Candlewood Middle School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 1,071 middle school students from grades 6-8
- Ranks 126th out of 1,279 middle schools in NY.
Additional Contact Information
- Principal or Admin: Andrew Greene
School Operational Details
- Title I Eligible
School District Details
- Half Hollow Hills Central School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $17,469
- Graduation Rate: 98.6%
- Dropout Rate: 0.4%
- Students Per Teacher: 14.3
- Enrolled Students: 10,037
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 1,071
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 82.6
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.0
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 576 (53.8%)
- Females: 490 (45.8%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 35 (3.3%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 69 (6.4%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 104 (9.7%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Number | Percent | |
---|---|---|
American Indian | 1 | 0.09% |
Black | 159 | 14.8% |
Asian | 132 | 12.3% |
Hispanic | 45 | 4.2% |
White | 729 | 68.1% |
Number of Students Per Grade

Number | Percent | |
---|---|---|
6th Grade | 326 | 30.4% |
7th Grade | 383 | 35.8% |
8th Grade | 343 | 32.0% |
Ungraded | 19 | 1.8% |
Public Assistance (2010)
Estimated Percent of Students From Households That Receive Public Assistance: 1-10%
Attendance & Suspensions (2009)
Attendance Rate
School:
95.0%
District:
95.0%
State:
93.0%
Percent of Students Suspended
School:
2.0%
District:
2.0%
State:
5.0%
Teacher Experience & Educational Background (2010)
Percent of Teachers with Less Than 3 Years of Experience
School:
4.0%
District:
4.0%
Percent of Teachers with Master's or Ph.D.
School:
65.0%
District:
59.0%
Teacher Turnover Rates (2010)
Turnover Rate For All Teachers
School:
9.0%
District:
12.0%
Turnover Rate For Teachers with Less Than 5 Years of Experience
School:
8.0%
District:
27.0%
Source: NY Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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