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Newburgh Free Academy

Public Grades 9-12

936^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 24% of New York high schools

Summary

Newburgh Free Academy is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 3,521 students in Newburgh, New York. 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.

Newburgh Free Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, with a current statewide ranking of 936 out of 1,234 high schools and a 1-star rating. The school's 4-year graduation rate has ranged from 63.9% to 84.3% over the past few years, which is significantly lower than the state average. Additionally, Newburgh Free Academy has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 26.5% to 34.1% in recent years, much higher than the state average. Students at the school consistently perform below the state and district averages on Regents exams across various subjects, with particularly low proficiency rates in Geometry, Physics, and Algebra I.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Washingtonville Senior High School, Marlboro Central High School, and Cornwall Central High School, generally outperform Newburgh Free Academy on key metrics like graduation rates, test scores, and student-teacher ratios, despite Newburgh Free Academy spending significantly more per student ($33,587 in 2023-2024) compared to the nearby schools. Addressing the underlying causes of the school's challenges, such as chronic absenteeism and the achievement gaps among different student subgroups, will be crucial for improving the overall quality of education at Newburgh Free Academy.

3,550

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,624

Per pupil spending ?

49.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Fullerton Ave
Newburgh, NY 12550

(845) 563-5400

District: Newburgh City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.4%

African American:

20.1%

White:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (47% vs 67% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (69% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg49%

New York avg67%

936^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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	23.9	936 of 1234	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	908 of 1242	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	884 of 1228	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	825 of 1190	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	417 of 519	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	894 of 1207	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	848 of 1210	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.6	808 of 1221	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.6	844 of 1255	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.3	787 of 1255	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.5	772 of 1237	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.6	776 of 1217	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.6	876 of 1198	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.1	882 of 1165	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.5	855 of 1117	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.4	826 of 1086	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.8	821 of 1027	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.9	807 of 1002	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.7	811 of 986	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.9	739 of 935	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	540 of 713	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	457 of 690	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	449 of 671	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	431 of 593	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	479 of 686	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	408 of 679	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	182 of 413	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	290 of 426	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	216 of 424	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	240 of 386	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	276 of 447	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	230 of 426	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	528 of 669	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	453 of 637	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	385 of 583	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	325 of 481	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	407 of 565	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	421 of 546	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	930 of 1206	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	936 of 1219	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	886 of 1197	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	827 of 1155	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	915 of 1193	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	868 of 1176	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	589 of 885	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	563 of 865	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	545 of 851	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	451 of 760	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	553 of 815	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	507 of 791	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	387 of 607	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	343 of 564	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	385 of 531	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	302 of 389	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	339 of 493	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	276 of 498	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	972 of 1179	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	945 of 1170	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	933 of 1155	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	875 of 1101	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	953 of 1179	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	922 of 1154	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	884 of 1201	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	867 of 1211	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	848 of 1191	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	802 of 1154	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	878 of 1190	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	817 of 1176	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	303 of 328	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	281 of 306	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	248 of 272	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	187 of 212	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	1084 of 1149	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1063 of 1144	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1017 of 1130	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	874 of 1038	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	998 of 1132	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	939 of 1095	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	611 of 788	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	618 of 781	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	583 of 776	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	607 of 738	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	622 of 793	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	604 of 765	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2025)56th percentile+32 vs school

Homeless (2025)36th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

African American (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

White (2025)22nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography64%-12 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts62%-14 vs state

Common Core Algebra II60%-15 vs state

U.S. History and Government55%-20 vs state

Chemistry46%-19 vs state

Living Environment42%-15 vs state

Earth Science40%-25 vs state

Geometry36%-24 vs state

Algebra I22%-34 vs state

Common Core Geometry14%-10 vs state

Physics0%-69 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 (2025)	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 Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	% 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
Newburgh Free Academy	Public	9-12	201 Fullerton Ave	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 563-5400	3,550	256	13.8	49.7%	464 (13.1%)	714 (20.1%)	2,144 (60.4%)	76 (2.1%)	8 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	140 (3.9%)	23.9	936^th of 1234 public high schools	24.1%		25.2	908^th of 1242 public high schools	26.9%	28	45.8	60.0	61.8	14.1	39.9	64.0	42.1	0.0	55.0	22.0		36.0		86.9	88.1	88.4	88.4	88.4	88.1	88.1	86.9	$31,624	$2,310	$29,315
Beacon High School	Public	9-12	101 Matteawan Rd	Beacon	12508	Dutchess County	Beacon City School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 838-6900	831	78	10.6	45.0%	348 (41.9%)	134 (16.1%)	254 (30.6%)	23 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (8.1%)	55.8	572^nd of 1234 public high schools	53.6%		49.6	649^th of 1242 public high schools	47.7%	77	69.2	71.9	87.3	16.3	23.7	79.8	52.6	70.0	76.2	59.4	53.0	50.0	65.6	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.9	$30,349	$693	$29,656
Cornwall Central High School	Public	9-12	10 Dragon Dr	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Cornwall Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 534-8009	1,010	76	13.2	21.2%	576 (57.0%)	79 (7.8%)	254 (25.1%)	60 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.0%)	77.2	194^th of 1234 public high schools	84.3%		78.8	152^nd of 1242 public high schools	87.8%	42	70.5	96.8	89.9	33.3	86.3	94.6	41.4	61.7	96.5	75.2	69.5	79.4		98.8	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.2	99.8	$26,962	$475	$26,487
Marlboro Central High School	Public	9-12	50 Cross Rd	Marlboro	12542	Ulster County	Marlboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 236-5810	629	55	11.4	32.8%	346 (55.0%)	68 (10.8%)	184 (29.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.7%)	65.7	399^th of 1234 public high schools	67.7%		68	380^th of 1242 public high schools	69.4%	19	55.7	73.7	89.2	39.3	84.1	89.8	61.9	85.4	90.6	52.8		62.8		98.8	99.5	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.5	99.5	98.8	$29,986	$650	$29,336
Haldane High School	Public	9-12	15 Craigside Dr	Cold Spring	10516	Putnam County	Haldane Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 265-9254	318	31	10.3	19.5%	243 (76.4%)	4 (1.3%)	50 (15.7%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	82.1	109^th of 1234 public high schools	91.2%		82	84^th of 1242 public high schools	93.2%	25	98.5		92.3		82.9	91.0	92.1		86.5	83.7		80.0		94.3	98.5	98.7	98.5	99.8	98.7	97.9	98.7	$35,227	$552	$34,675
Roy C Ketcham Senior High School	Public	9-12	99 Myers Corners Rd	Wappingers Falls	12590	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 298-5100	1,557	116	13.4	39.4%	790 (50.7%)	166 (10.7%)	482 (31.0%)	66 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (3.4%)	49.7	645^th of 1234 public high schools	47.7%		53.7	603^rd of 1242 public high schools	51.4%	42	67.2	79.0	87.5	10.0	14.3	85.0	26.4	84.6	77.7	35.4	55.9	42.0	52.3	99.3	99.4	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.6	99.9	$28,169	$341	$27,828
Washingtonville Senior High School	Public	9-12	54 W Main St	Washingtonville	10992	Orange County	Washingtonville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 497-4000	1,308	100	13.0	35.9%	593 (45.3%)	155 (11.9%)	492 (37.6%)	25 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.1%)	62.6	467^th of 1234 public high schools	62.2%		63.2	469^th of 1242 public high schools	62.2%	2	75.8	84.0	87.5	27.3	73.9	80.4	57.7	20.0	80.9	54.6		69.6		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$26,281	$1,209	$25,072
Orchard View Alternative High School	Public	9-12	25 Corporate Dr	Hopewell Junction	12533	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 298-5005	58	8	7.6	31.0%	38 (65.5%)	6 (10.3%)	12 (20.7%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	30.4	857^th of 1234 public high schools	30.6%		28.1	872^nd of 1242 public high schools	29.8%	15			73.1			72.7	22.2		83.3	9.1	33.3	0.0	26.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$49,003	$8,511	$40,493
Valley Central High School	Public	9-12	1175 State Rt 17k	Montgomery	12549	Orange County	Valley Central School District (Montgomery)	No	No	No	No	(845) 457-2400	1,385	115	12.0	36.2%	693 (50.0%)	132 (9.5%)	463 (33.4%)	23 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (5.0%)	72.8	281^st of 1234 public high schools	77.2%		71.9	311^th of 1242 public high schools	75.0%	30	80.0	93.3	87.5	31.6	76.5	87.7	70.4	96.9	87.1	74.3		60.4		99.8	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	$27,946	$1,788	$26,158
Wallkill Senior High School	Public	9-12	90 Robinson Dr	Wallkill	12589	Ulster County	Wallkill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 895-7150	930	76	12.2	37.4%	537 (57.7%)	65 (7.0%)	292 (31.4%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	26 (2.8%)	66.6	385^th of 1234 public high schools	68.8%		69.6	345^th of 1242 public high schools	72.2%	40	75.6	91.8	85.9	15.4	8.7	87.6	28.6		82.2	61.7	48.7	89.1	78.2	97.8	99.8	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	100.0	$27,206	$348	$26,858

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