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Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 161 students in Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District have an average math proficiency score of 65% (versus the New York public middle school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 75% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 0% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,659 Schools
# Students
173 Students
890,054 Students
# Teachers
27 Teachers
83,739 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
6:1
6:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District, which is ranked #146 of all 1,009 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#133 out of 1017 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
65%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
70-79%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≥50%
78%
Graduation Rate
(15-16)<50%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.00
0.73
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
9%
% Hispanic
n/a
30%
% Black
n/a
20%
% White
100%
37%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $245,069 is higher than the state median of $31,307. The school district revenue/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $258,231 is higher than the state median of $32,183. The school district spending/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$42 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$45 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$245,069
$31,307
Spending / Student
$258,231
$32,183
Best Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Kiryas Joel Village School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1 Dinev Rd
Monroe, NY 10950
(845) 782-7510
Monroe, NY 10950
(845) 782-7510
Grades: K-8
| 161 students
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