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Enrollment
634
Middle
DISTRICT 558 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362526003493
RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL
PARSONS ST, RYE, NY 10580 · (914) 967-6100 · Westchester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
16 students
DISTRICT 2% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL→RYE HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within RYE 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
84.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
89.9%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
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
86.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
634
-185 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 14.8:1
% White
75%
was 84%
% Hispanic
8%
was 6%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
9%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Westchester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
999,677
Census ACS
Median income
$118,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
255
140,968 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- RYE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 887 students
- MIDLAND SCHOOLElementary · 482 students
- OSBORN SCHOOLElementary · 469 students
- MILTON SCHOOLElementary · 320 students
Other schools in RYE
- RYE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 887 students
- MIDLAND SCHOOLElementary · 482 students
- OSBORN SCHOOLElementary · 469 students
- MILTON SCHOOLElementary · 320 students
Nearby schools
- RYE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 887
- MIDLAND SCHOOL0.3 mi · 482
- OSBORN SCHOOL0.8 mi · 469
- MILTON SCHOOL1.1 mi · 320
- HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 294
- HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 607
Frequently asked questions
About RYE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 634 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 9.1:1 (70 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 75% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.