SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

Set in SOUTHAMPTON, New York, SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is a modestly sized junior high, one of the schools within SOUTHAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 324 students across grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 39% smaller than typical.

SOUTHAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,270 students; SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 32% White, 7% Native American, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Suffolk County's rate of about 39%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.0%; this one delivers 44.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Suffolk County shows median household income runs about $130,686, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 61.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL has contracted 33%, going from 481 students in 2018 to 324 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 35% to 54% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 9.2:1 in 2018 to 6.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.