SAYVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 291 JOHNSON AVE, in SAYVILLE, New York, SAYVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-sized intermediate school that instructs 582 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within SAYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SAYVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by SAYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that serves 2,586 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SAYVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (86%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Suffolk County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SAYVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.9%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Suffolk County shows median household earnings sit near $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), SAYVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

LINCOLN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SAYVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 62.8%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 18%: 713 students in 2018 compared to 582 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.