SUFFERN MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a large middle-grades school in SUFFERN, New York, SUFFERN MIDDLE SCHOOL hosts 880 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 66% bigger than typical.

SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,170 students. SUFFERN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, SUFFERN MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 30% White, 9% Black, 8% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Rockland County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, SUFFERN MIDDLE SCHOOL shows 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SUFFERN MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.7%; this one delivers 56.2%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Rockland County) records that the typical household earns roughly $109,959 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. SUFFERN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 66 public schools in Rockland County (combined enrollment of about 41,335 students).

Nearest neighbor: MONTEBELLO ROAD SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SUFFERN MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SUFFERN MIDDLE SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 53.9%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. SUFFERN MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 16% since 2018, when it stood at 1,052 (now 880). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 61% to 30% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.

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