Orange County schools: Which ethnicity was most represented in 2023-24 school year?

NY State Education Department Board of Regents Member Dr. Frances Wills | education.wisc.edu

By West Hudson Valley News

Aug 23, 2024

Of the many ethnicities represented in New York schools, the most prevalent ethnicity among students enrolled in Orange schools in the 2023-24 school year were white, according to New York State Education Department.

Of the 56,424 students attending Orange County schools, 40.6% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 40% of Orange County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Orange County, representing 43.1% of the student body.

Central Valley Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 41.9% Hispanic students, 29.3% white students, 16.2% Black students, 7.8% Asian or Pacific Islander students, and 4.8% multiracial students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped to 0.4% 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.

Ethnicities in Orange County in 2023-24 School Year

Most Prevalent Ethnicities in Orange County Schools in 2023-24 School Year

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Anna S. Kuhl Elementary School	White	56%	753
Balmville School	Hispanic	51.4%	387
Berea Elementary School	White	45.6%	500
C. J. Hooker Middle School	White	60.7%	641
Central Valley Elementary School	Hispanic	41.9%	396
Chester Academy-Middle/High School	White	41.4%	536
Chester Elementary School	Hispanic	43.2%	389
Circleville Elementary School	White	52.1%	486
Circleville Middle School	White	34.5%	455
Cornwall Central High School	White	56.2%	1,023
Cornwall Elementary School	White	51.3%	577
Cornwall Middle School	White	56.7%	904
Cornwall-On-Hudson Elementary School	White	72.6%	248
Crispell Middle School	White	68.3%	615
E. J. Russell Elementary School	White	71.8%	536
East Coldenham Elementary School	White	56.7%	312
Fort Montgomery Elementary School	White	46.6%	204
Fostertown Etc Magnet School	Hispanic	60.4%	591
Gams High Tech Magnet School	Hispanic	71.2%	802
Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School	Hispanic	61%	602
George F. Baker High School	White	54.7%	95
George Grant Mason Elementary School	White	50%	110
Golden Hill Elementary	White	59%	339
Goshen Central High School	White	69.5%	996
Goshen Intermediate School	White	66.3%	611
Greenwood Lake Elementary School	White	70.7%	191
Greenwood Lake Middle School	White	61.7%	256
Heritage Middle School	Hispanic	59.2%	856
Highland Falls Intermediate School	White	46.5%	318
Horizon-On-the-Hudson Magnet School	Hispanic	50.7%	432
James I. O'neill High School	White	58.7%	433
Kaplan Career Academy	White	37%	92
Kirya Joel Early Childhood Educational Center	White	100%	11
Kiryas Joel Village School	White	100%	162
Leptondale Elementary School	White	62.8%	468
Little Britain Elementary School	White	60.3%	438
Maple Hill Elementary School	Hispanic	65.1%	1,086
Meadow Hill Global Explorations Magnet School	Hispanic	64.1%	981
Middletown High School	Hispanic	61.3%	2,551
Middletown Twin Towers Middle School	Hispanic	65.9%	833
Minisink Valley Elementary School	White	67.4%	472
Minisink Valley High School	White	64.3%	1,116
Minisink Valley Intermediate School	White	70.9%	470
Minisink Valley Middle School	White	66.8%	826
Monhagen Middle School	Hispanic	60.1%	803
Monroe-Woodbury High School	Hispanic	43.1%	2,339
Monroe-Woodbury Middle School	Hispanic	45.2%	1,554
Montgomery Elementary School	White	59.8%	537
N. A. Hamilton Bicentennial School	White	71.6%	457
New Windsor School	Hispanic	62.4%	417
Newburgh Free Academy	Hispanic	59.1%	3,522
North Main Street School	Hispanic	56.9%	541
Otisville Elementary School	White	68.8%	567
Pakanasink Elementary School	Hispanic	40.3%	400
Park Avenue Elementary School	White	64.3%	473
Pine Bush Elementary School	White	70.3%	647
Pine Bush Senior High School	White	51.5%	1,596
Pine Tree Elementary School	Hispanic	43.9%	743
Port Jervis Middle School	White	53.4%	393
Port Jervis Senior High School	White	57.3%	736
Presidential Park Elementary School	Hispanic	66.6%	1,204
Round Hill Elementary School	White	49.8%	673
S. S. Seward Institute	White	58%	388
Sanfordville Elementary School	White	74.5%	793
Sapphire Elementary School	Hispanic	47.2%	341
Scotchtown Avenue School	White	63.1%	517
Smith Clove Elementary School	Hispanic	58.4%	462
South Middle School	Hispanic	62.1%	845
Taft Elementary School	White	51.4%	533
Temple Hill School	Hispanic	63%	974
Vails Gate Steam Academy	Hispanic	64.1%	482
Valley Central High School	White	52.1%	1,399
Valley Central Middle School	White	52.4%	952
Walden Elementary School	White	48.1%	424
Warwick Valley High School	White	70.6%	1,342
Warwick Valley Middle School	White	70.9%	1,068
Washingtonville Middle School	White	47.6%	902
Washingtonville Senior High School	White	49%	1,320
William A. Carter School	Hispanic	55.9%	740
Willow Avenue Elementary School	White	69.2%	240