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Enrollment
617
Middle
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE TARRYTOWNS·NCES 362865005886
SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL
210 N BROADWAY, NORTH TARRYTOWN, NY 10591 · (914) 332-6275 · Westchester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of New York public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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
10.9:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
341 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 195 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 226 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 184 | 30% |
| Ungraded | 12 | 2% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL→SLEEPY HOLLOW HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE TARRYTOWNS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
48.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
53.7%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 53.7% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 51.4% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →
Schools most like SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL
SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 617 | 55.3% | 56.0% |
| J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL HUNTINGTON | 579 | 54.1% | 48.9% |
| RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL RIVERHEAD | 793 | 52.2% | 51.5% |
| ROBERT M FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL GLEN COVE | 691 | 59.8% | 48.4% |
| PULASKI STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIVERHEAD | 797 | 50.3% | 25.9% |
| SOUTH OCEAN MIDDLE SCHOOL PATCHOGUE | 513 | 52.8% | 41.2% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #324 of 766 | #29 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #455 of 768 ▼ 10 | #35 of 40 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #374 of 768 ▲ 1 | #32 of 40 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #264 of 796 | #18 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #432 of 683 | #33 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #304 of 688 | #19 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.3% | #375 of 773 | #6 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #128 of 168 | #5 of 9 |
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
617
+24 (+4%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 617 | 56.8 | 10.9:1 | 55% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 54.9 | 11.0:1 | 55% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 56.6 | 10.3:1 | 55% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 593 | 54 | 11.0:1 | 60% (353) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 48.7 | 12.3:1 | 58% (349) |
| 2015-16 | 610 | 44 | 13.9:1 | 51% (310) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 52% (307) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL
A medium-sized middle school in NORTH TARRYTOWN, New York, SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE TARRYTOWNS. The school reports 617 students in grades 6 through 8.
The UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE TARRYTOWNS system has 5 schools and 2,636 students.
At 64%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL combined. The remaining students are 26% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% Black. Among people living in Westchester County, the Hispanic share is about 27%. By the diversity index, SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 52%.
Staffing totals 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.9:1. Middle schools in New York average about 10.3:1, a similar figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 55%. That is higher than the 38% average for public schools in Westchester County.
Measured against New York public middle schools, SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.0%, compared with a predicted 54.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Westchester County show that median household income is about $118,976, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 255 public schools in Westchester County, with a combined enrollment of about 140,968.
The nearest public school is SLEEPY HOLLOW HIGH SCHOOL, at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL is 5th among 6 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL saw enrollment rise 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE TARRYTOWNS
- SLEEPY HOLLOW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 843 students
- WASHINGTON IRVING INTERM SCHOOLElementary · 605 students
- W L MORSE SCHOOLElementary · 405 students
- JOHN PAULDING SCHOOLElementary · 166 students
Nearby schools
- SLEEPY HOLLOW HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 843
- JOHN PAULDING SCHOOL0.1 mi · 166
- W L MORSE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 405
- WASHINGTON IRVING INTERM SCHOOL0.7 mi · 605
- POCANTICO HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL1.8 mi · 322
- CARL L DIXSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 116
Frequently asked questions
About SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 617 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 26% White, 64% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE TARRYTOWNS in Westchester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.