EDMUND W MILES MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in AMITYVILLE, New York, EDMUND W MILES MIDDLE SCHOOL is an average-sized junior high, operated by AMITYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It works with 592 students across grades 6 through 8.

Across the 5 schools in AMITYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (2,802 students total), EDMUND W MILES MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, EDMUND W MILES MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 32% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, EDMUND W MILES MIDDLE SCHOOL records 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 73% of students at EDMUND W MILES MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Suffolk County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, EDMUND W MILES MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.5%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) reports that median household earnings sit near $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), EDMUND W MILES MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is NORTHEAST SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EDMUND W MILES MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EDMUND W MILES MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 47.4%.

EDMUND W MILES MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 4%: 617 students in 2018 compared to 592 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 39% to 32%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.