JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in JERICHO, New York, JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large middle-grades school, part of JERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It caters to 825 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 55% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in JERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,231 students total), JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that 77% of the student body identifies as Asian. Other groups include 15% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Nassau County as a whole is about 12% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL has 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Nassau County's rate of about 31%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.2%; this one delivers 87.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Nassau County reports that median household earnings sit near $146,202, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Nassau County runs 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), of which JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is JERICHO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 80.4%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL has increased 7%, going from 771 students in 2018 to 825 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 39% to 15%.

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