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Millbrook Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Union Vale, Washington and Millbrook, and parts of LaGrange, Pleasant Valley, Clinton and Stanford.

Union Vale’s School Grade B− better than 53% of New York school districts

Students
744
Schools
4
Spent per student
$38,189
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Debt
$11.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Millbrook Central School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 77% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% more per student than the NY average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $11.8M, about $15,907 per student
  • Only 71% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 77% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Union Vale 4,590A−Washington 4,502A−Millbrook 1,442

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Union Vale. Grade by grade →

K–5Vail Farm Elementary SchoolArlington Central School District
6–8Union Vale Middle SchoolArlington Central School District
9–122 high schoolsArlington Central School District

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency56%
State average 46.5% · 328 students tested
Reading / language arts68%
State average 48.9% · 275 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.2% · 80 in the class

71% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$38,189 per student · 10% above NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 42%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 74%State 22%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
834’20
844’21
834’22
779’23
744’24

Down 10.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 71%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 5%Black 3%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Elm Drive Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Millbrook
167 students7:1
Alden Place Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Millbrook
B+
157 students8:1
Millbrook Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Millbrook
B−
168 students7:1
Millbrook High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Millbrook
A
252 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Arlington Central School DistrictBeekman, Poughkeepsie
$29,678per student
Wappingers Central School DistrictEast Fishkill, Poughkeepsie, Wappinger
$25,695per student
Northeast Central School DistrictAmenia, North East
$35,560per student
Pine Plains Central School DistrictMilan, Pine Plains
$41,085per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.