GRAND AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL

GRAND AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a well-populated intermediate school in BELLMORE, New York, run under BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 916 students spanning grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 73% above typical.

BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 5,283 students. GRAND AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GRAND AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 17% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 57% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, GRAND AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL logs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Nassau County's rate of about 31%.

After controlling for student poverty, GRAND AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.7%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Nassau County shows median household earnings sit near $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Nassau County runs 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), of which GRAND AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: WELLINGTON C MEPHAM HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GRAND AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 72.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GRAND AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL has remained close to its prior level, going from 924 students in 2018 to 916 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 78% to 65% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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