Middle school (grades 6-8) · Ossining, NY

Anne M Dorner Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Anne M Dorner Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 362202003118
0/100100/10045/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
31
📋 Attendance
63
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Anne M Dorner Middle School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median.

#2 of 6
public schools in Ossining · Resource Index
45
Resource Index · Typical
10.5:1
students per teacher
48.0%
free-lunch eligible

Anne M Dorner Middle School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Anne M Dorner Middle School ranks #2 of 6 public schools in Ossining, NY.

Enrollment

1,032

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

98.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.5:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

-11% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

48.0%

vs 56.2% New York avg

-15% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Anne M Dorner Middle School compares with New York and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Anne M Dorner Middle School

Anne M Dorner Middle School is a large middle school in Ossining, New York, enrolling 1,032 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 48.0% lands close to the New York typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in New York, bigger than 92% of state schools at 1,032 students.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 4,801 scored New York schools.

Against 284 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #51.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (70%) and White (16%) (diversity index 47/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 344 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

14.9% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Ossining Union Free School District also operates Ossining High School (1,577 students) and Claremont School (732 students) alongside Anne M Dorner Middle School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Anne M Dorner Middle School compares

Anne M Dorner Middle School on the metrics families compare, against New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.5:1 ▼ 11% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 48.0% ▼ 15% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,032 top 8% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,032
Bigger than 92% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
48.0%
free-lunch eligible - 15% below the New York average of 56.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10.5:1
students per teacher - 11% below state mean
Top 37% in New York - lower ratio than 63% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
14.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$26,517
per pupil, district-wide - above New York avg of $26,410
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 344 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
57
in-school suspensions + 105 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 15.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 70.1%
White 16.4%
African American 7.6%
Two or More 3.4%
Asian 2.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 70.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 47.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 47.4, Anne M Dorner Middle School is about as mixed as the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Ossining Union Free School District, which includes Anne M Dorner Middle School.

$26,517
Per student
+0%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+60%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 65.8%
State 29.0%
Federal 5.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Anne M Dorner Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Ossining High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Claremont School Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Brookside School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Park School Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Roosevelt School Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Anne M Dorner Middle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Ossining Union Free School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New York, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Anne M Dorner Middle School

How many students attend Anne M Dorner Middle School?

Anne M Dorner Middle School has 1,032 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Ossining, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Anne M Dorner Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Anne M Dorner Middle School is 10.5:1, which is 11% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 33% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Anne M Dorner Middle School?

48.0% of students at Anne M Dorner Middle School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Anne M Dorner Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Anne M Dorner Middle School is Hispanic or Latino at 70.1% of enrollment, in Ossining, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Anne M Dorner Middle School?

Anne M Dorner Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Anne M Dorner Middle School rank among public schools in Ossining?

By Resource Investment Index, Anne M Dorner Middle School ranks #2 of 6 public schools in Ossining, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Ossining on the city page.

Is Anne M Dorner Middle School a good school?

Anne M Dorner Middle School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Ossining Union Free School District?

Besides Anne M Dorner Middle School, Ossining Union Free School District also operates Ossining High School (1,577 students), Claremont School (732 students), and Brookside School (672 students). See the Ossining Union Free School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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