Is Circleville Middle School a good school?

Circleville Middle School ranks 971 st of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Circleville Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 450 students attended Circleville Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Circleville Middle School?

Students at Circleville Middle School are 36% Hispanic, 32% White, 23% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Circleville Middle School attend?

Students who attend Circleville Middle School usually go on to attend Pine Bush Senior High School

Circleville Middle School

Summary:

Circleville Middle School is a public middle school serving around 450 students in grades 6-8 in the Pine Bush Central School District in Circleville, New York. The school has faced significant challenges, with academic performance consistently below state and district averages, a low statewide ranking, and struggles in supporting certain student subgroups.

Academically, Circleville Middle School lags behind. In 2022-2023, the school's proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments were below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across all grade levels. For example, in 8th grade Math, only 21.3% of Circleville students were proficient, compared to 33.33% in the district and 40.74% statewide. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools, with a ranking of 971 out of 1,500 in 2022-2023, earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Circleville Middle School also struggles to support certain student subgroups, such as Special Education students, who ranked 1,140 out of 1,307 in 2022-2023, earning a 1-star rating.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Warwick Valley Middle School, Circleville Middle School generally performs worse academically and has a lower statewide ranking. The school's high per-student spending of $19,642 in 2022-2023 suggests that the district may need to closely examine the root causes of these issues and implement targeted interventions to improve student outcomes at Circleville Middle School.

Detail:

Public 6-8

1951 Rt 302
Circleville, NY 10919-0143

(845) 744-2031

District: Pine Bush Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
971^st of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,642

Students who attend Circleville Middle School usually attend:

High:

Pine Bush Senior High School

Feeder schools for Circleville Middle School:

Elementary:	Circleville Elementary School
	Pakanasink Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.8

Number of students: 450

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.4%

White:

32.2%

African American:

23.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 62.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Circleville Middle School ranks worse than 64.7% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.42. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Circleville Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (36.4%), White (32.2%), African American (23.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 62.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Circleville Middle School is 10.8. (See more...)

Compare Circleville Middle School employs 41.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Circleville Middle School is $19,642.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Circleville Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Circleville Middle School 971^st of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See Circleville Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Pine Bush Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Pine Bush Central School District 594^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Circleville Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Circleville Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	45.52	694^th	1095	36.6%
2007	50.64	668^th	1123	40.5%
2008	54.02	691^st	1185	41.7%
2009	58.01	691^st	1224	43.5%
2010	50.33	729^th	1243	41.4%
2011	45.28	792^nd	1295	38.8%
2012	44.20	826^th	1337	38.2%
2013	33.41	925^th	1373	32.6%
2014	39.38	857^th	1401	38.8%
2015	44.00	776^th	1407	44.8%
2016	53.57	606^th	1429	57.6%
2017	53.67	624^th	1455	57.1%
2018	36.72	925^th	1438	35.7%
2019	40.99	822^nd	1439	42.9%
2021	21.60	1047^th	1242	15.7%
2022	41.18	872^nd	1479	41.0%
2023	37.42	971^st	1500	35.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Circleville Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	26.45	92^nd	126	27.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Circleville Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	57.02	111^th	473	76.5%
2023	38.22	333^rd	591	43.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Circleville Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.19	758^th	1170	35.2%
2019	39.10	634^th	1139	44.3%
2022	42.09	652^nd	1283	49.2%
2023	23.90	1140^th	1307	12.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.01	910^th	1245	26.9%
2019	32.40	859^th	1241	30.8%
2021	22.33	820^th	935	12.3%
2022	40.55	736^th	1306	43.6%
2023	31.88	948^th	1288	26.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Circleville Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.91	797^th	1353	41.1%
2019	40.91	811^th	1370	40.8%
2021	24.25	880^th	1066	17.4%
2022	43.25	812^th	1454	44.2%
2023	42.68	849^th	1463	42.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Circleville Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.77	950^th	1352	29.7%
2019	42.64	734^th	1366	46.3%
2021	21.36	908^th	1071	15.2%
2022	40.24	853^rd	1455	41.4%
2023	33.81	1000^th	1464	31.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Circleville Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	57.50	165^th	369	55.3%
2023	19.53	339^th	388	12.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Circleville Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.71	441^st	663	33.5%
2019	47.24	291^st	653	55.4%
2022	53.30	274^th	706	61.2%
2023	44.18	384^th	696	44.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Circleville Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.78	486^th	810	40.0%
2019	32.42	564^th	826	31.7%
2021	23.32	377^th	449	16.0%
2022	31.62	663^rd	914	27.5%
2023	35.57	613^th	943	35.0%

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Rank History for White students at Circleville Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.69	575^th	763	24.6%
2019	38.70	445^th	716	37.8%
2021	21.04	524^th	614	14.7%
2022	37.22	479^th	748	36.0%
2023	39.56	490^th	772	36.5%

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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 Circleville Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	618	38	6	55	1	n/a	n/a	0	718
1990	612	40	5	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	711
1991	604	72	2	91	0	n/a	n/a	0	769
1992	449	56	6	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	582
1993	494	55	16	49	1	n/a	n/a	0	615
1994	468	56	15	55	4	n/a	n/a	0	598
1995	428	73	18	56	5	n/a	n/a	0	580
1996	428	73	18	56	5	n/a	n/a	0	580
1997	454	67	10	44	7	n/a	n/a	0	582
1998	468	60	13	35	4	n/a	n/a	0	580
1999	430	57	18	54	1	n/a	n/a	0	560
2000	443	53	14	61	0	n/a	n/a	0	571
2001	418	70	21	86	1	n/a	n/a	0	596
2002	416	94	13	96	3	n/a	n/a	0	622
2003	416	94	13	96	3	n/a	n/a	0	622
2004	381	109	18	92	4	n/a	n/a	0	604
2005	381	123	18	95	2	n/a	n/a	0	619
2006	388	128	16	103	3	n/a	n/a	0	638
2007	400	132	15	86	2	n/a	n/a	0	635
2008	388	151	20	105	0	n/a	n/a	0	664
2009	339	138	15	101	2	n/a	n/a	6	601
2010	341	126	20	107	1	n/a	n/a	8	603
2011	319	116	26	128	1	0	5	0	595
2012	282	117	26	147	1	1	3	0	577
2013	284	131	22	156	0	1	2	0	596
2014	279	133	26	137	3	0	4	0	582
2015	271	112	21	140	4	0	5	0	553
2016	232	107	22	141	4	0	8	0	514
2017	193	95	18	155	1	0	9	0	471
2018	199	102	23	168	1	0	20	0	513
2019	226	102	21	169	1	0	25	0	544
2020	260	108	19	151	1	0	26	0	565
2021	261	85	14	135	0	0	19	0	514
2022	251	83	11	109	0	0	12	0	466
2023	145	105	18	164	2	0	16	0	450

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 Circleville Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	718	46.4	15.4	n/a
1990	711	48.5	14.6	n/a
1991	769	49.9	15.4	n/a
1992	582	42.4	13.7	n/a
1993	615	37.7	16.3	n/a
1994	598	37.4	16.0	16.4
1995	580	42.3	13.7	15.7
1996	580	42.3	13.7	15.7
1997	582	43.2	13.5	16.2
1998	580	44.4	13.1	15.9
1999	560	44.0	12.7	16.1
2000	571	40.4	14.1	23.3
2001	596	43.4	13.7	22
2002	622	45.7	13.6	26.5
2003	622	45.7	13.6	26.5
2004	604	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	619	45.5	13.6	28.3
2006	638	46.0	13.9	23.5
2007	635	43.9	14.5	28.3
2008	664	47.4	14.0	29.8
2009	601	46.8	12.8	38.2
2010	603	46.8	12.8	37.1
2011	595	45.4	13.0	38
2012	577	40.0	14.4	27.9
2013	596	40.0	14.8	50
2014	582	43.0	13.5	38.3
2015	553	41.0	13.4	46.7
2016	514	38.0	13.5	54.1
2017	471	39.9	11.7	49.3
2018	513	40.0	12.8	52.8
2019	544	42.0	12.9	56.6
2020	565	41.0	13.7	60.7
2021	514	42.6	12.0	61.9
2022	466	44.8	10.3	60.5
2023	450	41.6	10.8	62.7

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 Circleville Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	718	46.4	15.4	n/a
1990	711	48.5	14.6	n/a
1991	769	49.9	15.4	n/a
1992	582	42.4	13.7	n/a
1993	615	37.7	16.3	n/a
1994	598	37.4	16.0	16.4
1995	580	42.3	13.7	15.7
1996	580	42.3	13.7	15.7
1997	582	43.2	13.5	16.2
1998	580	44.4	13.1	15.9
1999	560	44.0	12.7	16.1
2000	571	40.4	14.1	23.3
2001	596	43.4	13.7	22
2002	622	45.7	13.6	26.5
2003	622	45.7	13.6	26.5
2004	604	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	619	45.5	13.6	28.3
2006	638	46.0	13.9	23.5
2007	635	43.9	14.5	28.3
2008	664	47.4	14.0	29.8
2009	601	46.8	12.8	38.2
2010	603	46.8	12.8	37.1
2011	595	45.4	13.0	38
2012	577	40.0	14.4	27.9
2013	596	40.0	14.8	50
2014	582	43.0	13.5	38.3
2015	553	41.0	13.4	46.7
2016	514	38.0	13.5	54.1
2017	471	39.9	11.7	49.3
2018	513	40.0	12.8	52.8
2019	544	42.0	12.9	56.6
2020	565	41.0	13.7	60.7
2021	514	42.6	12.0	61.9
2022	466	44.8	10.3	60.5
2023	450	41.6	10.8	62.7

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.

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