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Ossining Union Free School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,031 students in Ossining Union Free School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Ossining Union Free School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 40% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 83% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,659 Schools
# Students
4,941 Students
890,054 Students
# Teachers
412 Teachers
83,739 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Ossining Union Free School District, which is ranked #781 of all 1,015 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#779 out of 1020 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
46%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
49%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
76%
78%

Graduation Rate
85%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.51
0.73
# American Indian Students
2 Students
7,222 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
136 Students
81,213 Students
% Asian Students
3%
9%
# Hispanic Students
3,348 Students
270,400 Students
% Hispanic Students
68%
30%
# Black Students
412 Students
175,155 Students
% Black Students
8%
20%
# White Students
873 Students
325,608 Students
% White Students
18%
37%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
2,099 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
166 Students
28,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
226
8,468
# Students in K Grade:
342
26,528
# Students in 1st Grade:
322
28,304
# Students in 2nd Grade:
356
28,365
# Students in 3rd Grade:
372
27,931
# Students in 4th Grade:
372
29,265
# Students in 5th Grade:
311
43,975
# Students in 6th Grade:
340
157,405
# Students in 7th Grade:
343
185,375
# Students in 8th Grade:
331
188,665
# Students in 9th Grade:
374
40,472
# Students in 10th Grade:
357
36,147
# Students in 11th Grade:
389
33,448
# Students in 12th Grade:
458
33,009
# Ungraded Students:
48
22,697
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $28,617 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,307. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,827 is less than the state median of $32,183. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$141 MM
$78,541 MM

Spending
$128 MM
$80,737 MM

Revenue / Student
$28,617
$31,307

Spending / Student
$25,827
$32,183

Best Ossining Union Free School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Anne M Dorner Middle School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Van Cortlandt Ave
Ossining, NY 10562
(914) 762-5740
Ossining, NY 10562
(914) 762-5740
Grades: 6-8
| 1,031 students
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