NESAQUAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school in SAINT JAMES, New York, NESAQUAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL educates 466 students from grades 6 through 8, run under SMITHTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SMITHTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 7,437 students. NESAQUAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, NESAQUAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (82%) are White. The remainder reads as 10% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, NESAQUAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Suffolk County's rate of about 39%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, NESAQUAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.9%.

Around the school, census data for Suffolk County shows the typical household earns roughly $130,686 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), NESAQUAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SMITHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL EAST, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NESAQUAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NESAQUAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 63.2%.

NESAQUAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. NESAQUAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 609 (now 466). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 87% to 82%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.