SOMERS MIDDLE SCHOOL

SOMERS MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a moderately sized junior high in SOMERS, New York, operated by SOMERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 553 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Across the 4 schools in SOMERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (2,475 students total), SOMERS MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, SOMERS MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Westchester County as a whole is about 52% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Westchester County (around 38%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SOMERS MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.8%; this one delivers 72.1%.

In the area at large, Westchester County reports that median household income runs about $118,976, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Westchester County runs 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), of which SOMERS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is SOMERS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SOMERS MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOMERS MIDDLE SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 68.8%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. SOMERS MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 28% since 2018, when it stood at 772 (now 553). The White share of enrollment edged down from 88% to 75% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the SOMERS MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.