RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at PARSONS ST, in RYE, New York, RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle school that hosts 634 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Within RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 5 schools and 2,792 students, RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Other groups include 9% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Westchester County as a whole is about 52% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 3% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Westchester County's rate of about 38%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 74.1%; this one delivers 86.7%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Westchester County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $118,976 per year, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 255 public schools in Westchester County (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students).

Nearest neighbor: RYE HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 75.0%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 23%: 819 students in 2018 compared to 634 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 84% to 75% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 in 2025.

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