Is Heritage Middle School a good school?

Heritage Middle School ranks in the bottom 24.5% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Heritage Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 856 students attended Heritage Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Middle School?

Students at Heritage Middle School are 59% Hispanic, 20% African American, 14% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Heritage Middle School

Summary:

Heritage Middle School is a public middle school located in New Windsor, NY, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 856 students. It is part of the Newburgh City School District, which is ranked 728 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Heritage Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New York middle schools, with performance on state assessments significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, the percentage of students proficient in ELA ranged from 24.71% (6th grade) to 38.25% (7th grade), compared to the state averages of 43.64% to 51.88%. In math, the proficiency rates ranged from 20.41% (8th grade) to 46.77% (7th grade), again well below the state averages of 40.72% to 57.08%. However, the school's performance on Regents exams, which are taken for high school credit, is stronger, with proficiency rates ranging from 93.85% to 96.97% in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools, Heritage Middle School performs significantly worse than the South Middle School, which is also part of the Newburgh City School District, but better than the Highland Falls Intermediate School. In contrast, some nearby schools in other districts, such as Haldane Middle School and Cornwall Middle School, significantly outperform Heritage Middle School. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and the relatively high per-student spending at Heritage Middle School suggest that the school may be facing significant challenges in terms of student demographics and resource allocation.

Detail:

Public 6-8

405 Union Ave
New Windsor, NY 12553

(845) 563-3750

District: Newburgh City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1136^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,414

Student/teacher ratio: 10.9

Number of students: 856

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.2%

African American:

19.7%

White:

13.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 52.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Heritage Middle School ranks worse than 75.5% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.43. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Heritage Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (59.2%), African American (19.7%), White (13.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 52.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Heritage Middle School is 10.9. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Heritage Middle School is $15,414.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Heritage Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Heritage Middle School 1136^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Heritage Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Newburgh City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Newburgh City School District 728^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Heritage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	20.53	892^nd	1095	18.5%
2007	33.51	820^th	1123	27.0%
2008	36.13	864^th	1185	27.1%
2009	33.57	925^th	1224	24.4%
2010	34.78	890^th	1243	28.4%
2011	29.43	963^rd	1295	25.6%
2012	37.36	914^th	1337	31.6%
2013	38.83	834^th	1373	39.3%
2014	37.48	883^rd	1401	37.0%
2015	36.57	901^st	1407	36.0%
2016	30.95	1006^th	1429	29.6%
2017	26.15	1119^th	1455	23.1%
2018	22.63	1177^th	1438	18.2%
2019	26.91	1079^th	1439	25.0%
2021	20.51	1065^th	1242	14.3%
2022	27.93	1117^th	1479	24.5%
2023	27.26	1164^th	1500	22.4%
2024	28.43	1136^th	1504	24.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Heritage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	18.39	107^th	126	15.1%
2022	23.99	141^st	190	25.8%
2023	51.21	101^st	208	51.4%
2024	35.02	140^th	220	36.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Heritage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.81	361^st	503	28.2%
2019	27.25	422^nd	473	10.8%
2021	19.95	98^th	118	16.9%
2022	30.16	467^th	581	19.6%
2023	35.74	384^th	591	35.0%
2024	41.35	324^th	615	47.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Heritage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.37	1013^th	1170	13.4%
2019	34.08	755^th	1139	33.7%
2021	18.12	480^th	522	8.0%
2022	28.50	1039^th	1283	19.0%
2023	24.51	1128^th	1307	13.7%
2024	22.71	1169^th	1303	10.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	17.52	1159^th	1245	6.9%
2019	20.65	1095^th	1241	11.8%
2021	17.69	863^rd	935	7.7%
2022	25.64	1074^th	1306	17.8%
2023	28.47	1005^th	1288	22.0%
2024	25.63	1061^st	1296	18.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Heritage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.77	354^th	457	22.5%
2019	33.91	280^th	392	28.6%
2021	30.41	39^th	49	20.4%
2022	36.22	322^nd	487	33.9%
2023	13.70	522^nd	543	3.9%
2024	38.95	365^th	594	38.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Heritage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.19	1084^th	1353	19.9%
2019	29.87	1000^th	1370	27.0%
2021	17.88	956^th	1066	10.3%
2022	28.87	1087^th	1454	25.2%
2023	29.50	1104^th	1463	24.5%
2024	30.39	1087^th	1465	25.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Heritage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.48	1155^th	1352	14.6%
2019	25.36	1057^th	1366	22.6%
2021	24.02	869^th	1071	18.9%
2022	28.17	1103^rd	1455	24.2%
2023	26.96	1135^th	1464	22.5%
2024	28.43	1125^th	1464	23.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Heritage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	53.51	201^st	381	47.2%
2023	54.81	197^th	388	49.2%
2024	49.70	235^th	396	40.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Heritage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.64	541^st	663	18.4%
2019	30.62	464^th	653	28.9%
2021	16.48	228^th	253	9.9%
2022	30.11	513^th	706	27.3%
2023	25.79	562^nd	696	19.3%
2024	24.74	576^th	705	18.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Heritage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.43	653^rd	810	19.4%
2019	29.25	613^th	826	25.8%
2021	28.64	336^th	449	25.2%
2022	35.75	600^th	914	34.4%
2023	38.30	585^th	943	38.0%
2024	37.34	602^nd	953	36.8%

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Rank History for White students at Heritage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.96	598^th	763	21.6%
2019	38.86	440^th	716	38.5%
2021	41.45	369^th	614	39.9%
2022	40.28	443^rd	748	40.8%
2023	27.64	601^st	772	22.2%
2024	48.71	400^th	778	48.6%

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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 Heritage Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	24	47	0	14	0	n/a	n/a	85
1990	55	45	0	18	0	n/a	n/a	118
1991	69	51	3	16	0	n/a	n/a	139
1992	74	63	0	17	0	n/a	n/a	154
1993	76	52	1	18	0	n/a	n/a	147
1994	84	52	5	25	0	n/a	n/a	166
1995	59	64	0	24	0	n/a	n/a	147
1996	59	64	0	24	0	n/a	n/a	147
1997	389	231	6	142	2	n/a	n/a	770
1998	439	251	12	164	0	n/a	n/a	866
1999	412	268	13	180	0	n/a	n/a	873
2000	355	269	17	210	0	n/a	n/a	851
2001	306	280	19	206	0	n/a	n/a	811
2002	295	266	30	247	0	n/a	n/a	838
2003	295	266	30	247	0	n/a	n/a	838
2004	326	276	0	294	0	n/a	n/a	896
2005	281	297	13	310	0	n/a	n/a	901
2006	281	282	14	332	0	n/a	n/a	909
2007	310	243	13	338	0	n/a	n/a	904
2008	318	222	15	369	0	n/a	n/a	924
2009	347	249	19	397	1	n/a	n/a	1013
2010	325	278	18	382	2	n/a	n/a	1005
2011	205	215	15	238	1	0	0	674
2012	292	256	34	385	1	0	3	971
2013	253	221	38	385	1	0	4	902
2014	234	238	39	348	3	0	7	869
2015	240	226	33	355	5	0	11	870
2016	263	240	26	381	5	0	9	924
2017	265	217	22	400	3	1	8	916
2018	234	216	20	414	0	1	17	902
2019	219	204	21	443	1	0	25	913
2020	177	207	25	496	1	0	37	943
2021	153	210	21	484	2	0	38	908
2022	134	198	25	467	1	1	40	866
2023	126	190	22	473	3	2	40	856
2024	116	169	15	507	1	3	45	856

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 Heritage Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	85	7.0	12.1	n/a
1990	118	12.9	9.1	n/a
1991	139	11.9	11.6	n/a
1992	154	14.9	10.3	n/a
1993	147	15.0	9.8	n/a
1994	166	16.0	10.4	48.2
1995	147	10.0	14.7	45.6
1996	147	10.0	14.7	45.6
1997	770	55.0	14.0	39.6
1998	866	67.0	12.9	40.9
1999	873	65.1	13.4	38.3
2000	851	70.0	12.2	48.5
2001	811	66.0	12.3	58
2002	838	74.0	11.3	56.7
2003	838	74.0	11.3	56.7
2004	896	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	901	67.0	13.4	60
2006	909	67.0	13.6	55.9
2007	904	68.0	13.3	55
2008	924	77.0	12.0	52.3
2009	1013	88.0	11.5	53.2
2010	1005	82.0	12.2	58.2
2011	674	53.6	12.5	58.8
2012	971	65.5	14.8	60.2
2013	902	75.8	11.8	62.3
2014	869	71.0	12.2	63.4
2015	870	70.0	12.4	63.8
2016	924	75.0	12.3	64.7
2017	916	75.1	12.1	63.2
2018	902	75.0	12.0	58.2
2019	913	76.8	11.8	61.8
2020	943	80.2	11.7	56.9
2021	908	76.9	11.8	57.5
2022	866	79.8	10.8	55.8
2023	856	80.3	10.6	50.9
2024	856	78.0	10.9	52.9

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 Heritage Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	85	7.0	12.1	n/a
1990	118	12.9	9.1	n/a
1991	139	11.9	11.6	n/a
1992	154	14.9	10.3	n/a
1993	147	15.0	9.8	n/a
1994	166	16.0	10.4	48.2
1995	147	10.0	14.7	45.6
1996	147	10.0	14.7	45.6
1997	770	55.0	14.0	39.6
1998	866	67.0	12.9	40.9
1999	873	65.1	13.4	38.3
2000	851	70.0	12.2	48.5
2001	811	66.0	12.3	58
2002	838	74.0	11.3	56.7
2003	838	74.0	11.3	56.7
2004	896	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	901	67.0	13.4	60
2006	909	67.0	13.6	55.9
2007	904	68.0	13.3	55
2008	924	77.0	12.0	52.3
2009	1013	88.0	11.5	53.2
2010	1005	82.0	12.2	58.2
2011	674	53.6	12.5	58.8
2012	971	65.5	14.8	60.2
2013	902	75.8	11.8	62.3
2014	869	71.0	12.2	63.4
2015	870	70.0	12.4	63.8
2016	924	75.0	12.3	64.7
2017	916	75.1	12.1	63.2
2018	902	75.0	12.0	58.2
2019	913	76.8	11.8	61.8
2020	943	80.2	11.7	56.9
2021	908	76.9	11.8	57.5
2022	866	79.8	10.8	55.8
2023	856	80.3	10.6	50.9
2024	856	78.0	10.9	52.9

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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