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.
Overall District Rank
#587 out of 1020 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
46%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
49%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
85%
78%

Graduation Rate
84%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
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.
Total Revenue
$68 MM
$78,541 MM

Spending
$63 MM
$80,737 MM

Revenue / Student
$29,727
$31,307

Spending / Student
$27,807
$32,183

Best Saugerties Central School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Saugerties Junior High School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
310 Washington Ave Ext
Saugerties, NY 12477
(845) 247-6561
Saugerties, NY 12477
(845) 247-6561
Grades: 7-8
| 362 students
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