West Hudson Valley News

Of the many ethnicities represented in New York schools, the most prevalent ethnicity among students enrolled in Orange schools in the 2022-23 school year were white, according to New York State Education Department.

Of the 56,660 students attending Orange County schools, 43% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 37.7% of Orange County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Orange County, representing 44.9% of the student body.

Central Valley Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 42% Hispanic students, 29.9% white students, 15.8% Black students, 7.6% Asian or Pacific Islander students, and 4.7% multiracial students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.1% when compared to the previous year.

In 2022, New York had roughly one teacher for every 12 students, which is lower than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students. A lower student-to-teacher ratio has been found to help improve students' school performance.

A 2021 report from the NYC Center for Innovation Through Data Intelligence revealed racial and gender groups were seeing better outcomes compared to 2013, though significant disparities remained between different groups, particularly between Black and Hispanic students.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Anna S. Kuhl Elementary School	White	58.9%	756
Balmville School	Hispanic	54.2%	380
Berea Elementary School	White	48.2%	477
C. J. Hooker Middle School	White	61.5%	660
Central Valley Elementary School	Hispanic	42%	448
Chester Academy-Middle/High School	White	42.1%	568
Chester Elementary School	White	42.5%	386
Circleville Elementary School	White	73.2%	478
Circleville Middle School	White	36%	450
Cornwall Central High School	White	61%	1,027
Cornwall Elementary School	White	50.1%	567
Cornwall Middle School	White	57.1%	895
Cornwall-On-Hudson Elementary School	White	75.6%	242
Crispell Middle School	White	73.3%	634
E. J. Russell Elementary School	White	87.2%	523
East Coldenham Elementary School	White	54.2%	295
Fort Montgomery Elementary School	White	44.8%	201
Fostertown Etc Magnet School	Hispanic	58%	588
Gams High Tech Magnet School	Hispanic	71.1%	807
Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School	Hispanic	60.5%	621
George F. Baker High School	White	57.7%	104
George Grant Mason Elementary School	White	50%	104
Golden Hill Elementary	White	61.4%	319
Goshen Central High School	White	74.8%	1,017
Goshen Intermediate School	White	69.5%	597
Greenwood Lake Elementary School	White	67.6%	173
Greenwood Lake Middle School	White	63.6%	258
Heritage Middle School	Hispanic	55.2%	858
Highland Falls Intermediate School	White	48.8%	324
Horizon-On-the-Hudson Magnet School	Hispanic	50.1%	455
James I. O'neill High School	White	57.5%	426
Kaplan Career Academy	Hispanic	37%	81
Kirya Joel Early Childhood Educational Center	White	100%	13
Kiryas Joel Village School	White	100%	151
Leptondale Elementary School	White	64%	464
Little Britain Elementary School	White	65.5%	429
Maple Hill Elementary School	Hispanic	61.4%	1,012
Meadow Hill Global Explorations Magnet School	Hispanic	60.1%	1,013
Middletown High School	Hispanic	59.3%	2,523
Middletown Twin Towers Middle School	Hispanic	64.2%	858
Minisink Valley Elementary School	White	68.4%	475
Minisink Valley High School	White	68.1%	1,172
Minisink Valley Intermediate School	White	69.1%	444
Minisink Valley Middle School	White	68.5%	775
Monhagen Middle School	Hispanic	58.4%	817
Monroe-Woodbury High School	White	40.5%	2,353
Monroe-Woodbury Middle School	Hispanic	43.3%	1,584
Montgomery Elementary School	White	62.8%	548
N. A. Hamilton Bicentennial School	White	71.3%	464
New Windsor School	Hispanic	62%	418
Newburgh Free Academy	Hispanic	56.8%	3,436
North Main Street School	Hispanic	51.7%	532
Otisville Elementary School	White	71.1%	589
Pakanasink Elementary School	White	42.7%	422
Park Avenue Elementary School	White	64.1%	482
Pine Bush Elementary School	White	90%	649
Pine Bush Senior High School	White	59.9%	1,617
Pine Tree Elementary School	Hispanic	43.9%	786
Port Jervis Middle School	White	59.6%	379
Port Jervis Senior High School	White	59.5%	750
Presidential Park Elementary School	Hispanic	66%	1,300
Round Hill Elementary School	White	55.1%	653
S. S. Seward Institute	White	58.4%	389
Sanfordville Elementary School	White	75.9%	794
Sapphire Elementary School	Hispanic	41.6%	322
Scotchtown Avenue School	White	63.3%	547
Smith Clove Elementary School	Hispanic	54.8%	458
South Middle School	Hispanic	59.5%	878
Taft Elementary School	White	51.8%	575
Temple Hill School	Hispanic	61.9%	976
Vails Gate Steam Academy	Hispanic	62.1%	477
Valley Central High School	White	55.8%	1,345
Valley Central Middle School	White	52.9%	982
Walden Elementary School	White	49.4%	411
Warwick Valley High School	White	69.5%	1,366
Warwick Valley Middle School	White	70.2%	1,082
Washingtonville Middle School	White	46.6%	900
Washingtonville Senior High School	White	52.7%	1,317
William A. Carter School	Hispanic	55.4%	778
Willow Avenue Elementary School	White	70.8%	236