FELIX FESTA CHARACTER MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in WEST NYACK, New York, FELIX FESTA CHARACTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is an average-sized junior high, run under CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It hosts 612 students across grades 6 through 8.

Across the 16 schools in CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (7,821 students total), FELIX FESTA CHARACTER MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, FELIX FESTA CHARACTER MIDDLE SCHOOL records that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, FELIX FESTA CHARACTER MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting FELIX FESTA CHARACTER MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Rockland County (around 48%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, FELIX FESTA CHARACTER MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.7%, the actual is 56.1%, a residual of -9.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, Rockland County reports that median household earnings sit near $109,959, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Rockland County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,335 students), of which FELIX FESTA CHARACTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: FELIX FESTA DETERMINATION MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FELIX FESTA CHARACTER MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 66.0%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FELIX FESTA CHARACTER MIDDLE SCHOOL has edged down 5%, going from 645 students in 2018 to 612 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 61% to 46%.

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