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Rombout Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1175^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 22% of New York middle schools

Summary

Rombout Middle School is a public middle school located in Beacon, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 582 students. It is part of the Beacon City School District, which is ranked 608 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rombout Middle School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from a high of 369 out of 1,242 New York middle schools in 2020-2021 to 1,175 out of 1,500 in 2024-2025, with a 1-star rating. Its performance on state assessments is generally below the state and district averages, particularly in math. The school also struggles with the performance of certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools for African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students in 2024-2025. However, Rombout Middle School stands out for its strong performance on Regents exams, with 100% proficiency in Algebra I and 97.06% proficiency in Living Science Biology in 2024-2025, significantly outperforming the state and district averages.

When comparing Rombout Middle School to nearby middle schools, such as Washingtonville Middle School, Orville A Todd Middle School, and Cornwall Middle School, the differences in academic performance, socioeconomic factors, and resource allocation become apparent. While some neighboring schools consistently outperform Rombout, others struggle with similar challenges. The analysis highlights the importance of addressing Rombout Middle School's declining academic performance, particularly in math, and providing targeted support and interventions for underperforming student subgroups.

592

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,443

Per pupil spending ?

43.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

84 Matteawan Rd
Beacon, NY 12508-2051

(845) 838-6900

District: Beacon City School District

Students who attend Rombout Middle School usually attend:

High:

Beacon High School

Feeder schools for Rombout Middle School:

Elementary:	Glenham School
	J V Forrestal Elementary School
	Sargent School
	South Avenue School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.4%

Hispanic:

31.6%

African American:

13.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (45% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg47%

New York avg53%

1,175^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

608^th of 874Beacon City School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	1175 of 1500	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1132 of 1504	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	976 of 1500	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	691 of 1479	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	369 of 1242	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	41.6	802 of 1439	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	668 of 1438	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.4	591 of 1455	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.3	800 of 1429	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.2	714 of 1407	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.8	781 of 1401	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.4	757 of 1373	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.6	781 of 1337	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.5	722 of 1295	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.7	724 of 1243	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.5	713 of 1224	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.9	764 of 1185	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.3	770 of 1123	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.1	757 of 1095	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	607 of 676	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	603 of 705	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	538 of 696	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	430 of 706	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	516 of 653	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	421 of 663	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	48.6	225 of 381	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.9	138 of 374	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	1245 of 1457	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1310 of 1465	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	947 of 1463	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	704 of 1454	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	657 of 1370	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	538 of 1353	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	826 of 965	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	787 of 953	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	787 of 943	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	684 of 914	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	462 of 826	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	389 of 810	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1101 of 1283	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1158 of 1296	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1114 of 1288	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	831 of 1306	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	968 of 1241	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	780 of 1245	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	1156 of 1455	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1062 of 1464	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	944 of 1464	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	654 of 1455	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.8	876 of 1366	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	766 of 1352	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	216 of 235	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	139 of 220	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	128 of 208	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	119 of 190	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	44 of 107	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	921 of 1298	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	920 of 1303	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	965 of 1307	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	941 of 1283	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1031 of 1139	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	886 of 1170	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	493 of 775	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	519 of 778	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	434 of 772	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.9	223 of 748	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	42.2	415 of 716	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	417 of 763	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Asian (2022)41st percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Life Science Biology97%+39 vs state

English Language Arts43%-9 vs state

Science37%-7 vs state

Math28%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rombout Middle School	Public	6-8	84 Matteawan Rd	Beacon	12508	Dutchess County	Beacon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 838-6900	592	62	9.6	43.9%	263 (44.4%)	81 (13.7%)	187 (31.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.1%)	27.6	1175^th of 1500 public middle schools	21.7%		28.7	1132^nd of 1504 public middle schools	24.7%	43			100.0	97.1					43.3	42.5	42.2				32.2	35.3	6.7		36.5	97.3	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	$30,443	$706	$29,737
South Middle School	Public	6-8	33-63 Monument St	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 563-7000	782	78	10.0	52.8%	102 (13.0%)	133 (17.0%)	488 (62.4%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.4%)	9.7	1430^th of 1500 public middle schools	4.7%		9.3	1441^st of 1504 public middle schools	4.2%	11	74.7		75.6						18.7	23.2	26.5				10.1	21.2	23.5		22.2	97.7	97.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.0	98.7	99.1	$31,624	$2,333	$29,292
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	405 Union Ave	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 563-3750	802	77	10.3	44.0%	95 (11.8%)	165 (20.6%)	494 (61.6%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (4.2%)	31.4	1089^th of 1500 public middle schools	27.4%		28.4	1136^th of 1504 public middle schools	24.5%	47	95.7	92.6	93.3						32.3	37.3	39.8				31.6	55.6	25.8		45.9	98.9	98.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.2	99.3	99.8	$31,624	$2,310	$29,315
Wappingers Junior High School	Public	7-8	30 Major MacDonald Way	Wappingers Falls	12590	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 298-5200	764	65	11.7	39.4%	405 (53.0%)	90 (11.8%)	233 (30.5%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	54.4	660^th of 1500 public middle schools	56.0%		56.1	609^th of 1504 public middle schools	59.5%	51			99.2		83.0					55.1	47.7					56.1	50.2		48.7	98.3	98.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.3	99.4	$30,219	$252	$29,967
Cornwall Middle School	Public	5-8	122 Main St	Cornwall	12518	Orange County	Cornwall Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 534-8009	905	76	11.8	22.8%	479 (52.9%)	61 (6.7%)	252 (27.8%)	64 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.4%)	78	281^st of 1500 public middle schools	81.3%		85	181^st of 1504 public middle schools	88.0%	100			100.0	98.9				68.8	67.8	69.4	62.5			79.3	77.9	78.4	57.5	61.0	39.0	99.0	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.8	$26,864	$1,017	$25,847
Haldane Middle School	Public	6-8	15 Craigside Dr	Cold Spring	10516	Putnam County	Haldane Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 265-9254	163	21	7.7	18.4%	131 (80.4%)	3 (1.8%)	22 (13.5%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	81.8	228^th of 1500 public middle schools	84.8%		89.3	141^st of 1504 public middle schools	90.6%	87		100.0	100.0						69.5	78.3	83.3				62.5	84.8	50.0		37.5	95.0	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.4	$39,187	$554	$38,633
Marlboro Middle School	Public	6-8	1375 Rt 9w	Marlboro	12542	Ulster County	Marlboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 236-5840	440	48	9.2	38.0%	247 (56.1%)	45 (10.2%)	120 (27.3%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	67.9	413^th of 1500 public middle schools	72.5%		55.4	618^th of 1504 public middle schools	58.9%	205		100.0	100.0						57.0	56.4	66.3				65.2	55.1	37.9		70.2	98.9	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	$30,721	$840	$29,880
Highland Falls Intermediate School	Public	3-8	52 Mountain Ave	Highland Falls	10928	Orange County	Highland Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 446-4761	334	39	8.5	51.8%	134 (40.1%)	37 (11.1%)	129 (38.6%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	56.5	621^st of 1500 public middle schools	58.6%		41.8	881^st of 1504 public middle schools	41.4%	260			100.0	61.9		42.6	68.3	60.9	59.1	47.7	57.1	38.7	70.7	57.1	47.4	57.5	69.0	43.5	34.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.7	$27,169	$769	$26,400
Van Wyck Junior High School	Public	7-8	6 Hillside Lake Rd	Wappingers Falls	12590	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 227-1700	878	75	11.6	26.0%	607 (69.1%)	54 (6.2%)	166 (18.9%)	26 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.8%)	63.9	485^th of 1500 public middle schools	67.7%		65	456^th of 1504 public middle schools	69.7%	29			100.0		94.3					58.3	55.0					53.6	64.9		56.3	99.2	99.8	100.0	99.9	100.0	99.8	99.7	99.8	$29,284	$252	$29,032
Orville A Todd Middle School	Public	6-8	11 Croft Rd	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Spackenkill Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 463-7830	385	40	9.6	25.7%	207 (53.8%)	54 (14.0%)	64 (16.6%)	39 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.2%)	75.9	308^th of 1500 public middle schools	79.5%		72.7	334^th of 1504 public middle schools	77.8%	26	97.8		100.0						65.3	68.5	66.3				56.9	76.4	51.5		61.0	97.6	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	$36,205	$948	$35,257

Frequently Asked Questions about Rombout Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Rombout Middle School?

Students at Rombout Middle School are 44% White, 32% Hispanic, 14% African American, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Rombout Middle School attend?

Students who attend Rombout Middle School usually go on to attend Beacon High School

What district is Rombout Middle School in?

Beacon City School District

How many students attend Rombout Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended Rombout Middle School.

Is Rombout Middle School a good school?

Rombout Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.7% of New York middle schools.

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