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A MacArthur Barr Middle School

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A MacArthur Barr Middle School ranks 436 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

436^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 71% of New York middle schools

Summary

A MacArthur Barr Middle School is a public middle school located in Nanuet, New York, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 654 students. The school is part of the Nanuet Union Free School District, which is ranked 228 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A MacArthur Barr Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in New York State Assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 62.68% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 56.61%. Similarly, in 8th grade Math, the school had 42.86% proficiency, compared to the state average of 46.74%. The school's students also excel in Regents exams, with 100% proficiency in both Earth Science and Algebra I in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the state averages of 65.07% and 56.07%, respectively.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Pomona Middle School in the East Ramapo Central School District, A MacArthur Barr Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math. The school's strong performance, equitable outcomes, and efficient resource allocation, with a relatively high spending per student of $34,660, make it a standout in the Nanuet area.

635

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,642

Per pupil spending ?

35%

Free/discounted lunch ?

143 Church St
Nanuet, NY 10954-3089

(845) 627-4044

District: Nanuet Union Free School District

Students who attend A MacArthur Barr Middle School usually attend:

High:

Nanuet Senior High School

Feeder schools for A MacArthur Barr Middle School:

Elementary:	George W Miller Elementary School
	Highview Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.5%

Hispanic:

37.0%

Asian:

13.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 65th percentile in 2022 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (64% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 71st (2025) from a 65th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the New York median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg65%

New York avg53%

436^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

228^th of 874Nanuet 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	66.8	436 of 1500	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	288 of 1504	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	282 of 1500	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	522 of 1479	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	280 of 1242	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	359 of 1439	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	261 of 1438	81.8%	★★★★☆
2017	73.6	316 of 1455	78.3%	★★★★☆
2016	83.6	173 of 1429	87.9%	★★★★☆
2015	86.4	130 of 1407	90.8%	★★★★★
2014	90.9	81 of 1401	94.2%	★★★★★
2013	92.5	72 of 1373	94.8%	★★★★★
2012	89.5	73 of 1337	94.5%	★★★★★
2011	87.8	107 of 1295	91.7%	★★★★★
2010	87.8	82 of 1243	93.4%	★★★★★
2009	83.7	71 of 1224	94.2%	★★★★★
2008	82.4	155 of 1185	86.9%	★★★★☆
2007	83.0	150 of 1123	86.6%	★★★★☆
2006	81.4	170 of 1095	84.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	335 of 676	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	498 of 705	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.6	214 of 696	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.2	44 of 253	82.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	261 of 406	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.6	159 of 396	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	115 of 388	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	43.9	242 of 381	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	177 of 236	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	220 of 369	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	386 of 646	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	465 of 615	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.2	200 of 591	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	62 of 118	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	543 of 1457	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	336 of 1465	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	376 of 1463	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	417 of 1454	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	210 of 1066	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	374 of 1370	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	221 of 1353	83.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	292 of 965	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	206 of 953	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	227 of 943	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	53.6	362 of 914	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	109 of 449	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	225 of 826	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	272 of 810	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	423 of 1283	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	476 of 1296	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	404 of 1288	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	922 of 1306	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	61.0	263 of 935	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	46.0	570 of 1241	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	600 of 1245	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	347 of 1455	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	239 of 1464	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	216 of 1464	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	53.5	591 of 1455	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	285 of 1071	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	326 of 1366	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	286 of 1352	78.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	98 of 235	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	610 of 1298	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	396 of 1303	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	308 of 1307	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	152 of 1283	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	52.1	171 of 522	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.5	132 of 1139	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	51.7	412 of 1170	64.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	227 of 775	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	143 of 778	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	172 of 772	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	48.7	383 of 748	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.2	163 of 614	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	263 of 716	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.0	153 of 763	79.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)76th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)58th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile-18 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth Science100%+35 vs state

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

English Language Arts62%+9 vs state

Math59%+7 vs state

Science54%+10 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 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 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
A MacArthur Barr Middle School	Public	5-8	143 Church St	Nanuet	10954	Rockland County	Nanuet Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 627-4044	635	67	9.4	35.0%	238 (37.5%)	54 (8.5%)	235 (37.0%)	88 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.8%)	66.8	436^th of 1500 public middle schools	70.9%		76.1	288^th of 1504 public middle schools	80.9%	148	100.0		100.0				62.7	54.0	59.7	73.2		60.6	68.6	56.8	42.9	56.9	47.7	98.8	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.3	99.0	$38,642	$557	$38,085
South Orangetown Middle School	Public	6-8	160 Van Wyck Rd	Blauvelt	10913	Rockland County	South Orangetown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 680-1103	641	69	9.2	18.9%	389 (60.7%)	11 (1.7%)	145 (22.6%)	63 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.8%)	62.4	512^th of 1500 public middle schools	65.9%		50.7	700^th of 1504 public middle schools	53.5%	188	100.0		100.0					47.1	52.8	53.7			72.7	64.1	62.7		41.2	97.8	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.4	$38,747	$195	$38,552
Felix Festa Character Middle School	Public	6-8	30 Parrott Rd	West Nyack	10994	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 624-3971	612	53	11.4	25.2%	281 (45.9%)	48 (7.8%)	189 (30.9%)	80 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.6%)								(n/a)									55.3					59.2				78.3	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.8	99.5	99.3	$14,358	$368	$13,990
Felix Festa Determination Middle School	Public	6-8	30 Parrott Rd	West Nyack	10994	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 624-3972	679	57	11.9	22.7%	334 (49.2%)	33 (4.9%)	182 (26.8%)	111 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	79.9	258^th of 1500 public middle schools	82.8%		74.9	300^th of 1504 public middle schools	80.1%	42			100.0		100.0					64.7					63.7		68.5	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	$14,577	$373	$14,204
Felix Festa Achievement Middle School	Public	6-8	30 Parrott Rd	West Nyack	10994	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 624-3969	609	55	11.1	22.7%	292 (47.9%)	32 (5.3%)	180 (29.6%)	80 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.4%)								(n/a)								62.1					63.2					95.9	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.4	$14,429	$369	$14,059
Pearl River Middle School	Public	5-7	520 Gilbert Ave	Pearl River	10965	Rockland County	Pearl River Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 620-3870	501	50	9.9	16.6%	354 (70.7%)	11 (2.2%)	92 (18.4%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	78.7	272^nd of 1500 public middle schools	81.9%		88.9	145^th of 1504 public middle schools	90.4%	127							68.9	66.4	57.8			64.9	73.3	75.0		58.3		99.3	100.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	$39,984	$659	$39,325
Chestnut Ridge Middle School	Public	7-8	892 Ny-45	Chestnut Ridge	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6300	637	48	13.3	87.0%	31 (4.9%)	116 (18.2%)	474 (74.4%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8.4	1446^th of 1500 public middle schools	3.6%		8.6	1451^st of 1504 public middle schools	3.5%	5		92.0	100.0						13.8	25.4				12.6	8.2		28.5	93.5	96.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	96.8	96.0	96.5	$38,117	$4,734	$33,383
Nyack Middle School	Public	6-8	98 S Highland Ave	Nyack	10960	Rockland County	Nyack Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 353-7200	644	68	9.4	29.3%	234 (36.3%)	91 (14.1%)	214 (33.2%)	42 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	54 (8.4%)	57.4	605^th of 1500 public middle schools	59.7%		55.1	626^th of 1504 public middle schools	58.4%	21			100.0	76.8				54.6	56.9	50.0			59.3	60.8	52.3		16.7	97.8	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.6	$33,712	$694	$33,017
Kakiat Elementary School	Public	4-8	465 Viola Rd	Spring Valley	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6100	822	63	12.9	92.6%	26 (3.2%)	152 (18.5%)	623 (75.8%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	23	1265^th of 1500 public middle schools	15.7%		30.1	1102^nd of 1504 public middle schools	26.7%	163		88.9	82.8			13.4	25.8	29.1	29.7	41.1	22.5	25.0	25.7	26.2	44.1	18.0	39.3	99.0	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	99.7	99.7	$30,914	$4,456	$26,458
Pomona Middle School	Public	7-8	101 Pomona Rd	Suffern	10901	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6200	689	49	14.1	85.6%	6 (0.9%)	102 (14.8%)	571 (82.9%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6	1466^th of 1500 public middle schools	2.3%		6.1	1478^th of 1504 public middle schools	1.7%	12		63.2	51.3						14.0	18.7				10.7	3.0		23.8	93.6	93.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	96.5	98.9	$34,612	$5,899	$28,713

Frequently Asked Questions about A MacArthur Barr Middle School

What is the racial makeup of A MacArthur Barr Middle School?

Students at A MacArthur Barr Middle School are 37% White, 37% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 9% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is A MacArthur Barr Middle School in?

Nanuet Union Free School District

How many students attend A MacArthur Barr Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 635 students attended A MacArthur Barr Middle School.

What high school do graduates of A MacArthur Barr Middle School attend?

Students who attend A MacArthur Barr Middle School usually go on to attend Nanuet Senior High School

Is A MacArthur Barr Middle School a good school?

A MacArthur Barr Middle School ranks 436^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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