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Pawling Middle School

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Pawling Middle School ranks 681 st of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

681^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 55% of New York middle schools

Summary

Pawling Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Pawling Central School District, located in Pawling, NY. With 335 students, the school has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate over the years, currently holding a 3-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pawling Middle School generally performs better than the state average on New York State Assessments, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science. The school also excels on Regents exams, with 100% proficiency rates in Algebra I and Living Environment/Biology in recent years, significantly outperforming the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.9 to 10.4 over the past few years, which is lower than many of the nearby schools like Orville A Todd Middle School and Mahopac Middle School.

While Pawling Middle School's performance has been relatively consistent, the school's ranking has fluctuated, suggesting its performance may be on par with or slightly below the state average. The school's strengths lie in its Regents exam performance and higher-than-average proficiency rates in certain subject areas and grade levels, indicating it is effectively preparing students for advanced coursework and assessments. However, the school may need to focus on addressing any potential achievement gaps to ensure equitable outcomes for all student groups.

319

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,271

Per pupil spending ?

34.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Wagner Rd
Pawling, NY 12564

(845) 855-4653

District: Pawling Central School District

Students who attend Pawling Middle School usually attend:

High:

Pawling High School

Feeder schools for Pawling Middle School:

Elementary:

Pawling Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.9%

Hispanic:

36.1%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New York median (55th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg59%

New York avg53%

681^st of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

384^th of 874Pawling Central 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	52.4	681 of 1500	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	925 of 1504	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	607 of 1500	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	633 of 1479	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.0	390 of 1242	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.3	361 of 1439	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	457 of 1438	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.2	405 of 1455	72.2%	★★★★☆
2016	74.2	283 of 1429	80.2%	★★★★☆
2015	65.8	411 of 1407	70.8%	★★★★☆
2014	61.0	459 of 1401	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.7	331 of 1373	75.9%	★★★★☆
2012	76.9	294 of 1337	78.0%	★★★★☆
2011	78.5	271 of 1295	79.1%	★★★★☆
2010	73.5	343 of 1243	72.4%	★★★★☆
2009	78.4	212 of 1224	82.7%	★★★★☆
2008	73.2	347 of 1185	70.7%	★★★★☆
2007	83.7	134 of 1123	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	79.9	200 of 1095	81.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	42.9	279 of 591	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.6	497 of 581	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	853 of 1457	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1088 of 1465	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.3	786 of 1463	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	661 of 1454	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	385 of 1066	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.6	315 of 1370	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	492 of 1353	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	635 of 965	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	744 of 953	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	608 of 943	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	597 of 914	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	932 of 1283	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	968 of 1296	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	850 of 1288	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	865 of 1306	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.5	450 of 935	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	377 of 1241	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	535 of 1245	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	503 of 1455	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	662 of 1464	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	513 of 1464	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	575 of 1455	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.6	322 of 1071	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	432 of 1366	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	417 of 1352	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	428 of 1298	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.6	848 of 1303	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	695 of 1307	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	895 of 1283	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	369 of 1139	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	493 of 1170	57.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	382 of 775	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	477 of 778	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	371 of 772	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	391 of 748	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.6	203 of 614	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.7	262 of 716	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	319 of 763	58.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)53rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Life Science Biology69%+11 vs state

Science63%+18 vs state

English Language Arts58%+5 vs state

Math45%-8 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 Geometry (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 Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	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 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
Pawling Middle School	Public	5-8	80 Wagner Rd	Pawling	12564	Dutchess County	Pawling Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 855-4653	319	35	9.1	34.2%	175 (54.9%)	10 (3.1%)	115 (36.1%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	52.4	681^st of 1500 public middle schools	54.6%		39.8	925^th of 1504 public middle schools	38.5%	244			100.0	68.8			52.8	64.1	64.7	46.6	54.3	31.6	57.1	35.1	62.9		93.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.4	99.2	96.6	$42,271	$523	$41,748
Dover Middle School	Public	6-8	2368 Rt 22	Dover Plains	12522	Dutchess County	Dover Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 877-5740	295	32	9.0	63.4%	149 (50.5%)	12 (4.1%)	124 (42.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	36.9	971^st of 1500 public middle schools	35.3%		47.7	753^rd of 1504 public middle schools	49.9%	218			100.0			90.0		44.4	41.7	43.5		21.3	42.4	67.5		35.7	98.6	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.7	99.7	$32,819	$1,125	$31,694
Union Vale Middle School	Public	6-8	1657 E Noxon Rd	Lagrangeville	12540	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 223-8600	990	98	10.0	28.1%	641 (64.7%)	52 (5.3%)	235 (23.7%)	26 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.4%)	39.4	921^st of 1500 public middle schools	38.6%		43.9	831^st of 1504 public middle schools	44.7%	90			99.0			88.2		45.5	33.3	44.9		53.4	51.5	32.4		38.1	99.0	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.8	99.7	$32,715	$803	$31,913
Henry H Wells Middle School	Public	6-8	570 Rt 312	Brewster	10509	Putnam County	Brewster Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 279-3702	656	76	8.6	38.1%	257 (39.2%)	22 (3.4%)	348 (53.0%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	43.3	842^nd of 1500 public middle schools	43.9%		27.1	1165^th of 1504 public middle schools	22.5%	323			100.0	100.0	100.0			40.7	42.4	49.4		43.6	55.1	36.4		51.5	97.2	98.7	98.0	98.5	98.4	98.8	98.4	98.1	$40,917	$1,119	$39,798
George Fischer Middle School	Public	5-8	281 Fair St	Carmel	10512	Putnam County	Carmel Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 228-2300	1,138	100	11.3	35.6%	561 (49.3%)	39 (3.4%)	472 (41.5%)	14 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.2%)	35.7	997^th of 1500 public middle schools	33.5%		48.2	744^th of 1504 public middle schools	50.5%	253	97.1		98.4				37.3	38.9	39.8	47.4	49.8	35.2	57.6	35.1	41.0	33.1	99.2	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	99.7	99.6	$33,595	$1,116	$32,479
Lagrange Middle School	Public	6-8	110 Stringham Rd	Lagrangeville	12540	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 486-4880	817	84	9.7	46.3%	414 (50.7%)	112 (13.7%)	222 (27.2%)	24 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.3%)	23.1	1262^nd of 1500 public middle schools	15.9%		22	1266^th of 1504 public middle schools	15.8%	4			94.6			75.0		35.3	28.2	37.0		34.6	42.4	29.4		28.3	99.2	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	$31,776	$780	$30,997
Van Wyck Junior High School	Public	7-8	6 Hillside Lake Rd	Wappingers Falls	12590	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 227-1700	878	75	11.6	26.0%	607 (69.1%)	54 (6.2%)	166 (18.9%)	26 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.8%)	63.9	485^th of 1500 public middle schools	67.7%		65	456^th of 1504 public middle schools	69.7%	29			100.0			94.3			58.3	55.0			53.6	64.9		56.3	99.2	99.8	100.0	99.9	100.0	99.8	99.7	99.8	$29,284	$252	$29,032
Millbrook Middle School	Public	6-8	43 Alden Pl	Millbrook	12545	Dutchess County	Millbrook Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 677-4210	168	25	6.8	30.4%	114 (67.9%)	6 (3.6%)	35 (20.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.1%)	65.6	456^th of 1500 public middle schools	69.6%		70.7	360^th of 1504 public middle schools	76.1%	96	100.0		100.0					61.9	70.5	50.9		69.8	70.5	45.2		36.6	98.1	98.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.1	99.1	98.6	$45,895	$1,264	$44,631
Mahopac Middle School	Public	6-10	425 Baldwin Pl Rd	Mahopac	10541	Putnam County	Mahopac Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 621-1330	902	96	9.4	22.5%	557 (61.8%)	26 (2.9%)	282 (31.3%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.5%)	56.2	625^th of 1500 public middle schools	58.3%		61.4	522^nd of 1504 public middle schools	65.3%	103		100.0	100.0					50.9	45.2	57.1		68.5	58.3	38.9		41.3	99.1	99.3	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.5	99.7	99.7	$36,951	$540	$36,411
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pawling Middle School

How many students attend Pawling Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended Pawling Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Pawling Middle School?

Students at Pawling Middle School are 55% White, 36% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Pawling Middle School a good school?

Pawling Middle School ranks 681^st of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Pawling Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pawling Middle School usually go on to attend Pawling High School

What district is Pawling Middle School in?

Pawling Central School District

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