ONTEORA MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 4166 RT 28, in BOICEVILLE, New York, ONTEORA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a low-enrollment middle school that hosts 248 students (grades 6 through 8), run under ONTEORA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 53% below the state mean of about 531.

ONTEORA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,157 students; ONTEORA MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, ONTEORA MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 18% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, ONTEORA MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting ONTEORA MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ONTEORA MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.0%.

Zooming out to the county, Ulster County reports that median household income runs about $86,271, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ulster County's 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,189 students), ONTEORA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

ONTEORA HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, ONTEORA MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 53.9%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 25%: 199 students in 2018 compared to 248 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 79% to 70% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.