For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 339 students in Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District have an average math proficiency score of 62% (versus the New York public middle school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 59% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 62% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,665 Schools
# Students
743 Students
912,626 Students
# Teachers
76 Teachers
84,150 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 786 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#417 out of 788 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
55%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
62%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.73
# American Indian Students
1 Student
7,219 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
12 Students
82,980 Students
% Asian Students
2%
9%
# Hispanic Students
25 Students
263,492 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
29%
# Black Students
15 Students
187,068 Students
% Black Students
2%
20%
# White Students
654 Students
343,380 Students
% White Students
88%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
2,281 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
33 Students
26,370 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
20
7,892
# Students in K Grade:
43
25,420
# Students in 1st Grade:
38
26,970
# Students in 2nd Grade:
54
27,600
# Students in 3rd Grade:
61
27,654
# Students in 4th Grade:
67
28,843
# Students in 5th Grade:
58
43,851
# Students in 6th Grade:
60
158,025
# Students in 7th Grade:
55
191,045
# Students in 8th Grade:
60
194,721
# Students in 9th Grade:
54
43,975
# Students in 10th Grade:
60
39,203
# Students in 11th Grade:
47
36,233
# Students in 12th Grade:
60
36,047
# Ungraded Students:
6
25,147
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $28,417 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,092. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,871 is less than the state median of $31,961. The school district spending/student has declined by 18% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$28,417
$31,092
Spending / Student
$24,871
$31,961
Best Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Waterford-halfmoon Junior-senior High School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
125 Middletown Rd
Waterford, NY 12188
(518) 237-0800
Waterford, NY 12188
(518) 237-0800
Grades: 7-12
| 339 students
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