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Horizon-On-The-Hudson School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

2085^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Horizon-On-The-Hudson School is an elementary public magnet school in Newburgh, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 432. The school is part of the Newburgh City School District, which is ranked 773 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Horizon-On-The-Hudson School consistently performs below the Newburgh City School District and New York state averages on state assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 27.03% in 3rd grade ELA, 48.21% in 4th grade ELA, and 45.59% in 5th grade ELA, compared to the district's 34.17%, 40.17%, and 47.9% respectively, and the state's 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61%. The school has been ranked in the bottom 15% of New York elementary schools for the past several years, with a ranking between 2001 and 2333 out of around 2,400 schools.

When comparing Horizon-On-The-Hudson School to other schools in the Newburgh City School District, it performs similarly or slightly worse on state assessments. For example, Vails Gate Steam Academy and Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School have higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Math. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, these factors have not translated into improved academic outcomes for the students.

447

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,737

Per pupil spending ?

62.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

137 Montgomery St
Newburgh, NY 12550

(845) 563-3725

District: Newburgh City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.6%

African American:

30.2%

White:

11.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (35% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Math scores 26 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg41%

New York avg55%

2,085^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Newburgh City School District

773^rd of 874Newburgh City School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	2085 of 2445	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	2235 of 2445	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	2258 of 2439	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	2291 of 2434	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	2007 of 2201	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	2333 of 2413	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	2258 of 2395	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	2155 of 2386	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.8	2001 of 2366	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.9	1918 of 2352	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.9	1857 of 2345	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.4	1655 of 2325	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.7	1982 of 2320	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.6	1953 of 2286	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.7	2000 of 2263	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.2	2019 of 2257	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.2	1924 of 2227	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.6	1946 of 2219	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.6	2034 of 2206	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	667 of 928	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	789 of 927	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	760 of 857	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	860 of 936	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	354 of 427	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	863 of 891	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	893 of 948	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	809 of 1117	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	900 of 1066	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	805 of 1001	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1027 of 1027	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	816 of 860	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	846 of 938	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	2124 of 2409	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	2325 of 2413	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	2291 of 2403	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	2258 of 2401	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	1733 of 1955	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	2250 of 2357	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	2166 of 2338	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1251 of 1569	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1199 of 1531	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1155 of 1429	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1352 of 1503	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	687 of 818	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1212 of 1315	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1251 of 1392	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	580 of 792	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	716 of 766	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	634 of 637	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	610 of 622	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	553 of 570	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	708 of 730	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	1963 of 2098	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1979 of 2078	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	2004 of 2041	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	2047 of 2099	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1627 of 1678	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	2009 of 2032	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	2036 of 2045	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	1895 of 2407	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	2011 of 2411	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	2114 of 2400	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	2254 of 2400	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1835 of 1961	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	2305 of 2358	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	2275 of 2340	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	24.5	160 of 223	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	179 of 289	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1796 of 2134	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1977 of 2110	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1926 of 2016	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	1925 of 2031	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	1032 of 1044	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1677 of 1859	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1628 of 1941	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	796 of 1402	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	687 of 1392	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.9	1006 of 1337	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.6	533 of 1399	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	829 of 1224	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	746 of 1338	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)43rd percentile+29 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)28th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2025)27th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-16 vs state

Math31%-26 vs state

Science31%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, June 26, 2019

The school is one of the best, the security is good, the teachers are good and they help their students to understand the subjects and above all they teach them the respect Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Horizon-On-The-Hudson School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	137 Montgomery St	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(845) 563-3725	447	45	10.0	62.2%	53 (11.9%)	135 (30.2%)	226 (50.6%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	19.8	2085^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.7%		14.2	2235^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.6%	150			27.0	48.2	45.6				25.7	39.3	31.3				30.8		98.3	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	99.5	99.8	$34,737	$2,537	$32,200
Gidney Avenue Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Gidney Ave	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 563-8450	788	66	11.9	58.9%	47 (6.0%)	143 (18.1%)	563 (71.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.8%)	13.7	2224^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.0%		16.9	2153^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	11.9%	71			14.1	29.2	38.8				27.4	24.2	43.0				27.9		97.7	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	98.9	98.4	$33,470	$2,445	$31,026
South Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	60 South Ave	Beacon	12508	Dutchess County	Beacon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 838-6900	244	25	9.8	36.9%	97 (39.8%)	35 (14.3%)	72 (29.5%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (14.3%)	44.8	1341^st of 2445 public elementary schools	45.2%		50.2	1166^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.3%	175			46.5	52.8	63.9				51.2	50.0	52.8				44.4		98.5	98.5	99.1	99.1	99.7	98.5	99.7	99.7	$31,904	$706	$31,198
Balmville School	Public	PK, KG-5	5144 Rt 9w	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 563-8550	376	38	9.9	58.8%	47 (12.5%)	78 (20.7%)	212 (56.4%)	8 (2.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.2%)	15.7	2177^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.0%		17.2	2142^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	12.4%	35			41.2	37.8	37.8				28.6	31.1	22.2				26.1		98.0	98.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.2	98.7	98.7	$35,335	$2,581	$32,754
New Windsor School	Public, Magnet	K-5	175 Quassaick Ave	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(845) 563-3700	439	39	11.2	53.5%	70 (15.9%)	79 (18.0%)	266 (60.6%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	41.9	1420^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.9%		40.4	1436^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.3%	16			35.8	42.7	57.8				38.8	61.2	82.8				35.9		99.6	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	99.8	$31,624	$2,310	$29,315
Sargent School	Public	PK, KG-5	29 Education Dr	Beacon	12508	Dutchess County	Beacon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 838-6900	285	29	9.7	35.1%	157 (55.1%)	23 (8.1%)	76 (26.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.1%)	40.7	1451^st of 2445 public elementary schools	40.7%		42.9	1354^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.6%	97			65.9	58.8	34.0				78.6	38.2	34.0				37.7		98.5	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.5	99.2	99.6	$29,062	$706	$28,355
J V Forrestal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Liberty St	Beacon	12508	Dutchess County	Beacon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 838-6900	234	25	9.1	32.1%	117 (50.0%)	14 (6.0%)	66 (28.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.1%)	54	1089^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.5%		52.4	1102^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	54.9%	13			50.0	58.6	75.0				46.4	53.1	50.0				64.3		97.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	99.1	97.4	99.1	$29,479	$706	$28,772
Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6 Plattekill Tpke	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 568-6400	612	48	12.6	41.5%	108 (17.6%)	71 (11.6%)	372 (60.8%)	11 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.2%)	26.7	1869^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.6%		22	2002^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	18.1%	133			33.3	42.1	45.5				49.5	35.7	41.7				37.5		96.2	98.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.0	99.3	97.7	$33,898	$2,476	$31,422
Temple Hill School	Public	K-8	525 Union Ave	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 568-6450	890	85	10.4	62.6%	80 (9.0%)	180 (20.2%)	573 (64.4%)	13 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.5%)	24.2	1946^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.4%		34.1	1615^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.9%	331	87.0	100.0	38.9	46.6	48.4	38.9	50.0	47.1	36.3	35.6	38.7	24.6	46.9	31.7	31.5	34.7	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	99.8	$31,624	$2,311	$29,314
Fostertown School	Public, Magnet	K-5	364 Fostertown Rd	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(845) 568-6425	594	50	11.8	46.3%	97 (16.3%)	83 (14.0%)	377 (63.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	41.9	1419^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.0%		49.2	1191^st of 2445 public elementary schools	51.3%	228			49.1	41.9	53.9				49.1	58.4	55.8				44.3		98.9	99.1	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.1	99.5	99.4	$31,624	$2,310	$29,315

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How many students attend Horizon-On-The-Hudson School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Horizon-On-The-Hudson School.

What is the racial makeup of Horizon-On-The-Hudson School?

Students at Horizon-On-The-Hudson School are 51% Hispanic, 30% African American, 12% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Horizon-On-The-Hudson School in?

Newburgh City School District

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Horizon-On-The-Hudson School ranks in the bottom 14.7% of New York elementary schools.

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