Total enrollment
9,410
+215 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
New York · 9,410 students · 3 cities
MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs the local public-school system inside New York: 14 K-12 schools serving roughly 9,410 students, with 9 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high.
4-year change in MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #365 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,410 | #40 of 576 | #980 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 14 | #46 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #562 of 565 | #6,182 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 47.2% | #208 of 573 | #4,564 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #57 of 425 | #849 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 12 scored schools run from CENTEREACH HIGH SCHOOL at 56.7% proficient to EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL at 28.3%, a gap of 28.4 points. That is the 143rd widest gap among 258 New York districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWFIELD HIGH SCHOOL | Selden | High | 09-12 | 1,553 |
| CENTEREACH HIGH SCHOOL | Centereach | High | 08-12 | 1,467 |
| SELDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL | Centereach | Middle | 06-09 | 1,080 |
| DAWNWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL | Centereach | Middle | 06-08 | 967 |
| NEW LANE MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Selden | Elementary | 01-05 | 771 |
| UNITY DRIVE KINDERGARTEN-PRE K CENTER | Centereach | Elementary | PK-KG | 478 |
| BICYCLE PATH KINDERGARTEN-PRE K CENTER | Selden | Elementary | PK-KG | 449 |
| JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Centereach | Combined | KG-09 | 423 |
| NORTH COLEMAN ROAD SCHOOL | Centereach | Elementary | PK-05 | 399 |
| HOLBROOK ROAD SCHOOL | Centereach | Elementary | 01-05 | 396 |
| HAWKINS PATH SCHOOL | Selden | Elementary | 01-05 | 385 |
| OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL | Centereach | Elementary | 01-05 | 383 |
| STAGECOACH SCHOOL | Selden | Elementary | KG-05 | 351 |
| EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL | Lake Grove | Elementary | KG-05 | 308 |
About MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is a thinly populated New York school district running 14 schools with combined enrollment near 9,410.
In terms of grade levels, MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT spans 9 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 672 in this district, meaningfully above the New York typical of 519.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has remained close to its prior level since SY 2020-21, moving from about 9,195 students to 9,410.
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