BELLPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 35 KREAMER ST, in BELLPORT, New York, BELLPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL is a sprawling junior high that enrolls 848 students (grades 6 through 8), part of SOUTH COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 60% larger than the state mean of about 531.

Across the 6 schools in SOUTH COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,798 students total), BELLPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, BELLPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 28% White, 15% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 93 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting BELLPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 57% of students at BELLPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Suffolk County's rate of about 39%.

After controlling for student poverty, BELLPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.6%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) reports that median household earnings sit near $130,686, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which BELLPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is KREAMER STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BELLPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 35.1%.

BELLPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BELLPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL has ticked down 16%, going from 1,009 students in 2018 to 848 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 35% to 51% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 in 2025.

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