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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
767
Middle
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEDFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361995001823
FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL
S BEDFORD RD, BEDFORD, NY 10506 · (914) 241-6144 · Westchester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL767 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% 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.
- A-Beats 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
9.4:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
270 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 225 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 274 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 260 | 34% |
| Ungraded | 8 | 1% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL→FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BEDFORD CENTRAL 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
59.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
100.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 100 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 100.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 100.0% |
% 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
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL
FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 767 | 35.2% | 69.0% |
| JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL PORT JEFFERSON STA | 814 | 31.8% | 47.4% |
| BLUE MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL CORTLANDT MANOR | 534 | 36.3% | 59.5% |
| SAGAMORE MIDDLE SCHOOL HOLTSVILLE | 893 | 37.7% | 58.5% |
| GEORGE FISCHER MIDDLE SCHOOL CARMEL | 1,138 | 35.6% | 46.0% |
| HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL BREWSTER | 656 | 38.1% | 49.6% |
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 FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #153 of 766 | #24 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 100% | #29 of 768 ▲ 1 | #2 of 40 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #217 of 768 ▼ 29 | #27 of 40 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 767 | #175 of 796 | #13 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #184 of 683 | #12 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #218 of 688 | #10 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #573 of 773 | #14 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #143 of 524 | #4 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
767
-130 (-14%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 637
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 767 | 81.4 | 9.4:1 | 35% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 776 | 81.2 | 9.6:1 | 35% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 765 | 85.8 | 8.9:1 | 38% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 897 | 83 | 10.8:1 | 37% (329) |
| 2017-18 | 962 | 77.4 | 12.4:1 | 33% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 990 | 68 | 14.6:1 | 25% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 992 | 76 | 13.1:1 | 14% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 836 | 73 | 11.4:1 | 5% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 637 | 59 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL
FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the name of a mid-sized middle school in BEDFORD, New York. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 767 students. That compares with an average of about 531 students for middle schools in New York.
BEDFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 7 schools with a combined 3,519 students. FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of them.
No group is above 50% at FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL; the largest is White, at 49%. It is also 42% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. Among Westchester County residents, the White share is about 52%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
Classroom staffing at FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL totals 81.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.4:1. Statewide, middle schools in New York average 10.3:1. Federal data show 35% of students (270) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of New York public middle schools.
Test results at FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL are 7.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (69.0% actual, 62.0% predicted).
The county, Westchester County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $118,976, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 255 public schools and about 140,968 students.
FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles from FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is Rural: Fringe.
The school's enrollment decreased 14% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 10.8 in 2020-21 to 9.4 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 BEDFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,155 students
- MOUNT KISCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 503 students
- BEDFORD VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 333 students
- BEDFORD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 309 students
- WEST PATENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 250 students
- POUND RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 202 students
Other schools in BEDFORD
- FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,155 students
- BEDFORD VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 333 students
Nearby schools
- FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,155
- BEDFORD VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 333
- WEST PATENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 250
- MOUNT KISCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 503
- COMAN HILL SCHOOL3.1 mi · 575
- BEDFORD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.4 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 767 students in grades 06-08.
Is FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 9.4:1 (81 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 49% White, 42% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
FOX LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by BEDFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Westchester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.