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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362526003489
MIDLAND SCHOOL
MIDLAND AVE, RYE, NY 10580 · (914) 967-6100 · Westchester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
14 students
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Based on grade levels within RYE CITY 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
87.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
83.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
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
80.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
482
-69 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 13.1:1
% White
76%
was 80%
% Hispanic
10%
was 7%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
7%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MIDLAND SCHOOL
Located at MIDLAND AVE, in RYE, New York, MIDLAND SCHOOL is a mid-tier elementary campus that educates 482 students (grades K through 5), overseen by RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,792 students. MIDLAND SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On demographics, MIDLAND SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder breaks down as 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 52% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting MIDLAND SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 3% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Westchester County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MIDLAND SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 73.9%, the actual is 80.3%, a residual of +6.4 points.
In the broader community, Westchester County reports that median household earnings sit near $118,976, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Westchester County's 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), MIDLAND SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
RYE HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, MIDLAND SCHOOL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 69.9%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Looking at the recent track record. MIDLAND SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 13% since 2018, when it stood at 551 (now 482). Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the MIDLAND 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.
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 RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- RYE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 887 students
- RYE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 634 students
- OSBORN SCHOOLElementary · 469 students
- MILTON SCHOOLElementary · 320 students
Other schools in RYE
- RYE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 887 students
- RYE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 634 students
- OSBORN SCHOOLElementary · 469 students
- MILTON SCHOOLElementary · 320 students
Nearby schools
- RYE HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 887
- RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 634
- OSBORN SCHOOL1.2 mi · 469
- MILTON SCHOOL1.2 mi · 320
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 725
- HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About MIDLAND SCHOOLHow large is MIDLAND SCHOOL?
MIDLAND SCHOOL enrolls approximately 482 students in grades KG-05.
Is MIDLAND SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MIDLAND SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does MIDLAND SCHOOL have?
MIDLAND SCHOOL employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the student diversity at MIDLAND SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MIDLAND SCHOOL are roughly 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees MIDLAND SCHOOL?
MIDLAND SCHOOL is overseen by RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Westchester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.