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ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 151 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 140 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 163 | 36% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
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Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 98 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 98.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 89.4% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (69.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 457 | 6.3% | 69.3% |
| WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL THORNWOOD | 477 | 10.9% | 69.7% |
| FARRAGUT MIDDLE SCHOOL HASTINGS ON HUDSON | 520 | 3.7% | 82.8% |
| PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL CROTON ON HUDSON | 463 | 12.7% | 77.0% |
| BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST ISLIP | 380 | 11.3% | 62.8% |
| H C CRITTENDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL ARMONK | 474 | 4.0% | 89.4% |
Where ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #146 of 766 | #11 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 98.0% | #64 of 768 ▲ 49 | #10 of 66 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #144 of 768 ▼ 45 | #7 of 66 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #388 of 796 | #53 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #165 of 683 | #12 of 66 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.3% | #484 of 688 | #55 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.3% | #759 of 773 | #66 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #192 of 524 | #21 of 59 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 457 | 49.2 | 9.3:1 | 6% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 48.9 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 54.2 | 8.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 45 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 546 | 46 | 11.9:1 | 5% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | 44 | 13.4:1 | 4% (26) |
| 2010-11 | 624 | 43 | 14.5:1 | 3% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 591 | 45 | 13.1:1 | 1% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 456 | 67 | 6.8:1 | N/A |
About ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle school in SHOREHAM, New York, (ZIP code 11786). It educates 457 students in grades 6 through 8.
ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOL falls under SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 4 schools enrolling 1,932 students.
White students make up a majority at ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOL, at 77%. The remaining students are 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Suffolk County is about 66% White. ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 37%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 49.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 9.3:1. That is lower than the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 6%. That is 33 points below the 39% average for public schools in Suffolk County.
Measured against New York public middle schools, ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOL receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (69.3%) and its predicted rate (72.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Suffolk County show that the median household income is $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in the county.
MILLER AVENUE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles away. The five-mile area around ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 58.4% on proficiency, and ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOL is above that at 69.3%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 457 students in 2024-25, 15 fewer than the 472 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.5:1 to 9.3:1.
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