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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
644
Middle
DISTRICT 564 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NYACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362148003049
NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL
98 S HIGHLAND AVE, NYACK, NY 10960 · (845) 353-7200 · Rockland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL644 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of New York public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
189 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 220 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 204 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 220 | 34% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL→NYACK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within NYACK 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
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
64.8%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 64.8% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 57.9% |
% 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →
Schools most like NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL
NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 644 | 29.3% | 58.0% |
| WEST BABYLON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WEST BABYLON | 817 | 25.0% | 59.4% |
| RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL RONKONKOMA | 641 | 27.1% | 56.7% |
| FELIX FESTA CHARACTER MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST NYACK | 612 | 25.2% | 56.1% |
| A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL NANUET | 635 | 35.0% | 62.7% |
| BLUE MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL CORTLANDT MANOR | 534 | 36.3% | 59.5% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Rockland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #290 of 766 | #5 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #325 of 768 ▲ 53 | #5 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #285 of 768 no change | #6 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 644 | #241 of 796 | #7 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #197 of 683 | #3 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #34 of 688 | #1 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.3% | #616 of 773 | #10 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #126 of 168 | #7 of 7 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
644
-30 (-4%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 10.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 644 | 68 | 9.5:1 | 29% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 648 | 66.3 | 9.8:1 | 32% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 657 | 65.8 | 10.0:1 | 39% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 674 | 67 | 10.1:1 | 33% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 624 | 60 | 10.4:1 | 36% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 660 | 62 | 10.7:1 | 31% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 680 | 63 | 10.8:1 | 24% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 703 | 55 | 12.8:1 | 22% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 595 | 57 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL
NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle school in NYACK, New York. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 644 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in New York is about 531, so this school runs 21% above that.
The 5 schools of NYACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, including NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL, enroll 2,820 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL, at 36%. It is also 33% Hispanic, 14% Black, 8% multiracial, and 7% Asian. Rockland County's residents are about 62% White, 26 points above the school's share. NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 68 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 9.5:1. This ratio sits 0.8 below the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 29%. That rate is below the 48% average among public schools in Rockland County.
NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 50% of New York public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL's results are 6.2 points below predicted: 58.0% against 64.2%.
NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in Rockland County, where the median household income is $109,959, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 66 public schools in the county.
UPPER NYACK SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles away. Within five miles of NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 4% from its 2020-21 level of 674.
The NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Rockland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
341,883
Census ACS
Median income
$109,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
41,335 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NYACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NYACK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 945 students
- LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 452 students
- UPPER NYACK SCHOOLElementary · 395 students
- VALLEY COTTAGE SCHOOLElementary · 384 students
Nearby schools
- UPPER NYACK SCHOOL1.2 mi · 395
- NYACK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 945
- COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 636
- WEST NYACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 304
- VALLEY COTTAGE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 384
- BIRCHWOOD SCHOOL2.6 mi · 66
Frequently asked questions
About NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 644 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.5:1 students per teacher at NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 36% White, 33% Hispanic, 14% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by NYACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Rockland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.