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C+

Middletown City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Wallkill and Middletown, and parts of Wawayanda.

Wallkill’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of New York school districts

Students
7,176
Schools
6
Spent per student
$33,623
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Debt
$83.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Middletown City School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $83.8M, about $11,681 per student
  • Only 73% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Wallkill 31,414C+Middletown 30,098

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wallkill. Grade by grade →

PK–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 46.5% · 2,944 students tested
Reading / language arts34%
State average 48.9% · 2,572 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 87.2% · 623 in the class

73% 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
$33,623 per student · 3% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 34%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 64%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
7,235’20
7,259’21
7,287’22
7,216’23
7,176’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 64%Black 21%White 9%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Maple Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Middletown
C−
1,064 students9:1
Presidential Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Middletown
D
1,225 students10:1
William A Carter School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Middletown
D
746 students12:1
Monhagen Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Middletown
D
826 students10:1
Middletown Twin Towers Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Middletown
D
820 students10:1
Middletown High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Middletown
A
2,495 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Minisink Valley Central School DistrictGreenville, Minisink, Mount Hope
$28,743per student
Goshen Central School DistrictGoshen, Hamptonburgh
$30,888per student
Pine Bush Central School DistrictBloomingburg, Crawford, Mamakating
$28,004per student
Ellenville Central School DistrictMamakating
$38,701per 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.