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Vails Gate High Technology Magnet School
400 Old Forge Hill Rd
New Windsor NY, 12553, Orange County
Phone: 845-563-7900
Ranking:
(2,884 out of 3,424, bottom 16%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Newburgh City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 42 | 41 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | |||||||
Total Students: | 592 | 561 | 539 | 573 | 610 | 635 | 633 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 101 | 17.1% | 103 | 18.4% | 111 | 20.6% | 86 | 15.0% | 94 | 15.4% | 97 | 15.3% | 94 | 14.8% |
Grade 1: | 108 | 18.2% | 107 | 19.1% | 88 | 16.3% | 95 | 16.6% | 89 | 14.6% | 91 | 14.3% | 103 | 16.3% |
Grade 2: | 108 | 18.2% | 97 | 17.3% | 98 | 18.2% | 80 | 14.0% | 88 | 14.4% | 104 | 16.4% | 93 | 14.7% |
Grade 3: | 98 | 16.6% | 85 | 15.2% | 83 | 15.4% | 83 | 14.5% | 94 | 15.4% | 92 | 14.5% | 91 | 14.4% |
Grade 4: | 81 | 13.7% | 90 | 16.0% | 79 | 14.7% | 86 | 15.0% | 88 | 14.4% | 88 | 13.9% | 92 | 14.5% |
Grade 5: | 92 | 15.5% | 79 | 14.1% | 80 | 14.8% | 72 | 12.6% | 76 | 12.5% | 87 | 13.7% | 88 | 13.9% |
Ungraded: | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 322 | 54.4% | 303 | 54.0% | 298 | 55.3% | 318 | 55.5% | 327 | 53.6% | 343 | 54.0% | 349 | 55.1% |
Female: | 270 | 45.6% | 258 | 46.0% | 241 | 44.7% | 255 | 44.5% | 275 | 45.1% | 284 | 44.7% | 280 | 44.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 15 | 2.5% | 16 | 2.9% | 19 | 3.5% | 20 | 3.5% | 24 | 3.9% | 25 | 3.9% | 25 | 3.9% |
Hispanic: | 324 | 54.7% | 306 | 54.5% | 276 | 51.2% | 278 | 48.5% | 276 | 45.2% | 272 | 42.8% | 251 | 39.7% |
Black: | 151 | 25.5% | 140 | 25.0% | 147 | 27.3% | 162 | 28.3% | 181 | 29.7% | 194 | 30.6% | 202 | 31.9% |
White: | 83 | 14.0% | 83 | 14.8% | 87 | 16.1% | 106 | 18.5% | 126 | 20.7% | 141 | 22.2% | 153 | 24.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 18 | 3.0% | 14 | 2.5% | 7 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 453 | 76.5% | 399 | 71.1% | 353 | 65.5% | 351 | 61.3% | 379 | 62.1% | 391 | 61.6% | 367 | 58.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 7.6% | 55 | 9.8% | 64 | 11.9% | 69 | 12.0% | 64 | 10.5% | 75 | 11.8% | 82 | 13.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.10 | 13.68 | 13.81 | 13.56 | 14.52 | 14.80 | 14.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 58% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 55% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 58% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 61% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 40% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 38% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 39% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 9.3% | 18.4% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 74% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 83% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 89% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 40% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 40% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 45% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 6% | 17.1% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 54% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 59% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 61% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 21% | 35% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 37% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 42% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 16.6% | 20.6% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 68% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 69% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29% | 40% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 46% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 49% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 12% | 20.3% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 80% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 75% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 60% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 70% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 38% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 37% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 45% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.2% | 17.8% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 62% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 65% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 49% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 50% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 53% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.8% | 15.7% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 75% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 53% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 56% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 58% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 74% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 37% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 56% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 53% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 64% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 72% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 74% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 50% | 63% |
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* Vails Gate High Technology Magnet School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.