RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a mid-tier 6-8 campus in RIVERHEAD, New York, RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL educates 793 students from grades 6 through 8, part of RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 49% bigger than typical.

RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 8 schools operated by RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 5,547 students overall.

Demographically, RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 64% of enrollment; the rest looks like 24% White, 9% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL shows 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Suffolk County (around 39%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate median household earnings sit near $130,686, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students).

RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.4%.

RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 849 (now 793). Hispanic enrollment moved from 46% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

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