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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
641
Middle
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360816000604
RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL
501 PECONIC ST, RONKONKOMA, NY 11779 · (631) 467-6000 · Suffolk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of New York public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
174 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 190 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 217 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 233 | 36% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL→CONNETQUOT HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)Math
99.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +22.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 99 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The New York average is about 57 of 100. Math scores are up about 22 points since 2023.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | N/A | 99.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 →
Schools most like RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL
RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 641 | 27.1% | 56.7% |
| FELIX FESTA CHARACTER MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST NYACK | 612 | 25.2% | 56.1% |
| FELIX FESTA ACHIEVEMENT MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST NYACK | 609 | 22.7% | 56.0% |
| WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL HEWLETT | 644 | 25.5% | 64.4% |
| C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL GOSHEN | 646 | 28.8% | 53.5% |
| JHS 54 BOOKER T WASHINGTON NEW YORK | 720 | 23.8% | 75.0% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #312 of 766 | #30 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 99.0% | #57 of 768 ▲ 144 | #6 of 66 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #534 of 768 | #37 of 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #244 of 796 | #34 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #170 of 683 | #13 of 66 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #157 of 688 | #16 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.1% | #643 of 773 | #42 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #353 of 524 | #44 of 59 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
641
-21 (-3%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 859
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 9.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 641 | 68.8 | 9.3:1 | 27% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 679 | 73.4 | 9.3:1 | 40% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 672 | 70.3 | 9.6:1 | 34% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 662 | 73 | 9.1:1 | 31% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 701 | 67 | 10.5:1 | 26% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 707 | 68 | 10.4:1 | 28% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 774 | 70 | 11.1:1 | 21% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 847 | 62 | 13.7:1 | 12% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 859 | 75 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL
RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the public schools in RONKONKOMA, New York. It is a medium-sized middle school. A federal count lists 641 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in New York) has about 531 students.
Federal data list 10 schools in CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 5,227 students enrolled.
Roughly 52% of students at RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL are White. Other groups make up 30% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 6% Black. County-wide, 66% of Suffolk County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 9.3:1, with 68.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.0 students per teacher below the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 27%. The average for public schools in Suffolk County is 39%.
RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of New York public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL is 65.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.7%.
Within Suffolk County, the median household income is $130,686, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. In all, Suffolk County has 343 public schools and roughly 222,439 students.
HELEN B DUFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the public school closest to RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL's average proficiency of 56.7% compares with 54.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 641 students in 2024-25, 21 fewer than the 662 it had in 2020-21.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,530,146
Census ACS
Median income
$130,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
343
222,439 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CONNETQUOT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,774 students
- CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 618 students
- OAKDALE-BOHEMIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 564 students
- SYCAMORE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 380 students
- HELEN B DUFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 313 students
- EDWARD J BOSTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 269 students
Other schools in RONKONKOMA
- CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 618 students
- HELEN B DUFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 313 students
- EDITH L SLOCUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 257 students
Nearby schools
- HELEN B DUFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 313
- EDITH L SLOCUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 257
- CONNETQUOT HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,774
- CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 618
- ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL2.3 mi · 821
- JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 193
Frequently asked questions
About RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 641 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
What is the student diversity at RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 52% White, 30% Hispanic, 6% Black, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.