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Dobbs Ferry Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

99^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 93% of New York middle schools

Summary

Dobbs Ferry Middle School is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Dobbs Ferry, New York. With 341 students, the school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, currently placing 99th out of over 1,400 middle schools in New York.

Dobbs Ferry Middle School's academic excellence is evident across various metrics. The school outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts and Math on the New York State Assessments, with standout results in 7th and 8th grade ELA and 6th and 7th grade Math. The school also excels in Regents exams, with 96.92% proficiency in Earth Science and 88.89% proficiency in Algebra I, significantly higher than the state averages. Dobbs Ferry Middle School's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, ranking highly for female, male, White, and Multi-racial students in ELA.

Compared to nearby schools, Sleepy Hollow Middle School and Irvington Middle School lag behind Dobbs Ferry Middle School in academic achievement. The school's high level of funding, with spending ranging from $23,440 to $41,041 per student, and its low student-teacher ratio of 8.9 to 9.5 likely contribute to its consistent success. Dobbs Ferry Middle School's strong performance has earned it a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and a ranking in the top 15% of New York middle schools for the past several years.

345

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,093

Per pupil spending ?

17.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

505 Broadway
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522-1118

(914) 693-7640

District: Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District

Students who attend Dobbs Ferry Middle School usually attend:

High:

Dobbs Ferry High School

Feeder schools for Dobbs Ferry Middle School:

Elementary:

Springhurst Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.3%

Hispanic:

18.3%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (84% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of New York middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg84%

New York avg53%

99^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

79^th of 874Dobbs Ferry Union Free 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	92.5	99 of 1500	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	126 of 1504	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	156 of 1500	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	168 of 1479	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	178 of 1242	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	253 of 1439	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	237 of 1438	83.5%	★★★★☆
2017	80.5	217 of 1455	85.1%	★★★★☆
2016	71.9	316 of 1429	77.9%	★★★★☆
2015	75.7	256 of 1407	81.8%	★★★★☆
2014	71.6	311 of 1401	77.8%	★★★★☆
2013	82.2	193 of 1373	85.9%	★★★★☆
2012	79.3	260 of 1337	80.6%	★★★★☆
2011	79.0	260 of 1295	79.9%	★★★★☆
2010	74.2	325 of 1243	73.9%	★★★★☆
2009	72.5	364 of 1224	70.3%	★★★★☆
2008	74.2	326 of 1185	72.5%	★★★★☆
2007	77.6	248 of 1123	77.9%	★★★★☆
2006	77.5	234 of 1095	78.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	55.5	202 of 396	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	83.3	42 of 381	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	128 of 236	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	246 of 374	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	89 of 1457	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	107 of 1465	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	171 of 1463	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	157 of 1454	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	175 of 1066	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	237 of 1370	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	171 of 1353	87.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	150 of 965	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	171 of 953	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	291 of 943	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	367 of 914	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.6	143 of 449	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	318 of 826	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.1	226 of 810	72.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	431 of 1283	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	573 of 1296	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	539 of 1288	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.1	268 of 1306	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	58.9	291 of 935	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	515 of 1241	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	449 of 1245	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	115 of 1455	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	132 of 1464	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	136 of 1464	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	148 of 1455	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	150 of 1071	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	282 of 1366	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	248 of 1352	81.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	41 of 235	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	33 of 220	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	39 of 208	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	22 of 95	76.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	316 of 1298	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	40.7	698 of 1303	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.9	203 of 1307	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.7	293 of 1283	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	78 of 522	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	241 of 1139	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	47.4	489 of 1170	58.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	40 of 775	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	66 of 778	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	100 of 772	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	106 of 748	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	112 of 614	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	200 of 716	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	159 of 763	79.2%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)83rd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2024)49th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth Science97%+32 vs state

Algebra I89%+33 vs state

Math84%+32 vs state

English Language Arts80%+29 vs state

Science70%+26 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 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 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
Dobbs Ferry Middle School	Public	6-8	505 Broadway	Dobbs Ferry	10522	Westchester County	Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 693-7640	345	37	9.2	17.4%	215 (62.3%)	14 (4.1%)	63 (18.3%)	18 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.1%)	92.5	99^th of 1500 public middle schools	93.4%		90.8	126^th of 1504 public middle schools	91.6%	27	96.9		88.9					72.6	85.6	85.3				83.8	91.2	50.0		70.0	98.5	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.4	99.4	99.7	$41,093	$513	$40,581
Greenburgh Eleven Middle School	Public	7-8	1 Echo Hills - Bethune Bldg #	Dobbs Ferry	10522	Westchester County	Greenburgh Eleven Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 693-8500	14	5	3.0	78.6%	2 (14.3%)	6 (42.9%)	6 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									20.0						20.0				76.5	94.1	88.2	88.2	94.1	94.1	94.1	88.2
Irvington Middle School	Public	6-8	40 N Broadway	Irvington	10533	Westchester County	Irvington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 591-9494	392	45	8.7	8.4%	261 (66.6%)	14 (3.6%)	49 (12.5%)	41 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	94.7	69^th of 1500 public middle schools	95.4%		96.3	55^th of 1504 public middle schools	96.3%	14	100.0		100.0					79.3	84.4	90.0				80.0	90.8	87.7		72.1	96.4	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.6	99.3	99.8	$44,204	$407	$43,797
Farragut Middle School	Public	5-8	27 Farragut Ave	Hastings On Hudson	10706	Westchester County	Hastings-On-Hudson Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 478-6230	520	50	10.4	3.7%	355 (68.3%)	8 (1.5%)	83 (16.0%)	18 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	47 (9.0%)	91.3	117^th of 1500 public middle schools	92.2%		95.1	72^nd of 1504 public middle schools	95.2%	45	87.1		100.0				86.0	83.5	80.0	81.9			74.6	65.9	86.1	87.6	78.8		96.7	99.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.0	99.0	99.0	$36,156	$195	$35,961
Ardsley Middle School	Public	5-8	700 Ashford Ave	Ardsley	10502	Westchester County	Ardsley Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 295-5600	790	74	10.7	12.8%	423 (53.5%)	22 (2.8%)	106 (13.4%)	167 (21.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.0%)	93.9	83^rd of 1500 public middle schools	94.5%		94.6	78^th of 1504 public middle schools	94.8%	5			100.0	100.0			85.4	74.5	79.6	83.0			81.3	84.8	96.0	75.4	74.0	85.0	98.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$31,513	$140	$31,373
Ziccolella Middle School	Public	6-8	1 S Broadway	Hastings On Hudson	10706	Westchester County	Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 478-1106	19	13	1.4	31.6%	4 (21.1%)	5 (26.3%)	9 (47.4%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			95.7	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6
Cross Hill Academy	Public	3-8	160 Bolmer Ave	Yonkers	10703	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8300	328	19	16.9	75.3%	13 (4.0%)	83 (25.3%)	214 (65.2%)	11 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	29.4	1132^nd of 1500 public middle schools	24.5%		24.9	1214^th of 1504 public middle schools	19.3%	82				19.0	42.9	46.3	51.1	30.0	50.9	55.9	36.5	61.1	34.7	27.0	33.9	23.7	22.0		85.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.4	100.0	99.1	$29,919	$2,268	$27,651
Richard J Bailey School	Public	4-6	33 Hillside Ave S	White Plains	10607	Westchester County	Greenburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 948-8107	404	41	9.8	45.0%	50 (12.4%)	118 (29.2%)	201 (49.8%)	19 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)								(n/a)						58.5	68.5	64.0				55.5	61.6	50.5			49.1		98.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	$40,082	$946	$39,136
Sleepy Hollow Middle School	Public	6-8	210 N Broadway	North Tarrytown	10591	Westchester County	Union Free School District Of The Tarrytowns	No	No	No	No	(914) 332-6275	617	57	10.8	55.3%	159 (25.8%)	16 (2.6%)	393 (63.7%)	18 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	47.6	766^th of 1500 public middle schools	48.9%		44.8	816^th of 1504 public middle schools	45.7%	50		70.7	100.0					52.7	47.3	44.0				53.4	51.7	44.1			92.9	98.3	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.3	98.8	95.2	$33,229	$441	$32,788
Eastchester Middle School	Public	6-8	550 White Plains Rd	Eastchester	10709	Westchester County	Eastchester Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 793-6130	695	74	9.3	3.0%	427 (61.4%)	15 (2.2%)	114 (16.4%)	111 (16.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	86.2	168^th of 1500 public middle schools	88.8%		85.9	172^nd of 1504 public middle schools	88.6%	4			98.6	83.3				74.6	76.8	64.7				90.7	75.7	71.1		53.6	92.0	100.0	99.8	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.9	$33,385	$352	$33,033

Frequently Asked Questions about Dobbs Ferry Middle School

Is Dobbs Ferry Middle School a good school?

Yes. Dobbs Ferry Middle School ranks in the top 6.6% of New York middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dobbs Ferry Middle School?

Students at Dobbs Ferry Middle School are 62% White, 18% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% African American.

What district is Dobbs Ferry Middle School in?

Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District

How many students attend Dobbs Ferry Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 345 students attended Dobbs Ferry Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Dobbs Ferry Middle School attend?

Students who attend Dobbs Ferry Middle School usually go on to attend Dobbs Ferry High School

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