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Heritage Middle School

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Heritage Middle School ranks 1089 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1089^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 27% of New York middle schools

Summary

Heritage Middle School is a public middle school located in New Windsor, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 856 students. It is part of the Newburgh City School District, which is ranked 773 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Heritage Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New York middle schools, with performance on state assessments significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 32.3% to 39.8%, compared to the state average of 50.9% to 52.4%. In math, proficiency rates ranged from 25.8% to 55.6%, compared to the state average of 46.7% to 51.2%. However, the school performs better on Regents exams, with proficiency rates ranging from 92.6% to 95.7% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 56.0% to 65.1%.

Heritage Middle School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with particularly low rankings for special education and low socioeconomic status students. The school's high per-student spending, despite its low performance, suggests that additional resources alone may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes. Nearby schools, such as South Middle School and Cornwall Middle School, significantly outperform Heritage Middle School on state assessments and have higher rankings, indicating that there may be opportunities for the school to learn from the successes of its neighbors.

802

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,624

Per pupil spending ?

44%

Free/discounted lunch ?

405 Union Ave
New Windsor, NY 12553

(845) 563-3750

District: Newburgh City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.6%

African American:

20.6%

White:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (43% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg36%

New York avg53%

1,089^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	31.4	1089 of 1500	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1136 of 1504	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1164 of 1500	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	1117 of 1479	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	1065 of 1242	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1079 of 1439	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1177 of 1438	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.2	1119 of 1455	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.0	1006 of 1429	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.6	901 of 1407	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.5	883 of 1401	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.8	834 of 1373	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.4	914 of 1337	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.4	963 of 1295	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.8	890 of 1243	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.6	925 of 1224	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.1	864 of 1185	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.5	820 of 1123	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.5	892 of 1095	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	484 of 676	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	576 of 705	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	562 of 696	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	513 of 706	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	228 of 253	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	464 of 653	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	541 of 663	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	49.7	235 of 396	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	197 of 388	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	201 of 381	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	318 of 646	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	324 of 615	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	384 of 591	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	467 of 581	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	98 of 118	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	422 of 473	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	361 of 503	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	1067 of 1457	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1087 of 1465	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1104 of 1463	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1087 of 1454	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	956 of 1066	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1000 of 1370	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1084 of 1353	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	585 of 965	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	602 of 953	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	585 of 943	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	600 of 914	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	336 of 449	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	613 of 826	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	653 of 810	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	568 of 603	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	365 of 594	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.7	522 of 543	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	322 of 487	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	39 of 49	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	280 of 392	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	354 of 457	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	960 of 1283	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1061 of 1296	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1005 of 1288	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1074 of 1306	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	863 of 935	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	1095 of 1241	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1159 of 1245	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	1076 of 1455	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1125 of 1464	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1135 of 1464	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1103 of 1455	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	869 of 1071	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	1057 of 1366	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1155 of 1352	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	158 of 235	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	140 of 220	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	101 of 208	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.0	141 of 190	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	107 of 126	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	1220 of 1298	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1169 of 1303	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1128 of 1307	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1039 of 1283	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	480 of 522	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	755 of 1139	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1013 of 1170	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	460 of 775	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	400 of 778	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	601 of 772	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	443 of 748	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	369 of 614	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	440 of 716	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	598 of 763	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+23 vs school

Asian (2024)41st percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-21 vs school

Homeless (2025)6th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth Science96%+31 vs state

Algebra I93%+37 vs state

Living Environment93%+36 vs state

Science46%~ state avg

Math38%-14 vs state

English Language Arts36%-15 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 (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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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