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Enrollment
570
Middle
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMPTON BAYS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361353006043
HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL
70 PONQUOGUE AVE, HAMPTON BAYS, NY 11946 · (631) 723-4700 · Suffolk County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
209 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 5 | 146 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 133 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 142 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 141 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 8 | 1% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL→HAMPTON BAYS HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HAMPTON BAYS 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
35.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
56.6%
NY avg 57.4% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 56.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL
HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 570 | 36.7% | 50.4% |
| SAXTON MIDDLE SCHOOL PATCHOGUE | 579 | 43.0% | 41.9% |
| HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL BREWSTER | 656 | 38.1% | 49.6% |
| ROOSEVELT SCHOOL OSSINING | 374 | 43.0% | 34.2% |
| JAMES A FARLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STONY POINT | 533 | 49.5% | 43.1% |
| HENRY L STIMSON MIDDLE SCHOOL HUNTINGTON STATION | 845 | 45.8% | 49.8% |
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 HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #418 of 766 | #35 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #420 of 768 ▼ 32 | #44 of 66 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #614 of 768 ▼ 28 | #48 of 66 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #307 of 796 | #45 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #171 of 683 | #14 of 66 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #415 of 688 | #45 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.7% | #557 of 773 | #33 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #204 of 524 | #25 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
570
-71 (-11%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 589
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 570 | 61.2 | 9.3:1 | 37% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 578 | 58.3 | 9.9:1 | 68% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 597 | 56 | 10.7:1 | 64% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 641 | 57 | 11.3:1 | 66% (421) |
| 2017-18 | 678 | 51.2 | 13.3:1 | 55% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 50 | 12.6:1 | 54% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 589 | 43 | 13.7:1 | 39% (230) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL
HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle school in New York, with an address in HAMPTON BAYS. Students in grades 5 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 570 students.
Within HAMPTON BAYS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 3 schools. The district enrolls 2,008 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL, at 68%. Smaller groups are 30% White. For comparison, the population of Suffolk County is roughly 23% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 45%, meaning two students picked at random have a 45% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL is 61.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 9.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. About 37% of students, or 209, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 39% average for public schools in Suffolk County.
HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 50.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 61.5%.
HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in Suffolk County, where 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%. HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, HAMPTON BAYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.1 miles from HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
NCES assigns HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 71 students since 2020-21, to 570. The number of students per teacher fell from 11.3 to 9.3 over 4 years.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 HAMPTON BAYS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HAMPTON BAYS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 784 students
- HAMPTON BAYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 654 students
Other schools in HAMPTON BAYS
- HAMPTON BAYS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 784 students
- HAMPTON BAYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 654 students
Nearby schools
- HAMPTON BAYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 654
- HAMPTON BAYS HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 784
- EAST QUOGUE SCHOOL3.8 mi · 381
- QUOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.6 mi · 92
- TUCKAHOE SCHOOL5.8 mi · 249
- SOUTHAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.1 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 570 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
How diverse is HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 30% White, 68% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of HAMPTON BAYS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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