ORVILLE A TODD MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in POUGHKEEPSIE, New York, ORVILLE A TODD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a tight-knit junior high, operated by SPACKENKILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It caters to 385 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 27% leaner than typical.

SPACKENKILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,556 students; ORVILLE A TODD MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, ORVILLE A TODD MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 14% Black, 10% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Dutchess County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, ORVILLE A TODD MIDDLE SCHOOL has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 26% of students at ORVILLE A TODD MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dutchess County (around 40%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ORVILLE A TODD MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.5%, the actual is 66.5%, a residual of +0.9 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Dutchess County indicate the typical household earns roughly $99,478 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Dutchess County runs 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,885 students), of which ORVILLE A TODD MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is SPACKENKILL HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ORVILLE A TODD MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 51.7%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ORVILLE A TODD MIDDLE SCHOOL has rose 6%, going from 364 students in 2018 to 385 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 58% to 54% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for ORVILLE A TODD MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.