Enrollment
399
Middle
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAYPORT-BLUE POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360411000175
JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL
602 SYLVAN AVE, BAYPORT, NY 11705 · (631) 472-7820 · Suffolk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of New York public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
69 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 6 | 129 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 142 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 128 | 32% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL→BAYPORT-BLUE POINT HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BAYPORT-BLUE POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
62.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
82.2%
NY avg 57.4% . -17.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 18 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 82.2% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 100.0% |
% 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL
JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 399 | 17.3% | 67.3% |
| NESAQUAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL SAINT JAMES | 466 | 15.0% | 68.9% |
| BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST ISLIP | 380 | 11.3% | 62.8% |
| VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL VOORHEESVILLE | 320 | 14.7% | 65.0% |
| PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL CROTON ON HUDSON | 463 | 12.7% | 77.0% |
| ACCOMPSETT MIDDLE SCHOOL SMITHTOWN | 522 | 18.4% | 69.6% |
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 JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #173 of 766 | #14 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #167 of 768 ▼ 159 | #18 of 66 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #184 of 768 ▲ 14 | #12 of 66 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #437 of 796 | #59 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #78 of 683 | #5 of 66 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.6% | #525 of 688 | #60 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.3% | #715 of 773 | #55 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.4% | #90 of 524 | #4 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
399
-82 (-17%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 8.6:1
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 | 399 | 46.3 | 8.6:1 | 17% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 49.2 | 7.8:1 | 17% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 49.6 | 8.0:1 | 16% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 56 | 8.6:1 | 16% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 51.2 | 10.6:1 | 12% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 50 | 11.6:1 | 11% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 51 | 12.3:1 | 5% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 52 | 10.9:1 | 6% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 467 | 46 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL
A small middle school in BAYPORT, New York, JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of BAYPORT-BLUE POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It reported 399 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in New York average about 531 students, which makes this school 25% below average.
BAYPORT-BLUE POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT operates 5 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,831 students.
The share of White students at JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL is 81%. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 66% White. The diversity index for JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL is 33%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL is 8.6:1, based on 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Suffolk County, the average eligibility rate is 39%.
JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 68% of New York public middle schools.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 68.6%. JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 67.3%.
Suffolk County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $130,686, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 343 public schools in the county, enrolling about 222,439, JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL among them.
SYLVAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 481 (2020-21) to 399 (2024-25).
The discussion board for JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 BAYPORT-BLUE POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BAYPORT-BLUE POINT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 579 students
- SYLVAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 318 students
- ACADEMY STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 317 students
- BLUE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 218 students
Other schools in BAYPORT
- BAYPORT-BLUE POINT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 579 students
- SYLVAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 318 students
- ACADEMY STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 317 students
Nearby schools
- SYLVAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 318
- BLUE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 218
- BAYPORT-BLUE POINT HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 579
- ACADEMY STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 317
- SUNRISE DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 388
- RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 314
Frequently asked questions
About JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 399 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 8.6:1 students per teacher at JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by BAYPORT-BLUE POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.