Mid-Hudson Valley

How is the region performing?

Passing rates were higher for Asian and white students in the region (57% and 49%, respectively) than for African American and Hispanic students (26% and 30%, respectively) in 2019. Rates in the region were lower for each group, than at the state (excluding NYC) level.

Passing rates were especially low among Hispanic and African American students in the school districts of Poughkeepsie and Newburgh. They were higher for Hispanic and African American students in the larger district of Cornwall in Orange (68% and 75% respectively).

It should be noted that a substantial number of students did not take state exams in 2019 due to parent concerns about testing in schools. The large percentage of students not taking the exam may have an effect on overall achievement levels and should therefore give caution when interpreting results. The opt out rate was 22% for the Region and was 16% in Columbia, 21% in Dutchess, 13% in Greene, 23% in Orange, 31% in Putnam, 11% in Sullivan, and 26% in Ulster.

Notes about the data

Changes in the state's testing program over the last decade impact the comparability of test results year to year. In addition to the shift to Common Core Standards in 2013, the state in 2010 revised scoring of its tests, raising the threshold for passing. The Common Core was adopted in most states to better prepare students for success beyond high school by emphasizing problem solving, understanding and synthesis, comprehension of nonfiction text, and other higher-order thinking skills. Test results for small racial groups were not disclosed to protect student privacy. Data for this indicator are expected to be released in the third quarter.

Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019

	Asian	Black or African American	Hispanic	White
Region	57%	26%	30%	49%
Columbia County	25%	15%	21%	48%
Dutchess County		34%	36%	53%
Greene County			25%	29%
Orange County	61%	24%	31%	52%
Putnam County	55%	50%	33%	58%
Sullivan County	67%	21%	20%	39%
Ulster County		8%	20%	41%
NYS (excluding NYC)	66%	29%	33%	50%
Columbia School Districts
Chatham Central				43%
Hudson City	18%	13%	11%	42%
Kinderhook Central			0%	63%
Taconic Hills Central			40%	33%
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central		26%	35%	55%
Beacon City	70%	48%	41%	72%
Dover Union Free			48%	38%
Hyde Park Central	50%	15%	33%	41%
Millbrook Central				61%
Northeast Central				45%
Pawling Central				65%
Pine Plains Central			30%	30%
Poughkeepsie City		31%	24%
Red Hook Central			54%	59%
Rhinebeck Central			33%	56%
Spackenkill Union Free	82%		60%	63%
Wappingers Central	57%	44%	40%	53%
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central				26%
Catskill Central			29%	36%
Coxsackie-Athens Central			25%	21%
Greenville Central				23%
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free		0%	9%	29%
Cornwall Central	70%	75%	68%	79%
Florida Union Free			47%	65%
Goshen Central	67%	22%	25%	37%
Highland Falls Central			40%	49%
Middletown City	64%	24%	24%	59%
Minisink Valley Central			19%	46%
Monroe-Woodbury Central	57%	29%	28%	52%
Newburgh City		21%	34%	55%
Pine Bush Central	63%	23%	30%	44%
Port Jervis City			24%	41%
Valley Central		30%	33%	41%
Warwick Valley Central			47%	77%
Washingtonville Central		28%	29%	39%
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central			18%	45%
Carmel Central		67%	43%	50%
Garrison Union Free				84%
Haldane Central				67%
Mahopac Central		40%	29%	53%
Putnam Valley Central			75%	76%
Sullivan School Districts
Fallsburg Central		31%	9%	42%
Liberty Central		29%	31%	44%
Monticello Central		9%	14%	23%
Sullivan West Central				61%
Tri-Valley Central			31%	36%
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central		10%	16%	45%
Highland Central		0%	33%	50%
Kingston City	63%	8%	16%	35%
Marlboro Central		6%	27%	48%
New Paltz Central			11%	54%
Onteora Central			40%	51%
Rondout Valley Central			9%	39%
Saugerties Central			11%	29%
Wallkill Central			36%	42%

Source: New York State Education Department
Notes: Data shows students passing at level 3 or higher. Data is not reported for groups of less than 6 students.

Number of Students Passing Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019

	Asian	Black or African American	Hispanic	White
Region	83	256	788	2,493
Columbia County	3	4	8	141
Dutchess County		106	196	717
Greene County			7	94
Orange County	65	114	410	806
Putnam County	11	11	68	278
Sullivan County	4	13	42	135
Ulster County		8	57	322
NYS (excluding NYC)	3,798	3,355	6,047	27,612
Columbia School Districts
Chatham Central				15
Hudson City	2	3	2	22
Kinderhook Central			0	47
Taconic Hills Central			4	23
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central		9	33	171
Beacon City	7	14	23	50
Dover Union Free			16	18
Hyde Park Central	3	4	14	46
Millbrook Central				20
Northeast Central				10
Pawling Central				35
Pine Plains Central			3	12
Poughkeepsie City		50	28
Red Hook Central			7	58
Rhinebeck Central			2	35
Spackenkill Union Free	9		9	24
Wappingers Central	17	23	47	230
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central				16
Catskill Central			4	28
Coxsackie-Athens Central			2	19
Greenville Central				13
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free		0	2	7
Cornwall Central	7	6	30	90
Florida Union Free			7	24
Goshen Central	4	2	11	44
Highland Falls Central			6	17
Middletown City	7	29	69	37
Minisink Valley Central			7	62
Monroe-Woodbury Central	16	10	41	91
Newburgh City		39	161	73
Pine Bush Central	5	5	14	88
Port Jervis City			8	45
Valley Central		6	20	51
Warwick Valley Central			15	129
Washingtonville Central		7	18	36
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central			16	44
Carmel Central		4	23	54
Garrison Union Free				21
Haldane Central				35
Mahopac Central		4	11	64
Putnam Valley Central			12	60
Sullivan School Districts
Fallsburg Central		4	4	10
Liberty Central		4	19	19
Monticello Central		3	10	20
Sullivan West Central				40
Tri-Valley Central			4	22
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central		1	9	19
Highland Central		0	4	30
Kingston City	5	4	17	79
Marlboro Central		1	9	39
New Paltz Central			1	27
Onteora Central			4	28
Rondout Valley Central			1	37
Saugerties Central			2	33
Wallkill Central			10	30

Source: New York State Education Department
Notes: Data shows students passing at level 3 or higher. Data is not reported for groups of less than 6 students.

Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity, 2013

	Asian	Black or African American	Hispanic	White
Region	50%	14%	18%	33%
Columbia County	29%	9%	24%	24%
Dutchess County	57%	13%	17%	33%
Greene County	29%	4%	4%	19%
Orange County	47%	16%	19%	36%
Putnam County	62%	31%	25%	43%
Sullivan County	44%	11%	8%	22%
Ulster County	46%	10%	12%	32%
NYS (excluding NYC)	52%	15%	18%	37%
Columbia School Districts
Chatham Central				27%
Germantown Central				28%
Hudson City	29%	8%	40%	16%
Kinderhook Central				35%
Taconic Hills Central			17%	15%
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central	61%	28%	24%	33%
Beacon City		12%	18%	30%
Dover Union Free			16%	16%
Hyde Park Central	13%	7%	5%	20%
Millbrook Central				38%
Northeast Central				20%
Pawling Central				45%
Pine Plains Central				23%
Poughkeepsie City		8%	13%	16%
Red Hook Central			18%	46%
Rhinebeck Central				34%
Spackenkill Union Free	50%	13%	29%	35%
Wappingers Central		20%	20%	37%
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central			0%	19%
Catskill Central		6%		13%
Coxsackie-Athens Central				24%
Hunter-Tannersville Central				32%
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free		0%	27%	43%
Cornwall Central		38%	41%	46%
Florida Union Free			13%	40%
Goshen Central	40%		19%	40%
Greenwood Lake Union Free				34%
Highland Falls Central			24%	31%
Middletown City	38%	18%	14%	19%
Minisink Valley Central			14%	24%
Monroe-Woodbury Central	51%		26%	39%
Newburgh City	64%	15%	16%	31%
Pine Bush Central	43%	32%	35%	34%
Port Jervis City		0%	17%	20%
Valley Central	50%	14%	21%	49%
Warwick Valley Central		17%	27%	52%
Washingtonville Central		0%	13%	24%
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central	55%		32%	40%
Carmel Central			24%	50%
Haldane Central				43%
Mahopac Central	75%	17%	24%	39%
Putnam Valley Central			17%	35%
Sullivan School Districts
Eldred Central				31%
Fallsburg Central			8%	23%
Liberty Central			11%	26%
Livingston Manor Central				39%
Monticello Central		9%	4%	13%
Sullivan West Central				32%
Tri-Valley Central				10%
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central			5%	26%
Highland Central			32%	40%
Kingston City		6%	4%	26%
Marlboro Central		18%	13%	37%
New Paltz Central	67%	14%	46%	49%
Onteora Central			42%	46%
Rondout Valley Central			13%	24%
Saugerties Central			10%	23%
Wallkill Central		9%	6%	27%

Source: New York State Education Department
Notes: Data shows students passing at level 3 or higher. Data is not reported for groups of less than 6 students.

Number of Students Passing Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity, 2013

	Asian	Black or African American	Hispanic	White
Region	192	186	411	2,664
Columbia County	6	4	8	94
Dutchess County	76	50	82	711
Greene County	2	1	1	71
Orange County	65	102	225	930
Putnam County	23	5	52	365
Sullivan County	4	8	12	100
Ulster County	16	16	31	393
NYS (excluding NYC)	2,922	2,022	3,096	30,298
Columbia School Districts
Chatham Central				21
Germantown Central				13
Hudson City	5	3	4	9
Kinderhook Central				30
Taconic Hills Central			1	14
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central	20	11	19	173
Beacon City		5	12	34
Dover Union Free			3	12
Hyde Park Central	1	2	2	39
Millbrook Central				29
Northeast Central				8
Pawling Central				37
Pine Plains Central				14
Poughkeepsie City		17	13	6
Red Hook Central			2	66
Rhinebeck Central				26
Spackenkill Union Free	9	1	2	23
Wappingers Central		11	24	244
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central			0	14
Catskill Central		1		11
Coxsackie-Athens Central				24
Hunter-Tannersville Central				8
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free		0	6	16
Cornwall Central		6	16	95
Florida Union Free			2	14
Goshen Central	4		5	58
Greenwood Lake Union Free				17
Highland Falls Central			4	8
Middletown City	5	26	38	22
Minisink Valley Central			6	62
Monroe-Woodbury Central	22		26	141
Newburgh City	14	38	62	62
Pine Bush Central	3	11	27	99
Port Jervis City		0	5	28
Valley Central	3	5	12	117
Warwick Valley Central		2	6	123
Washingtonville Central		0	6	58
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central	6		19	67
Carmel Central			16	121
Haldane Central				20
Mahopac Central	9	1	13	110
Putnam Valley Central			4	33
Sullivan School Districts
Eldred Central				12
Fallsburg Central			3	12
Liberty Central			4	15
Livingston Manor Central				14
Monticello Central		4	2	17
Sullivan West Central				17
Tri-Valley Central				8
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central			2	16
Highland Central			6	40
Kingston City		5	3	78
Marlboro Central		2	3	35
New Paltz Central	4	2	6	73
Onteora Central			5	41
Rondout Valley Central			2	33
Saugerties Central			2	37
Wallkill Central		2	2	40

Source: New York State Education Department
Notes: Data shows students passing at level 3 or higher. Data is not reported for groups of less than 6 students.

INDICATORS	TREND \| STATE
Children Living in Poverty	Increasing
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Decreasing
Single-Parent Families	Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity	Decreasing
Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect	Increasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions	Maintaining
Teen Pregnancy	Decreasing
Live Births to Teen Mothers	Decreasing
Juvenile Delinquency Intakes	Decreasing
Bullying at School	Decreasing
Average Charitable Giving	Increasing
Voter Registration Rate	Increasing
Voter Participation Rate	Decreasing
Total Population	Increasing
Population by Age	Decreasing
Population by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
Household Types	Increasing
Change in Total Jobs	Increasing
Foreign-Born Population	Increasing
Employment by Sector	Not Applicable
Spending for County Government	Increasing
Tourism Revenue	Increasing
Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services	Increasing
Prekindergarten Participation	Increasing
Students Receiving Special Education Services	Increasing
Per-Student Spending	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Student Group	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Student Group	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate	Increasing
High School Cohort Dropout Rate	Decreasing
High School GED Rate	Decreasing
Plans of High School Graduates	Increasing
Education Levels of Adults	Increasing
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
Median Household Income	Decreasing
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity	Decreasing
People Living in Poverty	Increasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
Seniors Living in Poverty	Decreasing
Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care	Maintaining
Veterans Living in Poverty	Maintaining
Economically Disadvantaged Students	Increasing
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation	Decreasing
Living Wage Rate by Household Type	Increasing
Income in Relation to Poverty Level	Maintaining
People Without Health Insurance	Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Domestic Violence	Increasing
Deaths from Drug Overdoses	Increasing
Babies with Low Birth Weights	Maintaining
People Living wth HIV	Decreasing
Mental Health Clinic Visits	Decreasing
Homeownership Rates	Maintaining
Homeless Persons	Decreasing
Housing Affordability for Homeowners	Maintaining
Housing Affordability for Renters	Increasing
Violent Crimes	Decreasing

INDICATORS

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