Is Bulkeley Middle School a good school?

Yes. Bulkeley Middle School ranks in the top 5.9% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Bulkeley Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 224 students attended Bulkeley Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Bulkeley Middle School?

Students at Bulkeley Middle School are 77% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Bulkeley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bulkeley Middle School usually go on to attend Rhinebeck Senior High School

Bulkeley Middle School

Summary:

Bulkeley Middle School is a public middle school located in Rhinebeck, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 232 students. The school is part of the Rhinebeck Central School District, which is ranked 109 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bulkeley Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in New York State Assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school had 78.08% of 6th graders, 84.48% of 7th graders, and 77.97% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 43.64%, 49.56%, and 51.88%, respectively. Similarly, in math, Bulkeley Middle School had 78.08% of 6th graders, 80.36% of 7th graders, and 75% of 8th graders proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 50.56%, 57.08%, and 40.72%. The school's performance across different student subgroups is also noteworthy, ranking among the top 10-20% of New York middle schools for female, male, Hispanic, and white students.

While Bulkeley Middle School's performance is exceptional, the nearby schools in the analysis show a wide range of academic achievement. For example, Rondout Valley Junior High School and Poughkeepsie Middle School perform significantly lower than Bulkeley, with proficiency rates well below the state averages in most subjects. On the other hand, Linden Avenue Middle School in the Red Hook Central School District also demonstrates strong academic performance, though not quite at the same level as Bulkeley. Bulkeley Middle School's exceptional performance may be attributed to its relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, high per-student spending, and low student-teacher ratio.

Detail:

Public 6-8

45 N Park Rd
Rhinebeck, NY 12572-0351

(845) 871-5500

District: Rhinebeck Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
88^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,468

Students who attend Bulkeley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Rhinebeck Senior High School

Feeder schools for Bulkeley Middle School:

Elementary:

Chancellor Livingston Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 8.6

Number of students: 224

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.2%

Hispanic:

10.7%

Two or more races:

8.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 20.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bulkeley Middle School ranks better than 94.1% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.69. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (77.2%), Hispanic (10.7%), two or more races (8.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 20.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bulkeley Middle School is 8.6. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bulkeley Middle School is $24,468.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bulkeley Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bulkeley Middle School 88^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Bulkeley Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Rhinebeck Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Rhinebeck Central School District 109^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bulkeley Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Bulkeley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	80.83	186^th	1095	83.0%
2007	84.10	127^th	1123	88.7%
2008	80.30	190^th	1185	84.0%
2009	78.95	194^th	1224	84.2%
2010	85.14	128^th	1243	89.7%
2011	88.53	95^th	1295	92.7%
2012	85.24	147^th	1337	89.0%
2013	91.09	90^th	1373	93.4%
2014	86.95	120^th	1401	91.4%
2015	83.60	156^th	1407	88.9%
2016	76.78	250^th	1429	82.5%
2017	76.18	280^th	1455	80.8%
2018	70.93	358^th	1438	75.1%
2019	63.38	461^st	1439	68.0%
2021	98.03	17^th	1242	98.6%
2022	78.68	244^th	1479	83.5%
2023	84.79	184^th	1500	87.7%
2024	93.69	88^th	1504	94.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Bulkeley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	33.57	122^nd	190	35.8%
2023	58.87	79^th	208	62.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Bulkeley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.14	165^th	1170	85.9%
2019	45.59	491^st	1139	56.9%
2022	43.19	625^th	1283	51.3%
2023	56.83	397^th	1307	69.6%
2024	56.43	410^th	1303	68.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bulkeley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.74	427^th	1245	65.7%
2019	46.23	567^th	1241	54.3%
2022	64.73	322^nd	1306	75.3%
2023	66.28	323^rd	1288	74.9%
2024	87.09	104^th	1296	92.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Bulkeley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.19	355^th	1353	73.8%
2019	67.27	409^th	1370	70.1%
2022	67.46	381^st	1454	73.8%
2023	77.34	273^rd	1463	81.3%
2024	92.29	90^th	1465	93.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Bulkeley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.41	344^th	1352	74.6%
2019	58.54	490^th	1366	64.1%
2022	86.10	152^nd	1455	89.6%
2023	87.73	142^nd	1464	90.3%
2024	90.09	123^rd	1464	91.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bulkeley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	55.51	324^th	810	60.0%
2019	31.06	590^th	826	28.6%
2022	97.84	15^th	914	98.4%
2023	71.15	211^th	943	77.6%
2024	86.20	83^rd	953	91.3%

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Rank History for White students at Bulkeley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.66	305^th	763	60.0%
2019	52.69	342^nd	716	52.2%
2022	64.99	235^th	748	68.6%
2023	74.07	186^th	772	75.9%
2024	87.27	76^th	778	90.2%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Bulkeley Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	154	0	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	156
1990	170	1	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	172
1991	164	2	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	169
1992	161	1	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	164
1993	178	2	3	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	187
1994	186	3	3	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	197
1995	189	6	8	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	213
1996	189	6	8	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	213
1997	180	7	9	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	207
1998	284	8	8	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	305
1999	301	4	8	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	321
2000	315	4	4	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	330
2001	293	5	7	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	316
2002	291	1	8	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	313
2003	291	1	8	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	313
2004	286	2	10	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	310
2005	289	4	4	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	307
2006	283	5	8	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	310
2007	283	4	9	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	304
2008	277	4	9	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	298
2009	251	2	9	14	0	n/a	n/a	1	277
2010	251	3	11	15	0	n/a	n/a	1	281
2011	266	4	10	0	0	0	0	0	280
2012	265	8	11	12	0	0	1	0	297
2013	259	7	7	13	0	0	1	0	287
2014	258	6	6	13	0	0	1	0	284
2015	248	3	5	12	0	0	3	0	271
2016	225	3	5	13	0	0	2	0	248
2017	211	3	6	13	1	0	4	0	238
2018	214	3	4	21	0	1	5	0	248
2019	215	4	7	24	0	1	5	0	256
2020	201	4	7	20	0	1	9	0	242
2021	199	3	10	24	1	0	16	0	253
2022	182	1	13	17	1	0	17	0	231
2023	181	2	9	22	1	0	16	1	232
2024	173	1	6	24	0	0	19	1	224

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bulkeley Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	156	11.8	13.2	n/a
1990	172	12.8	13.4	n/a
1991	169	13.3	12.7	n/a
1992	164	11.6	14.1	n/a
1993	187	11.6	16.1	n/a
1994	197	12.2	16.1	7.1
1995	213	9.4	22.7	4.2
1996	213	9.4	22.7	4.2
1997	207	12.5	16.6	5.3
1998	305	16.5	18.5	26.2
1999	321	15.8	20.3	6.5
2000	330	16.3	20.2	9.7
2001	316	19.3	16.4	5.7
2002	313	20.7	15.1	4.8
2003	313	20.7	15.1	4.8
2004	310	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	307	20.4	15.0	4.2
2006	310	22.0	14.1	5.8
2007	304	21.5	14.1	3.9
2008	298	22.8	13.1	4.4
2009	277	21.2	13.1	6.2
2010	281	21.8	12.8	9.6
2011	280	22.1	12.6	8.6
2012	297	21.4	13.8	11.1
2013	287	19.9	14.4	9.8
2014	284	20.6	13.7	13.4
2015	271	19.0	14.2	14.8
2016	248	17.0	14.5	17.3
2017	238	17.6	13.4	15.5
2018	248	17.6	14.0	18.1
2019	256	16.6	15.4	21.5
2020	242	n/a	n/a	21.1
2021	253	28.2	8.9	20.2
2022	231	28.8	8.0	26.4
2023	232	25.1	9.2	20.3
2024	224	25.9	8.6	20.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bulkeley Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	156	11.8	13.2	n/a
1990	172	12.8	13.4	n/a
1991	169	13.3	12.7	n/a
1992	164	11.6	14.1	n/a
1993	187	11.6	16.1	n/a
1994	197	12.2	16.1	7.1
1995	213	9.4	22.7	4.2
1996	213	9.4	22.7	4.2
1997	207	12.5	16.6	5.3
1998	305	16.5	18.5	26.2
1999	321	15.8	20.3	6.5
2000	330	16.3	20.2	9.7
2001	316	19.3	16.4	5.7
2002	313	20.7	15.1	4.8
2003	313	20.7	15.1	4.8
2004	310	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	307	20.4	15.0	4.2
2006	310	22.0	14.1	5.8
2007	304	21.5	14.1	3.9
2008	298	22.8	13.1	4.4
2009	277	21.2	13.1	6.2
2010	281	21.8	12.8	9.6
2011	280	22.1	12.6	8.6
2012	297	21.4	13.8	11.1
2013	287	19.9	14.4	9.8
2014	284	20.6	13.7	13.4
2015	271	19.0	14.2	14.8
2016	248	17.0	14.5	17.3
2017	238	17.6	13.4	15.5
2018	248	17.6	14.0	18.1
2019	256	16.6	15.4	21.5
2020	242	n/a	n/a	21.1
2021	253	28.2	8.9	20.2
2022	231	28.8	8.0	26.4
2023	232	25.1	9.2	20.3
2024	224	25.9	8.6	20.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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