Milford Central School's test scores on the NY State Assessments are generally below the state average, especially in English Language Arts and Math. However, the school's students perform better on Regents exams compared to the state average, with 100% proficiency rates in Common Core Algebra II and Common Core English Language Arts in 2023-2024, compared to the state averages of 74.04% and 78.55%, respectively. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 43.8% to 46.26% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. Interestingly, when compared to nearby schools, Milford Central School generally performs better than some of the smaller, more rural schools (e.g., Jefferson Central School, Charlotte Valley School) in terms of test scores and Regents exam performance, but lags behind the higher-performing schools like Cooperstown Elementary School.

Overall, Milford Central School faces some challenges, particularly in terms of its test scores and chronic absenteeism rates. However, the school's stronger performance on Regents exams and its higher spending per student suggest that it may be providing a more rigorous academic program and additional resources to support its students. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rate and improving overall academic achievement should be key priorities for the school.

Detail:

Public, Alternative PK, KG-12

42 W Main St
Milford, NY 13807-0237

(607) 286-3349

District: Milford Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1309^th of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,132

Student/teacher ratio: 8.6

Number of students: 346

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.7%

African American:

2.3%

Hispanic:

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 49.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Milford Central School ranks worse than 53.5% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.39. (See more...)

Compare Details Milford Central School ranks worse than 56.4% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.24. (See more...)

Compare Details Milford Central School ranks better than 75.4% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.09. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Milford Central 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: White (95.7%), African American (2.3%), Hispanic (1.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 49.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Milford Central School is 8.6. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Milford Central School is $19,132.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks Milford Central School 1309^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Milford Central School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Milford Central School 848^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Milford Central School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Milford Central School 306^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Milford Central School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Milford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	58.27	1138^th	2206	48.4%
2007	58.21	1130^th	2219	49.1%
2008	63.76	974^th	2227	56.3%
2009	61.67	1046^th	2257	53.7%
2010	69.00	722^nd	2263	68.1%
2011	76.50	484^th	2286	78.8%
2012	71.38	669^th	2320	71.2%
2013	54.27	1004^th	2325	56.8%
2014	54.60	1040^th	2345	55.7%
2015	61.42	858^th	2352	63.5%
2016	64.00	797^th	2366	66.3%
2017	56.16	1015^th	2386	57.5%
2018	43.69	1375^th	2395	42.6%
2019	30.27	1716^th	2413	28.9%
2021	23.68	1785^th	2201	18.9%
2022	21.42	2007^th	2434	17.5%
2023	26.78	1850^th	2439	24.1%
2024	44.39	1309^th	2445	46.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Milford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	33.53	1209^th	1859	35.0%
2023	31.60	1381^st	2016	31.5%
2024	37.81	1232^nd	2110	41.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Milford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.20	1170^th	2045	42.8%
2019	27.26	1555^th	2032	23.5%
2021	24.59	1402^nd	1678	16.4%
2022	18.92	1902^nd	2099	9.4%
2023	23.76	1684^th	2041	17.5%
2024	35.06	1350^th	2078	35.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Milford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.52	1654^th	2338	29.3%
2019	27.23	1784^th	2357	24.3%
2021	31.98	1410^th	1955	27.9%
2022	22.91	1956^th	2401	18.5%
2023	31.97	1675^th	2403	30.3%
2024	41.22	1412^th	2413	41.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Milford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.94	1097^th	2340	53.1%
2019	34.98	1557^th	2358	34.0%
2021	15.88	1747^th	1961	10.9%
2022	21.89	1996^th	2400	16.8%
2023	23.92	1909^th	2400	20.5%
2024	48.67	1186^th	2411	50.8%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Milford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.39	1172^nd	1408	16.8%
2021	12.28	1137^th	1224	7.1%
2022	5.84	1367^th	1399	2.3%
2023	9.72	1259^th	1337	5.8%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Milford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	66.53	410^th	1095	62.6%
2007	57.07	582^nd	1123	48.2%
2008	57.41	644^th	1185	45.7%
2009	59.86	655^th	1224	46.5%
2010	69.20	434^th	1243	65.1%
2011	72.30	384^th	1295	70.3%
2012	63.46	534^th	1337	60.1%
2013	49.81	658^th	1373	52.1%
2014	43.33	789^th	1401	43.7%
2015	46.64	725^th	1407	48.5%
2016	38.53	877^th	1429	38.6%
2017	49.40	709^th	1455	51.3%
2018	39.06	878^th	1438	38.9%
2019	33.72	948^th	1439	34.1%
2021	16.37	1124^th	1242	9.5%
2022	20.86	1249^th	1479	15.6%
2023	18.17	1325^th	1500	11.7%
2024	43.24	848^th	1504	43.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Milford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.85	820^th	1245	34.1%
2019	33.11	845^th	1241	31.9%
2021	14.67	895^th	935	4.3%
2022	17.21	1199^th	1306	8.2%
2023	16.29	1197^th	1288	7.1%
2024	35.46	861^st	1296	33.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Milford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.10	767^th	1353	43.3%
2019	29.23	1009^th	1370	26.4%
2021	21.41	919^th	1066	13.8%
2022	17.62	1289^th	1454	11.3%
2023	24.74	1190^th	1463	18.7%
2024	51.53	680^th	1465	53.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Milford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.69	867^th	1352	35.9%
2019	32.77	912^th	1366	33.2%
2021	16.48	966^th	1071	9.8%
2022	18.41	1289^th	1455	11.4%
2023	10.80	1399^th	1464	4.4%
2024	34.40	1006^th	1464	31.3%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Milford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.61	584^th	763	23.5%
2019	26.33	558^th	716	22.1%
2022	22.35	625^th	748	16.4%
2023	12.08	731^st	772	5.3%

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

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Rank History for all high school students at Milford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	55.02	500^th	935	46.5%
2006	60.06	439^th	986	55.5%
2007	62.25	402^nd	1002	59.9%
2008	71.78	169^th	1027	83.5%
2009	66.21	309^th	1086	71.5%
2010	67.69	285^th	1117	74.5%
2011	60.16	494^th	1165	57.6%
2012	68.77	342^nd	1198	71.5%
2013	74.44	215^th	1217	82.3%
2014	63.72	401^st	1237	67.6%
2015	63.46	381^st	1255	69.6%
2016	58.48	490^th	1255	61.0%
2017	55.71	555^th	1221	54.5%
2018	62.20	478^th	1210	60.5%
2019	54.75	623^rd	1207	48.4%
2022	72.85	255^th	1190	78.6%
2023	75.78	218^th	1228	82.2%
2024	72.09	306^th	1242	75.4%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Milford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	88.38	60^th	1130	94.7%
2024	84.13	98^th	1144	91.4%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Milford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.49	348^th	1154	69.8%
2019	44.29	685^th	1179	41.9%
2022	74.32	125^th	1101	88.6%
2023	79.35	84^th	1155	92.7%
2024	72.73	181^st	1170	84.5%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Milford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.50	515^th	1176	56.2%
2019	57.45	566^th	1193	52.6%
2022	69.78	308^th	1155	73.3%
2023	69.00	360^th	1197	69.9%
2024	69.02	351^st	1219	71.2%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Milford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.98	338^th	1176	71.3%
2019	57.04	548^th	1190	53.9%
2022	76.22	169^th	1154	85.4%
2023	80.77	98^th	1191	91.8%
2024	77.73	162^nd	1211	86.6%

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Rank History for high school White students at Milford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.12	506^th	765	33.9%
2019	29.21	650^th	793	18.0%
2023	47.51	438^th	776	43.6%
2024	48.18	439^th	781	43.8%

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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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by a parent
Saturday, December 18, 2010

Small rural school ( K-12 building creating true family atmosphere) with outstanding young faculty and creative administrators where kids don't fall through the cracks and top students regularly attend top colleges. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Milford Central School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	401	2	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	404
1990	442	1	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	444
1991	415	0	1	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	424
1992	464	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	464
1993	481	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	481
1994	474	1	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
1995	490	4	0	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	499
1996	490	4	0	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	499
1997	462	0	11	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	477
1998	505	0	4	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	512
1999	503	3	7	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	518
2000	494	2	8	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	507
2001	488	4	9	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	509
2002	468	6	6	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	482
2003	468	6	6	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	482
2004	452	8	5	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	473
2005	464	7	4	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	483
2006	443	12	6	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	469
2007	431	14	8	11	4	n/a	n/a	0	468
2008	407	11	9	10	2	n/a	n/a	0	439
2009	432	9	5	10	2	n/a	n/a	0	458
2010	424	10	3	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	451
2011	404	12	2	13	2	0	0	0	433
2012	410	10	2	14	2	2	0	0	440
2013	412	10	2	11	0	2	0	0	437
2014	394	14	9	7	2	0	0	0	426
2015	384	10	9	7	2	0	0	0	412
2016	382	11	9	6	0	0	0	0	408
2017	370	11	3	7	0	1	0	0	392
2018	354	8	3	5	0	1	0	0	371
2019	344	6	4	4	1	1	2	0	362
2020	346	4	3	5	0	0	2	0	360
2021	326	5	3	6	0	0	7	0	347
2022	349	4	6	7	0	0	4	1	371
2023	333	6	5	2	0	0	2	0	348
2024	331	8	0	5	0	0	2	0	346

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 Milford Central School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	404	34.0	11.8	n/a
1990	444	32.6	13.6	n/a
1991	424	36.2	11.7	n/a
1992	464	41.2	11.2	n/a
1993	481	40.0	12.0	n/a
1994	480	42.3	11.3	26
1995	499	38.4	13.0	31.7
1996	499	38.4	13.0	31.7
1997	477	40.6	11.7	28.1
1998	512	42.7	12.0	35.2
1999	518	43.7	11.9	30.1
2000	507	43.3	11.7	43.8
2001	509	44.4	11.5	44
2002	482	43.5	11.1	50
2003	482	43.5	11.1	50
2004	473	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	483	45.4	10.6	47
2006	469	45.0	10.4	41.8
2007	468	45.4	10.3	42.3
2008	439	42.4	10.4	40.3
2009	458	41.4	11.1	38.6
2010	451	44.2	10.1	39.2
2011	433	41.4	10.4	40
2012	440	42.2	10.4	40.2
2013	437	40.6	10.7	43
2014	426	35.9	11.8	43.4
2015	412	36.0	11.4	48.5
2016	408	39.0	10.4	52.9
2017	392	40.1	9.7	49.5
2018	371	37.8	9.8	48
2019	362	38.6	9.3	47.2
2020	360	38.5	9.3	44.2
2021	347	39.3	8.8	43.8
2022	371	43.1	8.5	44.2
2023	348	42.0	8.2	46.3
2024	346	40.0	8.6	49.1

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 Milford Central School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	404	34.0	11.8	n/a
1990	444	32.6	13.6	n/a
1991	424	36.2	11.7	n/a
1992	464	41.2	11.2	n/a
1993	481	40.0	12.0	n/a
1994	480	42.3	11.3	26
1995	499	38.4	13.0	31.7
1996	499	38.4	13.0	31.7
1997	477	40.6	11.7	28.1
1998	512	42.7	12.0	35.2
1999	518	43.7	11.9	30.1
2000	507	43.3	11.7	43.8
2001	509	44.4	11.5	44
2002	482	43.5	11.1	50
2003	482	43.5	11.1	50
2004	473	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	483	45.4	10.6	47
2006	469	45.0	10.4	41.8
2007	468	45.4	10.3	42.3
2008	439	42.4	10.4	40.3
2009	458	41.4	11.1	38.6
2010	451	44.2	10.1	39.2
2011	433	41.4	10.4	40
2012	440	42.2	10.4	40.2
2013	437	40.6	10.7	43
2014	426	35.9	11.8	43.4
2015	412	36.0	11.4	48.5
2016	408	39.0	10.4	52.9
2017	392	40.1	9.7	49.5
2018	371	37.8	9.8	48
2019	362	38.6	9.3	47.2
2020	360	38.5	9.3	44.2
2021	347	39.3	8.8	43.8
2022	371	43.1	8.5	44.2
2023	348	42.0	8.2	46.3
2024	346	40.0	8.6	49.1

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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