ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL

As an average-sized intermediate school in BEACON, New York, ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL hosts 592 students from grades 6 through 8, part of BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,580 students. ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 32% Hispanic, 14% Black, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Dutchess County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.6:1. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.8%; this one delivers 47.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Dutchess County put the typical household earns roughly $99,478 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 76 public schools in Dutchess County (combined enrollment of about 36,885 students).

Nearest neighbor: BEACON HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.5%.

ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 10% since 2018, when it stood at 659 (now 592). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 27% to 32%. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

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