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Putnam Valley Middle School

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Putnam Valley Middle School ranks 209 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

209^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 86% of New York middle schools

Summary

Putnam Valley Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Putnam Valley Central School District, with 437 students. This top-performing school has consistently ranked in the top 25% of New York middle schools over the past 10 years, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Putnam Valley Middle School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outpacing the state average in proficiency rates for the New York State Assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, 83.72% of 6th graders were proficient in ELA compared to 50.86% statewide, and 87.8% were proficient in Math compared to 51.2% statewide. The school also performs very well for its various student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of NY middle schools for female students, male students, Hispanic students, and white students. Its special education and low socioeconomic status students also demonstrate strong outcomes, ranking in the top 25% and top 20% respectively.

Putnam Valley Middle School's success may be attributed to its higher spending per student, at $32,771 in 2023-2024, over $14,000 more than the state average. The school also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.6 to 13.5 over the past 3 years, compared to the state average of around 14 students per teacher. When compared to nearby middle schools, Putnam Valley Middle School generally outperforms on academic metrics, though schools like Mildred E Strang Middle School and Seven Bridges Middle School also demonstrate exceptional performance.

446

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,579

Per pupil spending ?

20.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

142 Peekskill Hollow Rd
Putnam Valley, NY 10579-3238

(845) 528-8101

District: Putnam Valley Central School District

Students who attend Putnam Valley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Putnam Valley High School

Feeder schools for Putnam Valley Middle School:

Elementary:

Putnam Valley Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.0%

Hispanic:

32.1%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (70% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of New York middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg70%

New York avg52%

209^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

119^th of 874Putnam Valley 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	83.5	209 of 1500	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	152 of 1504	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	168 of 1500	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	260 of 1479	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	311 of 1242	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	388 of 1439	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	479 of 1438	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.6	605 of 1455	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.9	600 of 1429	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.3	637 of 1407	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.3	398 of 1401	71.6%	★★★★☆
2013	72.6	304 of 1373	77.9%	★★★★☆
2012	81.5	210 of 1337	84.3%	★★★★☆
2011	77.7	288 of 1295	77.8%	★★★★☆
2010	75.9	302 of 1243	75.7%	★★★★☆
2009	78.8	197 of 1224	83.9%	★★★★☆
2008	78.0	237 of 1185	80.0%	★★★★☆
2007	75.4	279 of 1123	75.2%	★★★★☆
2006	76.1	257 of 1095	76.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	47.8	336 of 705	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	254 of 1457	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	166 of 1465	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	168 of 1463	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	214 of 1454	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	236 of 1066	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	405 of 1370	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	474 of 1353	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	145 of 965	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	67 of 953	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	99 of 943	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	273 of 914	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	40.6	469 of 826	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	375 of 810	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	231 of 1283	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	263 of 1296	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	386 of 1288	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	42.3	697 of 1306	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.1	306 of 935	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	504 of 1241	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	588 of 1245	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	178 of 1455	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	146 of 1464	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	168 of 1464	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	283 of 1455	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.3	293 of 1071	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	356 of 1366	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	463 of 1352	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	935 of 1298	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	64.4	289 of 1303	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	314 of 1307	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	52.2	437 of 1283	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	191 of 522	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	270 of 1139	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	340 of 1170	70.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	137 of 775	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	109 of 778	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	138 of 772	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	176 of 748	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	178 of 614	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	240 of 716	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	367 of 763	51.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

African American (2024)52nd percentile-38 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Math73%+20 vs state

English Language Arts71%+18 vs state

Science56%+12 vs state

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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	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
Putnam Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	142 Peekskill Hollow Rd	Putnam Valley	10579	Putnam County	Putnam Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 528-8101	446	36	12.3	20.9%	254 (57.0%)	16 (3.6%)	143 (32.1%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.6%)	83.5	209^th of 1500 public middle schools	86.1%		88	152^nd of 1504 public middle schools	89.9%	57			100.0				68.7	83.7	65.2	67.8			70.1	87.8	73.3	53.5	51.8	62.1	98.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$33,579	$556	$33,023
Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School	Public	6-8	3417 Old Yorktown Rd	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 245-1885	1,219	124	9.8	31.5%	623 (51.1%)	90 (7.4%)	403 (33.1%)	59 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.4%)	55.5	637^th of 1500 public middle schools	57.5%		64.7	462^nd of 1504 public middle schools	69.3%	175	99.3		100.0					45.3	60.5	53.0				43.4	60.7	64.5		40.6	98.6	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.7	99.2	99.3	$34,847	$676	$34,171
Mildred E Strang Middle School	Public	6-8	2701 Crompond Rd	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Yorktown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 243-8000	793	83	9.5	15.0%	564 (71.1%)	19 (2.4%)	132 (16.6%)	58 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	81.8	229^th of 1500 public middle schools	84.7%		86.3	167^th of 1504 public middle schools	88.9%	62		100.0	100.0					65.7	60.3	63.2				76.3	76.1	92.4		62.8	99.3	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	99.9	99.9	$35,312	$400	$34,911
Peekskill Middle School	Public	6-8	212 Ringgold St	Peekskill	10566	Westchester County	Peekskill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 737-4542	860	72	11.9	49.1%	52 (6.0%)	113 (13.1%)	661 (76.9%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	16.9	1351^st of 1500 public middle schools	9.9%		16.2	1359^th of 1504 public middle schools	9.6%	8	100.0		97.3					25.1	21.6	31.1				23.6	32.4	30.0		34.9	85.9	97.7	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.2	96.9	95.6	$31,297	$1,894	$29,402
Blue Mountain Middle School	Public	6-9	7 Furnace Woods Rd	Cortlandt Manor	10567	Westchester County	Hendrick Hudson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 257-5700	534	57	9.3	36.3%	245 (45.9%)	33 (6.2%)	211 (39.5%)	17 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	52.2	683^rd of 1500 public middle schools	54.5%		49.7	715^th of 1504 public middle schools	52.5%	32		73.7	100.0					56.3	36.8	51.6				62.1	57.0	39.0			99.4	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.6	99.6	$38,506	$754	$37,752
Mahopac Middle School	Public	6-11	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
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
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
Somers Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Rt 202	Somers	10589	Westchester County	Somers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 277-3399	553	61	9.0	14.1%	417 (75.4%)	6 (1.1%)	92 (16.6%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	79.8	259^th of 1500 public middle schools	82.7%		80.1	235^th of 1504 public middle schools	84.4%	24			100.0					63.2	60.0	73.1				71.9	74.6	55.2		70.2	99.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	99.7	99.7	$41,277	$237	$41,041
Pierre Van Cortlandt School	Public	5-8	3 Glen Pl	Croton On Hudson	10520	Westchester County	Croton-Harmon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 271-2191	463	48	9.6	12.7%	334 (72.1%)	9 (1.9%)	74 (16.0%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	88.5	148^th of 1500 public middle schools	90.1%		90.9	124^th of 1504 public middle schools	91.8%	24		87.3	98.8				73.4	73.5	83.6	76.2			73.2	74.8	75.4	71.8	68.2		98.8	99.4	99.4	99.4	100.0	99.8	99.6	99.4	$33,753	$2,175	$31,579

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