HERRICKS MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a heavily attended junior high in ALBERTSON, New York, HERRICKS MIDDLE SCHOOL caters to 1,094 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 106% bigger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

Across the 5 schools in HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (4,259 students total), HERRICKS MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, HERRICKS MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that Asian students make up the majority at 78%; the rest is composed of 16% White, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 12% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. Roughly 21% of students at HERRICKS MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Nassau County's rate of about 31%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HERRICKS MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.1%; this one delivers 84.3%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Nassau County put median household income runs about $146,202, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Nassau County's 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), HERRICKS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SEARINGTOWN SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HERRICKS MIDDLE SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, HERRICKS MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 83.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. HERRICKS MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 17% since 2018, when it stood at 937 (now 1,094). Over the same period, the Asian share rose from 63% to 78%.

On the community side, the feed for HERRICKS MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.