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Bulkeley Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

86^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 94% of New York middle schools

Summary

Bulkeley Middle School is a high-performing public middle school located in Rhinebeck, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 224 students. The school is part of the Rhinebeck Central School District, which is ranked 126 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bulkeley Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 17 and 244 over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments is exceptional, with 6th-8th grade students scoring well above the state average in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. Bulkeley Middle School's performance is particularly strong across different student subgroups, ranking in the top 100 middle schools in New York for female, male, Hispanic, and white students. Additionally, the school ranks in the top 25% of New York middle schools for low-socioeconomic status (SES) students, demonstrating its ability to support and challenge students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Rondout Valley Junior High School, Poughkeepsie Middle School, and Haviland Middle School, Bulkeley Middle School significantly outperforms its peers on state assessments and Regents exams. This consistent high performance, along with the school's commitment to equity and inclusion, makes Bulkeley Middle School a standout institution in the region.

211

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,475

Per pupil spending ?

16.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45 N Park Rd
Rhinebeck, NY 12572-0351

(845) 871-5500

District: Rhinebeck Central School District

Students who attend Bulkeley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Rhinebeck Senior High School

Feeder schools for Bulkeley Middle School:

Elementary:

Chancellor Livingston Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.8%

Hispanic:

12.3%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (83% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of New York middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 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 school83%

District avg81%

New York avg53%

86^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

126^th of 874Rhinebeck Central 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	93.7	86 of 1500	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	88 of 1504	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	184 of 1500	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	244 of 1479	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	98.0	17 of 1242	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	63.4	461 of 1439	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.9	358 of 1438	75.1%	★★★★☆
2017	76.2	280 of 1455	80.8%	★★★★☆
2016	76.8	250 of 1429	82.5%	★★★★☆
2015	83.6	156 of 1407	88.9%	★★★★☆
2014	86.9	120 of 1401	91.4%	★★★★★
2013	91.1	90 of 1373	93.4%	★★★★★
2012	85.2	147 of 1337	89.0%	★★★★☆
2011	88.5	95 of 1295	92.7%	★★★★★
2010	85.1	128 of 1243	89.7%	★★★★☆
2009	78.9	194 of 1224	84.2%	★★★★☆
2008	80.3	190 of 1185	84.0%	★★★★☆
2007	84.1	127 of 1123	88.7%	★★★★☆
2006	80.8	186 of 1095	83.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	79 of 1457	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	90 of 1465	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	77.3	273 of 1463	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	381 of 1454	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	409 of 1370	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	355 of 1353	73.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	60 of 965	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	83 of 953	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	71.2	211 of 943	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	97.8	15 of 914	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	31.1	590 of 826	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.5	324 of 810	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	172 of 1283	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	104 of 1296	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	66.3	323 of 1288	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	322 of 1306	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	46.2	567 of 1241	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	427 of 1245	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	98 of 1455	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	123 of 1464	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	142 of 1464	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	152 of 1455	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	490 of 1366	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	344 of 1352	74.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	58.9	79 of 208	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	122 of 190	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	616 of 1298	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	410 of 1303	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	397 of 1307	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	625 of 1283	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	491 of 1139	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	165 of 1170	85.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	75 of 775	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	76 of 778	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	74.1	186 of 772	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	235 of 748	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	342 of 716	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	305 of 763	60.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)62nd percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Life Science Biology93%+35 vs state

Math83%+31 vs state

English Language Arts81%+30 vs state

Science79%+35 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 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 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
Bulkeley Middle School	Public	6-8	45 N Park Rd	Rhinebeck	12572	Dutchess County	Rhinebeck Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 871-5500	211	25	8.3	16.6%	160 (75.8%)	1 (0.5%)	26 (12.3%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.5%)	93.7	86^th of 1500 public middle schools	94.3%		93.7	88^th of 1504 public middle schools	94.1%	2			100.0	92.9			84.8	78.2	81.0		83.1	85.1	80.0		79.0	95.0	96.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	96.3	95.9	96.7	$43,475	$645	$42,831
Linden Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	65 W Market St	Red Hook	12571	Dutchess County	Red Hook Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 758-2241	390	37	10.4	27.9%	309 (79.2%)	5 (1.3%)	54 (13.8%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	61.1	537^th of 1500 public middle schools	64.2%		62.5	495^th of 1504 public middle schools	67.1%	42		96.5	100.0				62.3	50.9	58.3		70.0	51.8	32.1		52.2	98.8	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	99.0	99.3	$31,674	$514	$31,160
M Clifford Miller Middle School	Public	5-8	65 Fording Pl Rd	Lake Katrine	12449	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 943-3941	826	90	9.1	58.6%	324 (39.2%)	115 (13.9%)	257 (31.1%)	23 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (13.0%)	14.2	1379^th of 1500 public middle schools	8.1%		16	1365^th of 1504 public middle schools	9.2%	14			76.7	94.4	96.0	27.6	36.4	27.2	23.9	11.4	32.1	27.7	5.3	21.3	16.1	98.3	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.5	99.2	$36,946	$2,356	$34,589
J Watson Bailey Middle School	Public	5-8	118 Merilina Ave Ext	Kingston	12401	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 943-3940	936	99	9.4	45.6%	517 (55.2%)	61 (6.5%)	252 (26.9%)	24 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (8.7%)	35.1	1012^th of 1500 public middle schools	32.5%		29	1123^rd of 1504 public middle schools	25.3%	111			94.4	88.9	96.6	41.2	47.7	34.0	52.6	29.9	36.9	43.5	25.0	29.8	40.5	98.6	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.4	99.5	99.6	$38,683	$944	$37,739
Haviland Middle School	Public	6-8	23 Haviland Rd	Hyde Park	12538	Dutchess County	Hyde Park Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 229-4030	757	85	8.9	48.1%	362 (47.8%)	122 (16.1%)	202 (26.7%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	56 (7.4%)	42.8	852^nd of 1500 public middle schools	43.2%		43.4	841^st of 1504 public middle schools	44.1%	11			100.0	91.9			43.3	45.2	45.4		38.3	49.8	44.2		53.4	98.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.9	99.8	$37,906	$1,657	$36,249
Saugerties Junior High School	Public	7-8	310 Washington Ave Ext	Saugerties	12477	Ulster County	Saugerties Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 247-6561	338	35	9.6	39.6%	241 (71.3%)	5 (1.5%)	58 (17.2%)	10 (3.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.9%)	46.2	794^th of 1500 public middle schools	47.1%		45.8	791^st of 1504 public middle schools	47.4%	3			97.1	95.2				42.1	34.3			48.1	61.2		50.7	97.8	98.3	99.4	99.4	99.4	98.5	98.5	98.2	$34,104	$620	$33,484
Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	71 Main St	Highland	12528	Ulster County	Highland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 691-1080	348	40	8.6	34.8%	241 (69.3%)	21 (6.0%)	56 (16.1%)	13 (3.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	23.3	1260^th of 1500 public middle schools	16.0%		36.1	996^th of 1504 public middle schools	33.8%	264		96.8	100.0				40.9	25.5	43.9		42.4	29.9	21.2		25.0	97.4	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.8	$34,392	$1,122	$33,271
Millbrook Middle School	Public	6-8	43 Alden Pl	Millbrook	12545	Dutchess County	Millbrook Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 677-4210	168	25	6.8	30.4%	114 (67.9%)	6 (3.6%)	35 (20.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.1%)	65.6	456^th of 1500 public middle schools	69.6%		70.7	360^th of 1504 public middle schools	76.1%	96	100.0		100.0				61.9	70.5	50.9		69.8	70.5	45.2		36.6	98.1	98.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.1	99.1	98.6	$45,895	$1,264	$44,631
New Paltz Middle School	Public	6-8	196 Main St	New Paltz	12561	Ulster County	New Paltz Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 256-4200	381	47	8.0	26.2%	270 (70.9%)	19 (5.0%)	49 (12.9%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.6%)	68.5	402^nd of 1500 public middle schools	73.2%		51.8	681^st of 1504 public middle schools	54.7%	279		100.0	100.0				69.6	59.3	61.2		60.4	67.4	43.8		43.8	97.4	98.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	97.6	98.4	99.4	$40,551	$939	$39,612
Poughkeepsie Middle School	Public	6-8	55 College Ave	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Poughkeepsie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 451-4800	871	75	11.6	84.4%	27 (3.1%)	402 (46.2%)	357 (41.0%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	75 (8.6%)	6.6	1460^th of 1500 public middle schools	2.7%		7.7	1458^th of 1504 public middle schools	3.1%	2		72.0	70.4				25.5	25.5	15.9		13.1	9.4	0.8		14.1	99.7	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$34,537	$2,629	$31,908

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