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What do students at ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
592
Middle
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360414000180
ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL
84 MATTEAWAN RD, BEACON, NY 12508 · (845) 838-6900 · Dutchess County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
260 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 192 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 190 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 208 | 35% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL→BEACON HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
43.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 48.4% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Dutchess County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #483 of 766 | #11 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #552 of 768 | #12 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #453 of 768 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #287 of 796 | #7 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #220 of 683 | #6 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #98 of 688 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #314 of 524 | #5 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
592
-67 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.8:1
% White
44%
was 48%
% Hispanic
32%
was 27%
% Black
14%
was 15%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 592 | 61.6 | 9.6:1 | 44% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 60.1 | 9.7:1 | 46% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 61.5 | 10.0:1 | 51% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 61 | 10.8:1 | 46% (300) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL
ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL runs as a mid-sized middle-grades school in BEACON, New York. It enrolls 592 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8.
BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 2,580 students in its 6 schools, and ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of them.
The largest racial or ethnic group at ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL is White, with 44% of students. The next largest groups are 32% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 8% multiracial. The school's White share is 24 points below the 69% share among Dutchess County residents. The diversity index for ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1, with 61.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in New York is about 10.3:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 44% at ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL is 11.6 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 47.2% actual, 58.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
Dutchess County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $99,478 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Dutchess County number 76, with about 36,885 students.
ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles from BEACON HIGH SCHOOL, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 592 in 2024-25. In 2017-18, it was 659. The student mix also changed: the Hispanic share increased from 27% to 32%. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 10.8:1 in 2017-18 to 9.6:1 in 2024-25.
The ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Dutchess County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
298,220
Census ACS
Median income
$99,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
36,885 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BEACON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 831 students
- GLENHAM SCHOOLElementary · 394 students
- SARGENT SCHOOLElementary · 285 students
- SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 244 students
- J V FORRESTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 234 students
Other schools in BEACON
- BEACON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 831 students
- SARGENT SCHOOLElementary · 285 students
- SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 244 students
- J V FORRESTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 234 students
Nearby schools
- BEACON HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 831
- J V FORRESTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 234
- SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 244
- SARGENT SCHOOL1.3 mi · 285
- GLENHAM SCHOOL1.9 mi · 394
- HORIZON-ON-THE-HUDSON SCHOOL2.3 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 592 students in grades 06-08.
Is ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the student diversity at ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 44% White, 32% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Dutchess County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.