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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NANUET UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362019001853

A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL

143 CHURCH ST, NANUET, NY 10954 · (845) 627-4044 · Rockland County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
Enrollment
635
Middle
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 531
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
222 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 5
151
Grade 6
165
Grade 7
148
Grade 8
171
Student demographics
White
23837%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
23537%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 31%
Black
549%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 16%
Asian
8814%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 10%
Two+
183%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
31850%
Female
31750%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
62.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
67.6%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.5pp since 2023
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
635
+297 (+88%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 13.5:1
% White
37%
was 57%
% Hispanic
37%
was 23%
% Black
9%
was 6%
% Asian
14%
was 13%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL

A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL is an intermediate school of moderately sized scale in NANUET, New York, one of the schools within NANUET UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 635 students in grades 5 through 8.

A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by NANUET UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 2,103 students overall.

Demographically, A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 37% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 9% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Rockland County's rate of about 48%.

With demographic context factored in, A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.1%, the actual is 62.7%, a residual of +0.5 points.

In the area at large, Rockland County reports that median household income runs about $109,959, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Rockland County's 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,335 students), A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: NANUET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 70.6%.

A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL has edged up 88%, going from 338 students in 2018 to 635 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 57% to 37% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Rockland County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
341,883
Census ACS
Median income
$109,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
41,335 students

Quick facts

School name
A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL
District
NANUET UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
143 CHURCH ST, NANUET, NY 10954
Phone
(845) 627-4044
County
Rockland County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
635
Teachers (FTE)
67
Student–teacher ratio
9.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
222 (35%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
362019001853
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL?
A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 635 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL?
A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 37% White, 37% Hispanic, 9% Black, 14% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of NANUET UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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