CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL

CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack junior high in WESTBURY, New York, operated by EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school educates 663 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 25% above the state mean of about 531.

Across the 9 schools in EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (7,793 students total), CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White at 36%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 30% Asian, 29% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

On the resource side, On paper, CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL has 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 29% of students at CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.2%, the actual is 69.3%, a residual of +5.1 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Nassau County put median household income runs about $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 315 public schools in Nassau County (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students).

Nearest neighbor: W TRESPER CLARKE HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 59.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL has grew 9%, going from 606 students in 2018 to 663 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 50% to 36% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 in 2025.

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