PEARL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL

PEARL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a moderately sized 6-8 campus in PEARL RIVER, New York, operated by PEARL RIVER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school educates 501 students in grades 5 through 7.

PEARL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by PEARL RIVER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that instructs 2,148 students overall.

In terms of who attends, PEARL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 71%; the rest is composed of 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

In terms of school funding signals, PEARL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL logs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 17% of students at PEARL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Rockland County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, PEARL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Rockland County put median household income runs about $109,959, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PEARL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 66 public schools in Rockland County (combined enrollment of about 41,335 students).

Nearest neighbor: PEARL RIVER HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PEARL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 69.9%.

PEARL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PEARL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL has edged down 15%, going from 591 students in 2018 to 501 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 76% to 71% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

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