HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL

HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL is an intermediate school of middle-of-the-pack scale in HAMPTON BAYS, New York, operated by HAMPTON BAYS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, works with 570 students in grades 5 through 8.

HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by HAMPTON BAYS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that serves 2,008 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 30% White. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL has 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.3:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.5%; this one delivers 50.4%.

In the surrounding community, Suffolk County reports that median household income runs about $130,686, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is HAMPTON BAYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 52.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 16% since 2018, when it stood at 678 (now 570). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 58% to 68%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.

On the community side, members of the HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.