HAVILAND MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in HYDE PARK, New York, HAVILAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus, part of HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 757 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 43% bigger than typical.

Within HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 6 schools and 3,286 students, HAVILAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, HAVILAND MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 27% Hispanic, 16% Black, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Dutchess County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Dutchess County (around 40%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, HAVILAND MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.3%; this one delivers 54.8%.

Across the wider county, census data for Dutchess County shows median household income runs about $99,478, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Dutchess County runs 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,885 students), of which HAVILAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

RALPH R SMITH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HAVILAND MIDDLE SCHOOL at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 44.1%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. HAVILAND MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 8% since 2018, when it stood at 823 (now 757). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 65% to 48% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.