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What's the one class at BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
380
Middle
DISTRICT 409 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363069004126
BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL
17 BEACH ST, WEST ISLIP, NY 11795 · (631) 930-1600 · Suffolk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of New York public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
43 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 124 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 123 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 126 | 33% |
| Ungraded | 7 | 2% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL→WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
44.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
97.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 97 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 97.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 100.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL
BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (62.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 380 | 11.3% | 62.8% |
| NESAQUAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL SAINT JAMES | 466 | 15.0% | 68.9% |
| VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL VOORHEESVILLE | 320 | 14.7% | 65.0% |
| JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL BAYPORT | 399 | 17.3% | 67.3% |
| WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL THORNWOOD | 477 | 10.9% | 69.7% |
| ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOL SHOREHAM | 457 | 6.3% | 69.3% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #224 of 766 | #21 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 97.0% | #72 of 768 ▼ 18 | #11 of 66 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #444 of 768 ▲ 2 | #30 of 66 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #464 of 796 | #60 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #121 of 683 | #7 of 66 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.6% | #554 of 688 | #62 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.3% | #753 of 773 | #65 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.8% | #74 of 524 | #2 of 59 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
380
-54 (-12%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 536
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 10.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 380 | 42.2 | 9.0:1 | 11% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 41 | 9.8:1 | 10% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 40.8 | 9.9:1 | 8% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 42 | 10.3:1 | 13% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 549 | 43 | 12.8:1 | 11% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 38 | 14.3:1 | 12% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | 45 | 13.2:1 | 7% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 655 | 51 | 12.8:1 | 2% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 536 | 46 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL
BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL is a low-enrollment middle-grades school for students in WEST ISLIP, New York. The school's enrollment of 380 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in New York average about 531 students each.
WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT has 3,816 students spread across 7 schools.
The large majority of students at BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL, 84%, are White. The next largest groups are 11% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's White share is 18 points above the 66% share among Suffolk County residents. BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 29%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.0:1. The average ratio among middle schools in New York is 10.3:1, higher than at this school. BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 11%. The gap from the 39% average for public schools in Suffolk County is 28 points.
BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 54% of New York public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 70.8%. BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 62.8%.
In Suffolk County (population about 1,530,146), median household income is about $130,686, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 343 public schools operate in Suffolk County, serving about 222,439 students.
WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.
BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL went from 434 students to 380. The ratio was 10.3:1 in 2020-21 and 9.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,530,146
Census ACS
Median income
$130,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
343
222,439 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,163 students
- MANETUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 514 students
- PAUL J BELLEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 463 students
- BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 440 students
- UDALL ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 438 students
- OQUENOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 418 students
Other schools in WEST ISLIP
- WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,163 students
- MANETUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 514 students
- PAUL J BELLEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 463 students
- BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 440 students
- UDALL ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 438 students
- OQUENOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 418 students
Nearby schools
- WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,163
- PAUL J BELLEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 463
- OQUENOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 418
- UDALL ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 438
- BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 440
- BABYLON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 662
Frequently asked questions
About BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL?
BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 380 students in grades 06-08.
Is BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.0:1.
What is the student diversity at BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 84% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL?
BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.