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Schools in Washington Heights

Washington Heights’s public schools

Middletown City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Washington Heights. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/6schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 73% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$33.6K
▼ 3% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
NY 11.2
Schools in town
0
7,176 students on the public path
In brief

Washington Heights’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Washington Heights’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Middletown High School places highest (better than 93%); William A Carter School lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Washington Heights, graded from D to C−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Middletown High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Washington Heights, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD
9–12Middletown High Schoolin MiddletownA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Middletown City School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Middletown City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 7,176 students · 10.9 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$33,623NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 48.9% · 2572 students tested
Math35%
State average 46.5% · 2944 students tested

Washington Heights vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Washington Heights’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Washington Heights—Middletown City
MiddletownC+Middletown City
WallkillC+Pine Bush Central PK–12 · Middletown City PK–12

All 2 neighbors share Middletown City with Washington Heights, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Washington Heights

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

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

Questions about Washington Heights’s schools

Are Washington Heights’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Washington Heights. Middletown City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Washington Heights. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Washington Heights in?

Middletown City School District.

Where do Washington Heights kids go to high school?

Middletown High School.

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What Washington Heights families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.