RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in RONKONKOMA, New York, RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school, overseen by CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It educates 641 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 21% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 5,227 students. RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 30% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL has 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.3:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Suffolk County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.0%; this one delivers 56.7%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) records that median household income runs about $130,686, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students).

Nearest neighbor: HELEN B DUFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 54.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 9% since 2018, when it stood at 701 (now 641). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 71% to 52%. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 in 2025.

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