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South Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1430^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 5% of New York middle schools

Summary

South Middle School is a public middle school located in Newburgh, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 845 students. The school is part of the Newburgh City School District, which is ranked 773 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a rating of 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

South Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York middle schools, with a ranking between 1195-1441 out of 1242-1504 schools over the past 5-6 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates in ELA ranging from 18.69% to 26.45% across grades 6-8, compared to the state average of 50.86% to 52.38%. In math, the proficiency rates at South Middle School ranged from 10.09% to 23.51% across grades 6-8, while the state average was 46.74% to 51.2%. The school's performance on Regents exams, such as Earth Science and Algebra I, is also below the state and district averages.

Nearby schools, such as Heritage Middle School, Valley Central Middle School, and Wappingers Junior High School, generally perform better than South Middle School on state assessments and have higher rankings within New York. These schools also have lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a more economically advantaged student population. The significant investment in resources per student at South Middle School suggests that the school may be facing challenges that require additional support and interventions to improve student outcomes.

782

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,624

Per pupil spending ?

52.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33-63 Monument St
Newburgh, NY 12550

(845) 563-7000

District: Newburgh City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.4%

African American:

17.0%

White:

13.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (26% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg34%

New York avg53%

1,430^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle 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	9.7	1430 of 1500	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1441 of 1504	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1436 of 1500	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1404 of 1479	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1195 of 1242	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1330 of 1439	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1349 of 1438	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	1346 of 1455	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.4	1278 of 1429	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.3	1185 of 1407	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.8	1133 of 1401	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.0	1098 of 1373	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.8	1101 of 1337	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.6	1030 of 1295	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.5	1005 of 1243	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.4	1027 of 1224	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.4	977 of 1185	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.1	841 of 1123	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.8	878 of 1095	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	597 of 676	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	655 of 705	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	663 of 696	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	644 of 706	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	219 of 253	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	621 of 653	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	621 of 663	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	6.1	382 of 396	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	583 of 646	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	516 of 615	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	552 of 591	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	522 of 581	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	393 of 473	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	392 of 503	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	1401 of 1457	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1406 of 1465	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1391 of 1463	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1337 of 1454	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	999 of 1066	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1286 of 1370	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1284 of 1353	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	903 of 965	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	905 of 953	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	899 of 943	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	849 of 914	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	443 of 449	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	768 of 826	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	770 of 810	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	552 of 603	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	563 of 594	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	503 of 543	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	484 of 487	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	383 of 392	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	419 of 457	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	1251 of 1283	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1269 of 1296	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	1264 of 1288	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1268 of 1306	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	928 of 935	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1213 of 1241	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1213 of 1245	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1366 of 1455	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1396 of 1464	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1404 of 1464	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1404 of 1455	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	1038 of 1071	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1257 of 1366	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	1262 of 1352	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	12.0	208 of 220	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	200 of 208	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	123 of 126	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	1254 of 1298	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1216 of 1303	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1205 of 1307	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1195 of 1283	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	1133 of 1139	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1147 of 1170	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	647 of 775	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	654 of 778	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	564 of 772	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	583 of 748	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.4	358 of 614	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	594 of 716	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	638 of 763	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)17th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I76%+20 vs state

Earth Science75%+10 vs state

English Language Arts23%-28 vs state

Science22%-21 vs state

Math18%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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
South Middle School	Public	6-8	33-63 Monument St	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 563-7000	782	78	10.0	52.8%	102 (13.0%)	133 (17.0%)	488 (62.4%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.4%)	9.7	1430^th of 1500 public middle schools	4.7%		9.3	1441^st of 1504 public middle schools	4.2%	11	74.7		75.6						18.7	23.2	26.5				10.1	21.2	23.5		22.2	97.7	97.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.0	98.7	99.1	$31,624	$2,333	$29,292
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	405 Union Ave	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 563-3750	802	77	10.3	44.0%	95 (11.8%)	165 (20.6%)	494 (61.6%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (4.2%)	31.4	1089^th of 1500 public middle schools	27.4%		28.4	1136^th of 1504 public middle schools	24.5%	47	95.7	92.6	93.3						32.3	37.3	39.8				31.6	55.6	25.8		45.9	98.9	98.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.2	99.3	99.8	$31,624	$2,310	$29,315
Rombout Middle School	Public	6-8	84 Matteawan Rd	Beacon	12508	Dutchess County	Beacon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 838-6900	592	62	9.6	43.9%	263 (44.4%)	81 (13.7%)	187 (31.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.1%)	27.6	1175^th of 1500 public middle schools	21.7%		28.7	1132^nd of 1504 public middle schools	24.7%	43			100.0	97.1					43.3	42.5	42.2				32.2	35.3	6.7		36.5	97.3	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	$30,443	$706	$29,737
Cornwall Middle School	Public	5-8	122 Main St	Cornwall	12518	Orange County	Cornwall Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 534-8009	905	76	11.8	22.8%	479 (52.9%)	61 (6.7%)	252 (27.8%)	64 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.4%)	78	281^st of 1500 public middle schools	81.3%		85	181^st of 1504 public middle schools	88.0%	100			100.0	98.9				68.8	67.8	69.4	62.5			79.3	77.9	78.4	57.5	61.0	39.0	99.0	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.8	$26,864	$1,017	$25,847
Haldane Middle School	Public	6-8	15 Craigside Dr	Cold Spring	10516	Putnam County	Haldane Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 265-9254	163	21	7.7	18.4%	131 (80.4%)	3 (1.8%)	22 (13.5%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	81.8	228^th of 1500 public middle schools	84.8%		89.3	141^st of 1504 public middle schools	90.6%	87		100.0	100.0						69.5	78.3	83.3				62.5	84.8	50.0		37.5	95.0	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.4	$39,187	$554	$38,633
Wappingers Junior High School	Public	7-8	30 Major MacDonald Way	Wappingers Falls	12590	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 298-5200	764	65	11.7	39.4%	405 (53.0%)	90 (11.8%)	233 (30.5%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	54.4	660^th of 1500 public middle schools	56.0%		56.1	609^th of 1504 public middle schools	59.5%	51			99.2		83.0					55.1	47.7					56.1	50.2		48.7	98.3	98.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.3	99.4	$30,219	$252	$29,967
Marlboro Middle School	Public	6-8	1375 Rt 9w	Marlboro	12542	Ulster County	Marlboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 236-5840	440	48	9.2	38.0%	247 (56.1%)	45 (10.2%)	120 (27.3%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	67.9	413^th of 1500 public middle schools	72.5%		55.4	618^th of 1504 public middle schools	58.9%	205		100.0	100.0						57.0	56.4	66.3				65.2	55.1	37.9		70.2	98.9	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	$30,721	$840	$29,880
Highland Falls Intermediate School	Public	3-8	52 Mountain Ave	Highland Falls	10928	Orange County	Highland Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 446-4761	334	39	8.5	51.8%	134 (40.1%)	37 (11.1%)	129 (38.6%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	56.5	621^st of 1500 public middle schools	58.6%		41.8	881^st of 1504 public middle schools	41.4%	260			100.0	61.9		42.6	68.3	60.9	59.1	47.7	57.1	38.7	70.7	57.1	47.4	57.5	69.0	43.5	34.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.7	$27,169	$769	$26,400
Washingtonville Middle School	Public	6-8	38 W Main St	Washingtonville	10992	Orange County	Washingtonville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 497-4000	884	79	11.2	40.0%	425 (48.1%)	97 (11.0%)	307 (34.7%)	19 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.1%)	35.1	1014^th of 1500 public middle schools	32.4%		27.7	1149^th of 1504 public middle schools	23.6%	135		100.0	100.0						37.5	45.5	39.7				34.2	54.8	44.0		29.8	98.6	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.8	99.7	99.8	$26,213	$1,050	$25,163
Valley Central Middle School	Public	6-8	1189 State Rt 17k	Montgomery	12549	Orange County	Valley Central School District (Montgomery)	No	No	No	No	(845) 457-2400	945	94	10.0	39.9%	479 (50.7%)	79 (8.4%)	314 (33.2%)	14 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.7%)	51.8	692^nd of 1500 public middle schools	53.9%		46.1	785^th of 1504 public middle schools	47.8%	93		100.0	100.0						48.6	42.8	41.4				64.0	57.9	54.7		46.8	99.4	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.9	$30,895	$1,855	$29,040

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