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Temple Hill School

Public Grades K-8
1946th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 20% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Temple Hill School is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Newburgh City School District in New York, with 974 students, making it the largest school in the analysis. While the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 1946 out of 2445 schools and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, there are some key insights that provide more context.

Temple Hill School's student performance on state assessments is generally below the Newburgh City School District and New York state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 38.89% to 50%, compared to 34.17% to 47.9% for the district and 54.15% to 56.61% for the state. In math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 24.56% to 46.94%, compared to 25.92% to 47.86% for the district and 46.74% to 59.7% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, students with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged students.

When compared to other schools in the Newburgh City School District, Temple Hill School generally performs worse on state assessments, with lower proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Math. However, the district as a whole struggles, with all schools ranking in the bottom half of New York elementary schools. In contrast, nearby schools in the Cornwall Central School District, such as Willow Avenue Elementary, Cornwall Elementary, and Cornwall-On-Hudson Elementary, consistently outperform Temple Hill School and the Newburgh City School District on state assessments, with proficiency rates well above the state average.

890
Students ?
10.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$31,624
Per pupil spending ?
62.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 525 Union Ave
       New Windsor, NY  12553

(845) 568-6450

District: Newburgh City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
64.4%
African American:
20.2%
White:
9.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (41% vs 54% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school41%
District avg37%
New York avg54%
Elementary school
1,946th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 20%▼ down 11 pts since 2015
From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,057th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 30%▲ up 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 9Elementary Schools in the Newburgh City School District
773rd 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202524.21946 of 244520.4%★☆☆☆☆
202434.11615 of 244533.9%★★☆☆☆
202344.11331 of 243945.4%★★☆☆☆
202251.41135 of 243453.4%★★★☆☆
202139.51383 of 220137.2%★★☆☆☆
201948.91186 of 241350.8%★★★☆☆
201841.21440 of 239539.9%★★☆☆☆
201743.91348 of 238643.5%★★☆☆☆
201634.41619 of 236631.6%★★☆☆☆
201534.11605 of 235231.8%★★☆☆☆
201422.11918 of 234518.2%★☆☆☆☆
201316.42066 of 232511.1%★☆☆☆☆
20127.42213 of 23204.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20116.42205 of 22863.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201010.42106 of 22636.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200912.02105 of 22576.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200813.22033 of 22278.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200713.11990 of 221910.3%★☆☆☆☆
200624.61821 of 220617.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202523.3756 of 92818.5%★☆☆☆☆
202437.8564 of 92739.2%★★☆☆☆
202347.6411 of 85752.0%★★★☆☆
202251.7403 of 93656.9%★★★☆☆
202148.6196 of 42754.1%★★★☆☆
201944.5434 of 89151.3%★★★☆☆
201843.0515 of 94845.7%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202522.91004 of 111710.1%★☆☆☆☆
202459.6256 of 106676.0%★★★★☆
202342.7502 of 100149.9%★★☆☆☆
202240.1565 of 102745.0%★★☆☆☆
202166.5105 of 45476.9%★★★★☆
201952.1295 of 86065.7%★★★☆☆
201855.6295 of 93868.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202523.91951 of 240919.0%★☆☆☆☆
202434.61610 of 241333.3%★★☆☆☆
202344.41306 of 240345.7%★★☆☆☆
202253.91069 of 240155.5%★★★☆☆
202135.01331 of 195531.9%★★☆☆☆
201945.71256 of 235746.7%★★☆☆☆
201843.61376 of 233841.1%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202536.91032 of 156934.2%★★☆☆☆
202447.4726 of 153152.6%★★★☆☆
202355.9534 of 142962.6%★★★☆☆
202267.9370 of 150375.4%★★★★☆
202153.5345 of 81857.8%★★★☆☆
201965.5335 of 131574.5%★★★★☆
201854.5570 of 139259.1%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202452.8286 of 76662.7%★★★☆☆
202260.6176 of 62271.7%★★★★☆
201960.9153 of 57073.2%★★★★☆
201845.7363 of 73050.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202527.31614 of 209823.1%★☆☆☆☆
202438.01272 of 207838.8%★★☆☆☆
202345.11031 of 204149.5%★★☆☆☆
202250.3900 of 209957.1%★★★☆☆
202143.4941 of 167843.9%★★☆☆☆
201957.4695 of 203265.8%★★★☆☆
201847.4992 of 204551.5%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202527.11848 of 240723.2%★☆☆☆☆
202435.81568 of 241135.0%★★☆☆☆
202344.51298 of 240045.9%★★☆☆☆
202249.81169 of 240051.3%★★★☆☆
202141.01195 of 196139.1%★★☆☆☆
201952.21074 of 235854.5%★★★☆☆
201840.31440 of 234038.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202537.01253 of 213441.3%★★☆☆☆
202445.3971 of 211054.0%★★★☆☆
202349.2806 of 201660.0%★★★☆☆
202251.6746 of 203163.3%★★★☆☆
202138.7605 of 104442.0%★★☆☆☆
201934.91149 of 185938.2%★★☆☆☆
201833.81335 of 194131.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202533.5971 of 140230.7%★★☆☆☆
202454.4630 of 139254.7%★★★☆☆
202355.3611 of 133754.3%★★★☆☆
202273.3326 of 139976.7%★★★★☆
202135.1850 of 122430.6%★★☆☆☆
201953.4620 of 133853.7%★★★☆☆
201849.7757 of 140846.2%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202532.61057 of 150029.5%★☆☆☆☆
202437.6965 of 150435.8%★★☆☆☆
202344.2842 of 150043.9%★★☆☆☆
202236.6947 of 147936.0%★★☆☆☆
202140.7732 of 124241.1%★★☆☆☆
201946.5702 of 143951.2%★★★☆☆
201848.5719 of 143850.0%★★★☆☆
201739.3881 of 145539.5%★★☆☆☆
201630.41017 of 142928.8%★☆☆☆☆
201524.11088 of 140722.7%★☆☆☆☆
201422.21112 of 140120.6%★☆☆☆☆
201315.41192 of 137313.2%★☆☆☆☆
201215.01153 of 133713.8%★☆☆☆☆
20119.71195 of 12957.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201010.21116 of 124310.2%★☆☆☆☆
20097.61146 of 12246.4%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202533.1474 of 67629.9%★★☆☆☆
202442.3393 of 70544.3%★★☆☆☆
202344.4382 of 69645.1%★★☆☆☆
202245.1359 of 70649.2%★★☆☆☆
202161.175 of 25370.4%★★★★☆
201948.1281 of 65357.0%★★★☆☆
201858.3210 of 66368.3%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202548.0267 of 64658.7%★★★☆☆
202443.1305 of 61550.4%★★★☆☆
202348.6219 of 59162.9%★★★☆☆
202227.4500 of 58113.9%★☆☆☆☆
201937.4265 of 47344.0%★★☆☆☆
201848.5191 of 50362.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202532.41068 of 145726.7%★☆☆☆☆
202441.0891 of 146539.2%★★☆☆☆
202346.0791 of 146345.9%★★☆☆☆
202239.1887 of 145439.0%★★☆☆☆
202138.5663 of 106637.8%★★☆☆☆
201952.0608 of 137055.6%★★★☆☆
201853.6615 of 135354.5%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202546.4501 of 96548.1%★★☆☆☆
202452.0409 of 95357.1%★★★☆☆
202354.2385 of 94359.2%★★★☆☆
202243.9479 of 91447.6%★★☆☆☆
202145.4226 of 44949.7%★★☆☆☆
201953.8322 of 82661.0%★★★☆☆
201855.2327 of 81059.6%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202462.0154 of 59474.1%★★★★☆
202249.0213 of 48756.3%★★★☆☆
201925.7340 of 39213.3%★☆☆☆☆
201829.6348 of 45723.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202534.7868 of 128332.3%★★☆☆☆
202437.5826 of 129636.3%★★☆☆☆
202343.7689 of 128846.5%★★☆☆☆
202232.6920 of 130629.6%★☆☆☆☆
202143.9469 of 93549.8%★★★☆☆
201951.5495 of 124160.1%★★★☆☆
201851.6497 of 124560.1%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202534.11009 of 145530.7%★★☆☆☆
202436.5952 of 146435.0%★★☆☆☆
202344.8789 of 146446.1%★★☆☆☆
202236.5925 of 145536.4%★★☆☆☆
202141.8615 of 107142.6%★★☆☆☆
201940.4770 of 136643.6%★★☆☆☆
201842.5771 of 135243.0%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202527.61029 of 129820.7%★☆☆☆☆
202422.71172 of 130310.1%★☆☆☆☆
202329.2993 of 130724.0%★☆☆☆☆
202227.01079 of 128315.9%★☆☆☆☆
202137.6315 of 52239.7%★★☆☆☆
201927.3955 of 113916.2%★☆☆☆☆
201842.0621 of 117046.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202539.7485 of 77537.4%★★☆☆☆
202354.0365 of 77252.7%★★★☆☆
202269.0203 of 74872.9%★★★★☆
202128.7477 of 61422.3%★☆☆☆☆
201858.6322 of 76357.8%★★★☆☆
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
Homeless (2024)63rd percentile+29 vs school
Special Education (2025)41st percentile+21 vs school
Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+14 vs school
White (2025)31st percentile+10 vs school
Male (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)19th percentile~ school
African American (2025)19th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile-10 vs school
Middle school
Homeless (2024)74th percentile+38 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+29 vs school
Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+19 vs school
White (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)31st percentile~ school
African American (2025)30th percentile~ school
Female (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2025)21st percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I100%+44 vs state
Living Environment87%+30 vs state
English Language Arts45%-8 vs state
Math35%-20 vs state
Science33%-11 vs state

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by a teacher
Monday, February 20, 2017

Open Quote Temple Hill middle school outperformed all other middle schools in the district on the state assessments in 2015-2016. The teachers, students, parents, staff, and leadership are committed to academic excellence and the continued work it takes to ensure students enter the high school prepared. Teachers understand how to promote achievement through engaging and strategic "out of the box" instruction that inspires growth. Close Quote


by a principal
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Open Quote This is an up and coming school in Newburgh. Its state scores have risen steadily over the last three years and it is a school considered in good standing by the state. Many teachers focus on students individual needs and making growth year to year.
No school is perfect but this school is on the right track. Close Quote





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Temple Hill School ranks in the bottom 20.4% of New York elementary schools.

Students at Temple Hill School are 64% Hispanic, 20% African American, 9% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 890 students attended Temple Hill School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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