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Milford Central School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
1734th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools
Better than 29% of New York alternative schools
Summary

Milford Central School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 346 students. Located in Milford, NY, the school is part of the Milford Central School District. While the school has a 4-year graduation rate around 84-90%, it faces several challenges, including inconsistent academic performance and high chronic absenteeism.

Milford Central School generally performs below the state average on New York State Assessments for English Language Arts and Math, with proficiency rates ranging from 5-50% in ELA and 10-64% in Math, compared to the state averages of 54-57% in ELA and 47-60% in Math. However, the school performs better on Regents exams, with proficiency rates ranging from 69-100% across various Regents subjects, exceeding the state averages of 57-75%. This suggests the school may be more successful in preparing students for the Regents exams, but struggles to meet state proficiency standards on the broader assessments.

Another area of concern is Milford Central School's high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 18-34% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, around 44-49% in recent years, and a relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $15,882 to $31,325 in recent years, compared to the nearby Jefferson Central School District, Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District, and other alternative schools in the area. These factors suggest the school may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and instructional practices to better serve its students and improve overall academic outcomes.

337
Students ?
9.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$34,456
Per pupil spending ?
48.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 42 W Main St
       Milford, NY  13807-0237

(607) 286-3349

District: Milford Central School District

Racial breakdown:

White:
95.0%
African American:
2.4%
Hispanic:
1.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2022 → 74th in 2025
Strengths
87% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)
Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (52% vs 59% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2022
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school52%
District avg52%
New York avg59%
Elementary school
1,734th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 29%▼ down 34 pts since 2015
From top 36% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,031st of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 31%▼ down 17 pts since 2015
From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
325th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Top 26%▲ up 4 pts since 2015
From top 30% (2015) to top 26% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202531.21734 of 244529.1%★☆☆☆☆
202444.41309 of 244546.5%★★☆☆☆
202326.81850 of 243924.1%★☆☆☆☆
202221.42007 of 243417.5%★☆☆☆☆
202123.71785 of 220118.9%★☆☆☆☆
201930.31716 of 241328.9%★☆☆☆☆
201843.71375 of 239542.6%★★☆☆☆
201756.21015 of 238657.5%★★★☆☆
201664.0797 of 236666.3%★★★☆☆
201561.4858 of 235263.5%★★★☆☆
201454.61040 of 234555.7%★★★☆☆
201354.31004 of 232556.8%★★★☆☆
201271.4669 of 232071.2%★★★★☆
201176.5484 of 228678.8%★★★★☆
201069.0722 of 226368.1%★★★☆☆
200961.71046 of 225753.7%★★★☆☆
200863.8974 of 222756.3%★★★☆☆
200758.21130 of 221949.1%★★☆☆☆
200658.31138 of 220648.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202531.91715 of 240928.8%★☆☆☆☆
202441.21412 of 241341.5%★★☆☆☆
202332.01675 of 240330.3%★★☆☆☆
202222.91956 of 240118.5%★☆☆☆☆
202132.01410 of 195527.9%★☆☆☆☆
201927.21784 of 235724.3%★☆☆☆☆
201833.51654 of 233829.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202533.11419 of 209832.4%★★☆☆☆
202435.11350 of 207835.0%★★☆☆☆
202323.81684 of 204117.5%★☆☆☆☆
202218.91902 of 20999.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202124.61402 of 167816.4%★☆☆☆☆
201927.31555 of 203223.5%★☆☆☆☆
201841.21170 of 204542.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202531.81694 of 240729.6%★☆☆☆☆
202448.71186 of 241150.8%★★★☆☆
202323.91909 of 240020.5%★☆☆☆☆
202221.91996 of 240016.8%★☆☆☆☆
202115.91747 of 196110.9%★☆☆☆☆
201935.01557 of 235834.0%★★☆☆☆
201852.91097 of 234053.1%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202522.01857 of 213413.0%★☆☆☆☆
202437.81232 of 211041.6%★★☆☆☆
202331.61381 of 201631.5%★★☆☆☆
201933.51209 of 185935.0%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20239.71259 of 13375.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.81367 of 13992.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.31137 of 12247.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.41172 of 140816.8%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202534.21031 of 150031.3%★★☆☆☆
202443.2848 of 150443.6%★★☆☆☆
202318.21325 of 150011.7%★☆☆☆☆
202220.91249 of 147915.6%★☆☆☆☆
202116.41124 of 12429.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201933.7948 of 143934.1%★★☆☆☆
201839.1878 of 143838.9%★★☆☆☆
201749.4709 of 145551.3%★★★☆☆
201638.5877 of 142938.6%★★☆☆☆
201546.6725 of 140748.5%★★☆☆☆
201443.3789 of 140143.7%★★☆☆☆
201349.8658 of 137352.1%★★★☆☆
201263.5534 of 133760.1%★★★☆☆
201172.3384 of 129570.3%★★★★☆
201069.2434 of 124365.1%★★★☆☆
200959.9655 of 122446.5%★★☆☆☆
200857.4644 of 118545.7%★★☆☆☆
200757.1582 of 112348.2%★★☆☆☆
200666.5410 of 109562.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202533.31056 of 145727.5%★☆☆☆☆
202451.5680 of 146553.6%★★★☆☆
202324.71190 of 146318.7%★☆☆☆☆
202217.61289 of 145411.3%★☆☆☆☆
202121.4919 of 106613.8%★☆☆☆☆
201929.21009 of 137026.4%★☆☆☆☆
201845.1767 of 135343.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202527.11023 of 128320.3%★☆☆☆☆
202435.5861 of 129633.6%★★☆☆☆
202316.31197 of 12887.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.21199 of 13068.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.7895 of 9354.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201933.1845 of 124131.9%★★☆☆☆
201835.8820 of 124534.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202535.7959 of 145534.1%★★☆☆☆
202434.41006 of 146431.3%★★☆☆☆
202310.81399 of 14644.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.41289 of 145511.4%★☆☆☆☆
202116.5966 of 10719.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201932.8912 of 136633.2%★★☆☆☆
201836.7867 of 135235.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202522.1665 of 77514.2%★☆☆☆☆
202312.1731 of 7725.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.3625 of 74816.4%★☆☆☆☆
201926.3558 of 71622.1%★☆☆☆☆
201829.6584 of 76323.5%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202570.2325 of 123473.7%★★★★☆
202472.1306 of 124275.4%★★★★☆
202375.8218 of 122882.2%★★★★☆
202272.8255 of 119078.6%★★★★☆
201954.8623 of 120748.4%★★☆☆☆
201862.2478 of 121060.5%★★★☆☆
201755.7555 of 122154.5%★★★☆☆
201658.5490 of 125561.0%★★★☆☆
201563.5381 of 125569.6%★★★☆☆
201463.7401 of 123767.6%★★★☆☆
201374.4215 of 121782.3%★★★★☆
201268.8342 of 119871.5%★★★★☆
201160.2494 of 116557.6%★★★☆☆
201067.7285 of 111774.5%★★★★☆
200966.2309 of 108671.5%★★★★☆
200871.8169 of 102783.5%★★★★☆
200762.2402 of 100259.9%★★★☆☆
200660.1439 of 98655.5%★★★☆☆
200555.0500 of 93546.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202572.4286 of 120676.3%★★★★☆
202469.0351 of 121971.2%★★★★☆
202369.0360 of 119769.9%★★★★☆
202269.8308 of 115573.3%★★★★☆
201957.4566 of 119352.6%★★★☆☆
201859.5515 of 117656.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202561.6355 of 117969.9%★★★☆☆
202472.7181 of 117084.5%★★★★☆
202379.384 of 115592.7%★★★★★
202274.3125 of 110188.6%★★★★☆
201944.3685 of 117941.9%★★☆☆☆
201862.5348 of 115469.8%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202566.4370 of 120169.2%★★★☆☆
202477.7162 of 121186.6%★★★★☆
202380.898 of 119191.8%★★★★★
202276.2169 of 115485.4%★★★★☆
201957.0548 of 119053.9%★★★☆☆
201868.0338 of 117671.3%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202484.198 of 114491.4%★★★★★
202388.460 of 113094.7%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202552.2396 of 78849.7%★★☆☆☆
202448.2439 of 78143.8%★★☆☆☆
202347.5438 of 77643.6%★★☆☆☆
201929.2650 of 79318.0%★☆☆☆☆
201842.1506 of 76533.9%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)30th percentile~ school
Female (2025)29th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)13th percentile-16 vs school
White (2023)6th percentile-18 vs school
Middle school
Male (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-11 vs school
White (2025)14th percentile-17 vs school
High school
Special Education (2024)91st percentile+16 vs school
Female (2025)76th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school
Male (2025)69th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)50th percentile-24 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Common Core Algebra II100%+25 vs state
Global History and Geography95%+19 vs state
Life Science Biology88%+29 vs state
U.S. History and Government87%+12 vs state
Earth Science85%+20 vs state
Chemistry75%+10 vs state
Algebra I74%+18 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts69%-6 vs state
Geometry56%-4 vs state
Science43%~ state avg
Math37%-18 vs state
English Language Arts35%-18 vs state

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Open Quote 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





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Milford Central School ranks 1734th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended Milford Central School.

Students at Milford Central School are 95% White, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic.


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