Is South Orangetown Middle School a good school?

South Orangetown Middle School ranks 700 th of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend South Orangetown Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 633 students attended South Orangetown Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of South Orangetown Middle School?

Students at South Orangetown Middle School are 62% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of South Orangetown Middle School attend?

Students who attend South Orangetown Middle School usually go on to attend Tappan Zee High School

South Orangetown Middle School

Summary:

South Orangetown Middle School is a public middle school located in Blauvelt, New York, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 633 students. The school is part of the South Orangetown Central School District, which is ranked 296 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Orangetown Middle School has shown mixed academic performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 409 and 700 out of 1,500+ New York middle schools. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the state average, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math ranging from around 40-65% across different grade levels. However, the school performs exceptionally well on Regents exams, with 100% proficiency rates in Earth Science and Algebra I in recent years, significantly outperforming the state average. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female students generally outperforming male students, and Asian and White students tending to perform better than Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students.

Nearby schools, such as Irvington Middle School and Dobbs Ferry Middle School, consistently outperform South Orangetown Middle School on state assessments, with proficiency rates often 20-30 percentage points higher. These higher-performing schools also have lower percentages of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, suggesting a potential correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement. While South Orangetown Middle School's strength lies in its exceptional performance on Regents exams, the school's overall academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is below the state average, indicating a need for improvement in core subject areas like ELA and Math. Additionally, the school's performance gaps between different student subgroups, particularly for ELL and low-SES students, suggest a need for targeted interventions and support to ensure equitable educational opportunities.

Detail:

Public 5-8

160 Van Wyck Rd
Blauvelt, NY 10913-1299

(845) 680-1103

District: South Orangetown Central School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,836

Students who attend South Orangetown Middle School usually attend:

High:

Tappan Zee High School

Feeder schools for South Orangetown Middle School:

Elementary:	Cottage Lane Elementary School
	William O Schaefer Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.2

Number of students: 633

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.9%

Hispanic:

21.3%

Asian:

9.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 20.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details South Orangetown Middle School ranks better than 53.5% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.68. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (61.9%), Hispanic (21.3%), Asian (9.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 20.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Orangetown Middle School is 9.2. (See more...)

Compare South Orangetown Middle School employs 68.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Orangetown Middle School is $24,836.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Orangetown Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks South Orangetown Middle School 700^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See South Orangetown Middle School in the ranking list.)

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South Orangetown Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks South Orangetown Central School District 296^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for South Orangetown Middle School

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Rank History for all students at South Orangetown Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	82.16	160^th	1095	85.4%
2007	81.55	179^th	1123	84.1%
2008	78.54	229^th	1185	80.7%
2009	78.30	214^th	1224	82.5%
2010	81.71	194^th	1243	84.4%
2011	82.42	197^th	1295	84.8%
2012	83.60	176^th	1337	86.8%
2013	78.11	243^rd	1373	82.3%
2014	82.61	165^th	1401	88.2%
2015	72.88	300^th	1407	78.7%
2016	72.60	306^th	1429	78.6%
2017	60.25	515^th	1455	64.6%
2018	57.94	536^th	1438	62.7%
2019	56.46	547^th	1439	62.0%
2021	60.14	409^th	1242	67.1%
2022	61.00	501^st	1479	66.1%
2023	67.94	423^rd	1500	71.8%
2024	50.68	700^th	1504	53.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at South Orangetown Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	24.26	532^nd	581	8.4%
2023	27.62	510^th	591	13.7%
2024	22.77	594^th	615	3.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at South Orangetown Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.31	612^th	1170	47.7%
2019	42.69	550^th	1139	51.7%
2021	46.72	215^th	522	58.8%
2022	57.88	344^th	1283	73.2%
2023	59.44	355^th	1307	72.8%
2024	43.72	637^th	1303	51.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Orangetown Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.96	790^th	1245	36.5%
2019	43.34	620^th	1241	50.0%
2021	44.73	460^th	935	50.8%
2022	41.33	720^th	1306	44.9%
2023	42.05	717^th	1288	44.3%
2024	36.77	836^th	1296	35.5%

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Rank History for Female students at South Orangetown Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.67	630^th	1353	53.4%
2019	52.93	595^th	1370	56.6%
2021	55.01	428^th	1066	59.8%
2022	64.61	443^rd	1454	69.5%
2023	72.18	352^nd	1463	75.9%
2024	56.27	602^nd	1465	58.9%

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Rank History for Male students at South Orangetown Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.28	460^th	1352	66.0%
2019	59.22	478^th	1366	65.0%
2021	60.63	341^st	1071	68.2%
2022	56.42	536^th	1455	63.2%
2023	62.62	469^th	1464	68.0%
2024	46.66	751^st	1464	48.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at South Orangetown Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.40	260^th	374	30.5%
2019	56.46	171^st	369	53.7%
2021	42.85	159^th	236	32.6%
2022	71.34	102^nd	381	73.2%
2023	61.41	165^th	388	57.5%
2024	45.23	256^th	396	35.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at South Orangetown Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.86	418^th	810	48.4%
2019	47.98	381^st	826	53.9%
2021	37.51	279^th	449	37.9%
2022	47.31	431^st	914	52.8%
2023	52.45	405^th	943	57.1%
2024	38.50	586^th	953	38.5%

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Rank History for White students at South Orangetown Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.04	475^th	763	37.7%
2019	36.45	467^th	716	34.8%
2021	51.06	289^th	614	52.9%
2022	44.02	419^th	748	44.0%
2023	55.74	344^th	772	55.4%
2024	37.86	505^th	778	35.1%

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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 South Orangetown Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	340	12	76	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	453
1990	352	17	51	30	18	n/a	n/a	0	468
1991	406	14	72	27	2	n/a	n/a	0	521
1992	424	15	83	28	2	n/a	n/a	0	552
1993	455	5	84	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	565
1994	455	13	98	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	589
1995	449	15	77	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	585
1996	449	15	77	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	585
1997	483	28	91	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	638
1998	489	25	84	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	642
1999	480	21	103	42	8	n/a	n/a	0	654
2000	504	26	94	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	675
2001	557	27	95	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	720
2002	622	20	86	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	768
2003	622	20	86	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	768
2004	625	23	90	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	781
2005	601	17	99	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	760
2006	649	20	95	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	815
2007	649	21	102	61	1	n/a	n/a	0	834
2008	676	18	104	63	0	n/a	n/a	0	861
2009	683	17	95	59	1	n/a	n/a	1	856
2010	708	12	83	60	0	n/a	n/a	3	866
2011	683	11	75	70	0	0	4	0	843
2012	679	13	73	64	0	1	3	0	833
2013	647	13	75	75	1	1	8	0	820
2014	636	15	70	80	1	0	4	0	806
2015	593	18	70	82	2	0	6	0	771
2016	586	18	67	90	1	0	7	0	769
2017	567	13	51	95	1	4	12	0	743
2018	538	10	42	108	0	2	25	0	725
2019	501	12	50	102	0	2	33	0	700
2020	473	12	48	121	0	1	39	0	694
2021	442	10	54	116	0	1	35	0	658
2022	418	11	53	128	0	1	38	0	649
2023	392	11	58	135	0	2	35	0	633

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 South Orangetown Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	453	46.4	9.7	n/a
1990	468	44.4	10.5	n/a
1991	521	46.4	11.2	n/a
1992	552	42.9	12.8	n/a
1993	565	45.7	12.4	n/a
1994	589	47.1	12.5	6.3
1995	585	50.4	11.6	4.1
1996	585	50.4	11.6	4.1
1997	638	52.6	12.1	6.4
1998	642	50.6	12.7	3.9
1999	654	53.0	12.3	4.3
2000	675	57.5	11.7	5.6
2001	720	58.9	12.2	6
2002	768	59.6	12.9	11.1
2003	768	59.6	12.9	11.1
2004	781	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	760	53.4	14.2	3.8
2006	815	64.0	12.7	6.1
2007	834	67.6	12.3	4.2
2008	861	66.7	12.9	3.9
2009	856	69.5	12.3	5.8
2010	866	65.9	13.1	5.6
2011	843	63.7	13.2	5.9
2012	833	63.7	13.0	6.5
2013	820	62.3	13.1	8.3
2014	806	60.3	13.3	8.3
2015	771	66.0	11.6	10.2
2016	769	63.0	12.2	11.3
2017	743	61.7	12.0	13.6
2018	725	63.0	11.4	14.8
2019	700	61.0	11.4	14.9
2020	694	71.9	9.6	12.8
2021	658	71.6	9.1	14.7
2022	649	69.0	9.3	14.8
2023	633	68.6	9.2	20.1

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 South Orangetown Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	453	46.4	9.7	n/a
1990	468	44.4	10.5	n/a
1991	521	46.4	11.2	n/a
1992	552	42.9	12.8	n/a
1993	565	45.7	12.4	n/a
1994	589	47.1	12.5	6.3
1995	585	50.4	11.6	4.1
1996	585	50.4	11.6	4.1
1997	638	52.6	12.1	6.4
1998	642	50.6	12.7	3.9
1999	654	53.0	12.3	4.3
2000	675	57.5	11.7	5.6
2001	720	58.9	12.2	6
2002	768	59.6	12.9	11.1
2003	768	59.6	12.9	11.1
2004	781	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	760	53.4	14.2	3.8
2006	815	64.0	12.7	6.1
2007	834	67.6	12.3	4.2
2008	861	66.7	12.9	3.9
2009	856	69.5	12.3	5.8
2010	866	65.9	13.1	5.6
2011	843	63.7	13.2	5.9
2012	833	63.7	13.0	6.5
2013	820	62.3	13.1	8.3
2014	806	60.3	13.3	8.3
2015	771	66.0	11.6	10.2
2016	769	63.0	12.2	11.3
2017	743	61.7	12.0	13.6
2018	725	63.0	11.4	14.8
2019	700	61.0	11.4	14.9
2020	694	71.9	9.6	12.8
2021	658	71.6	9.1	14.7
2022	649	69.0	9.3	14.8
2023	633	68.6	9.2	20.1

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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