1
Enrollment
1,083
Middle
DISTRICT 670 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCARSDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362595003565
SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL
134 MAMARONECK RD, SCARSDALE, NY 10583 · (914) 721-2600 · Westchester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,083 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of New York public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
10.7:1
101 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 314 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 389 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 380 | 35% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL→SCARSDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SCARSDALE UNION FREE 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
92.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
100.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 100 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92.0% | 100.0% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 100.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 100% | #38 of 768 ▲ 5 | #4 of 40 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #4 of 768 ▲ 6 | #1 of 40 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,083 | #58 of 796 | #5 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #418 of 683 | #31 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #190 of 688 | #8 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #409 of 524 | #22 of 30 |
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
1,083
-70 (-6%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 849
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 1,083 | 100.9 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,125 | 98.6 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,131 | 98.4 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,153 | 91 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,148 | 94.4 | 12.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 1,173 | 96 | 12.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 1,179 | 91 | 13.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 1,005 | 86 | 11.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 849 | 71 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large middle school in New York, located in SCARSDALE. The school serves 1,083 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in New York is roughly 531 students; this school is 104% above that.
SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is in SCARSDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district with 4,692 students across 7 schools.
By race and ethnicity, SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 56% White. Other reported shares: 26% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. The White share in Westchester County as a whole is similar, at about 52%. SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 60%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 10.7 students per teacher and 100.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in New York, the average ratio is about 10.3:1.
SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 99% of New York public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
According to the American Community Survey, in Westchester County, median household income is about $118,976, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. A total of 255 public schools operate in Westchester County, serving about 140,968 students.
Nearest public school: HEATHCOTE SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools.
SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 1,153 to 1,083. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.7:1.
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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 SCARSDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SCARSDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,479 students
- FOX MEADOW SCHOOLElementary · 516 students
- QUAKER RIDGE SCHOOLElementary · 491 students
- EDGEWOOD SCHOOLElementary · 405 students
- HEATHCOTE SCHOOLElementary · 364 students
- GREENACRES SCHOOLElementary · 354 students
Other schools in SCARSDALE
- SCARSDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,479 students
- EDGEMONT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 915 students
- CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOLElementary · 579 students
- GREENVILLE SCHOOLElementary · 527 students
- FOX MEADOW SCHOOLElementary · 516 students
- QUAKER RIDGE SCHOOLElementary · 491 students
Nearby schools
- HEATHCOTE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 364
- SCARSDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,479
- FOX MEADOW SCHOOL1.1 mi · 516
- EDGEWOOD SCHOOL1.3 mi · 405
- GREENACRES SCHOOL1.3 mi · 354
- GEORGE M DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 640
Frequently asked questions
About SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,083 students in grades 06-08.
Is SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 56% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 26% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by SCARSDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Westchester County.
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