OAKDALE-BOHEMIA MIDDLE SCHOOL

OAKDALE-BOHEMIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-grades school of mid-sized scale in OAKDALE, New York, one of the schools within CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructing 564 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 10 schools in CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (5,227 students total), OAKDALE-BOHEMIA MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, OAKDALE-BOHEMIA MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 18% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Suffolk County's rate of about 39%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, OAKDALE-BOHEMIA MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Suffolk County put median household income runs about $130,686, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which OAKDALE-BOHEMIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is SYCAMORE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OAKDALE-BOHEMIA MIDDLE SCHOOL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 69.6%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 14%: 659 students in 2018 compared to 564 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 73% across the same window.

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