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Enrollment
630
Middle
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361608001389
JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
40 N SALEM RD, CROSS RIVER, NY 10518 · (914) 763-7502 · Westchester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL630 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
55 students
DISTRICT 9% · 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 | 198 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 219 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 209 | 33% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 1% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL→JOHN JAY HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE 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
76.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp 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 76 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 100.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 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
77.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 →
Where JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #71 of 766 | #14 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 100% | #27 of 768 | #1 of 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #68 of 768 | #17 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 630 | #255 of 796 | #17 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #236 of 683 | #17 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #429 of 688 | #33 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #205 of 524 | #7 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
630
-119 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 11.2:1
% White
74%
was 83%
% Hispanic
11%
was 9%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
4%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 630 | 65 | 9.7:1 | 9% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 671 | 66.8 | 10.0:1 | 6% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 662 | 67.8 | 9.8:1 | 7% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 749 | 66.6 | 11.2:1 | 7% (53) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Students in CROSS RIVER, New York, attend JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL, a mid-sized middle school. Its enrollment is 630 students, spread over grades 6 through 8.
Within KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 2,785 students.
About 74% of the student body at JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is White. The remaining students are 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among people living in Westchester County, the White share is about 52%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 43%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.7:1. The school has 65 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Federal data show 9% of students (55) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 38% average for public schools in Westchester County.
JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 77.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 71.8%.
Looking at the county, Westchester County, the median household earns about $118,976 a year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Westchester County has 255 public schools with about 140,968 students, including JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles from JOHN JAY HIGH SCHOOL, its nearest public school. JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL has 7 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 77.6% versus a 74.6% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2017-18 and 2024-25, JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL had a net loss of 119 students, or 16%. The White share of enrollment dropped from 83% to 74% over the same period. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.2:1 to 9.7:1 over the same years.
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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 KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- JOHN JAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 912 students
- INCREASE MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 479 students
- KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 405 students
- MEADOW POND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 359 students
Nearby schools
- JOHN JAY HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 912
- INCREASE MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 479
- KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.5 mi · 405
- POUND RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.6 mi · 202
- BEDFORD VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.7 mi · 333
- BEDFORD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.9 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 630 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 9.7:1 (65 FTE teachers).
How diverse is JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Westchester County.
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