Saugerties Central School District

310 Washington Ave Ext
Saugerties, NY 12477-5222
(District boundaries shown in map)
5/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 362 students in Saugerties Central School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Saugerties Central School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
5 Schools
1,659 Schools
# Students
2,270 Students
890,054 Students
# Teachers
202 Teachers
83,739 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1

District Rank

Saugerties Central School District, which is ranked #582 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 84% has increased from 77% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (NY)
#587 out of 1020 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Saugerties Central   School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
44%
46%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Saugerties Central   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of New York by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
42%
49%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Saugerties Central   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New York by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
85%
78%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Saugerties Central   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of New York by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
84%
87%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Saugerties Central   School District and public school graduation rate of New York by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.46
0.73
# American Indian Students
2 Students
7,222 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
48 Students
81,213 Students
% Asian Students
2%
9%
# Hispanic Students
388 Students
270,400 Students
% Hispanic Students
17%
30%
# Black Students
50 Students
175,155 Students
% Black Students
2%
20%
# White Students
1,614 Students
325,608 Students
% White Students
71%
37%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
2,099 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
164 Students
28,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
3%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
-
8,468
# Students in K Grade:
170
26,528
# Students in 1st Grade:
145
28,304
# Students in 2nd Grade:
152
28,365
# Students in 3rd Grade:
162
27,931
# Students in 4th Grade:
172
29,265
# Students in 5th Grade:
183
43,975
# Students in 6th Grade:
153
157,405
# Students in 7th Grade:
173
185,375
# Students in 8th Grade:
189
188,665
# Students in 9th Grade:
187
40,472
# Students in 10th Grade:
200
36,147
# Students in 11th Grade:
214
33,448
# Students in 12th Grade:
157
33,009
# Ungraded Students:
13
22,697

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $29,727 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 $27,807 is less than the state median of $32,183. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (NY)
Total Revenue
$68 MM
$78,541 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Saugerties Central   School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in New York by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$63 MM
$80,737 MM
This chart displays total spending of Saugerties Central   School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in New York by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$29,727
$31,307
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Saugerties Central   School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in New York by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$27,807
$32,183
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Saugerties Central   School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in New York by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Saugerties Central School District Public Middle Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Saugerties Junior High School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
310 Washington Ave Ext
Saugerties, NY 12477
(845) 247-6561
Grades: 7-8
| 362 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 5 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 2,270 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 11:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 29%
  • : 84% (Btm 50% in NY)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 44% (Btm 50%)
  • : 42% (Btm 50%)
  • : 85% (Top 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NY Dept. of Education

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