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Dobbs Ferry Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
505 Broadway
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
Phone
(914) 693-7640
District
DOBBS FERRY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
WESTCHESTER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
365
Classroom Teachers
39

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

9

(10 is best)

Better than 86.5% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Dobbs Ferry Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
69%
47%
62%
46%
76%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
85%
50%
79%
48%
91%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
60%
47%
79%
55%
40%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 122 33.4%
Grade 7 113 31.0%
Grade 8 123 33.7%
Total 365 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 70.1% 68.2% 42.2%
Black 3.6% 3.6% 16.4%
Hispanic 19.4% 21.5% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.9% 6.6% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 15.1% 16.0% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 13.7% 15.0% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.4% 1.0% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 9,537 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,579.6 415
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.6% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 25.0% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.4% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.9% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 17.0% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,103 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 8.4% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.0% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 67.2% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 46.0% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.1% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.4% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.0% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 5.6% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.7% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 4.1% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $19,349 $29,449,000 62.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,836 $2,794,000 6.0%
Staff $1,549 $2,358,000 5.0%
General Administration $872 $1,327,000 2.8%
School Administration $1,346 $2,048,000 4.4%
Operation $2,220 $3,379,000 7.2%
Transportation $873 $1,329,000 2.8%
Other $820 $1,248,000 2.7%
Total Support $9,516 $14,483,000 31.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,875 $2,854,000 6.1%
Total Expenditures $30,740 $46,786,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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