Enrollment
298
Middle
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRIARCLIFF MANOR UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360534002762
BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL
444 PLEASANTVILLE RD, BRIARCLIFF MANOR, NY 10510 · (914) 488-8380 · Westchester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of New York public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
8 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 103 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 91 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 104 | 35% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL→BRIARCLIFF HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BRIARCLIFF MANOR UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
89.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
95.7%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 96 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 95.7% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 92.5% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
90.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL
BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (90.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 298 | 2.7% | 90.0% |
| IRVINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL IRVINGTON | 392 | 8.4% | 86.0% |
| SEVEN BRIDGES MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAPPAQUA | 500 | 6.0% | 89.0% |
| BRONXVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL BRONXVILLE | 361 | 2.5% | 90.0% |
| ROBERT E BELL SCHOOL CHAPPAQUA | 587 | 6.1% | 89.6% |
| CALKINS ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL PITTSFORD | 602 | 3.2% | 82.6% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #7 of 766 | #1 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 95.7% | #78 of 768 ▲ 10 | #7 of 40 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #10 of 768 ▲ 12 | #4 of 40 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #565 of 796 | #38 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #232 of 683 | #15 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #207 of 688 | #9 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.7% | #769 of 773 | #36 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #181 of 524 | #6 of 30 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
298
+16 (+6%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 9.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 298 | 30.8 | 9.7:1 | 3% (8) |
| 2023-24 | 296 | 30.7 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 29.7 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 282 | 30 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 28 | 12.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 346 | 27 | 12.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 33 | 12.2:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2000-01 | 350 | 24 | 14.6:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL
BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle school for students in BRIARCLIFF MANOR, New York. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 298 students. The typical figure for middle schools in New York is about 531 students.
BRIARCLIFF MANOR UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which runs BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL, has 3 schools and 1,335 students.
A majority of students at BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL, 60%, are White. Next come 18% Asian, 10% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 2% Black. BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 9.7:1. Across middle schools in New York, the average ratio is about 10.3:1. Eligible students account for 3% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. On average, public schools in Westchester County report 38%.
The allk12 Grade for BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL is A+. Compared with New York public middle schools, the school scored higher than 96% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 90.0%, compared with a predicted 74.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
Westchester County has about 999,677 residents, and median household income is about $118,976, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 255 public schools in Westchester County, with a combined enrollment of about 140,968.
The closest public school to BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL is BRIARCLIFF HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 85.4% proficiency; BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 90.0%.
The federal government classifies BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL's location as Suburb: Large.
The number of students climbed from 282 to 298 over 4 years.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Westchester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
999,677
Census ACS
Median income
$118,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
255
140,968 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRIARCLIFF MANOR UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- TODD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 574 students
- BRIARCLIFF HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 463 students
Other schools in BRIARCLIFF MANOR
- TODD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 574 students
- BRIARCLIFF HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 463 students
Other Briarcliff Middle schools
One other US public school is named Briarcliff Middle. BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Briarcliff Middle SchoolMountain Lakes, NJ · 263 students
Nearby schools
- BRIARCLIFF HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 463
- TODD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 574
- PLEASANTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 559
- BEDFORD ROAD SCHOOL1.4 mi · 549
- PLEASANTVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 495
- EDENWALD SCHOOL2.1 mi · 86
Frequently asked questions
About BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL?
BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 298 students in grades 06-08.
Is BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
What is the student diversity at BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 60% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 18% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of BRIARCLIFF MANOR UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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