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Enrollment
924
Middle
DISTRICT 903 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361155000915
JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL
25 PINE ST, FREEPORT, NY 11520 · (516) 867-5286 · Nassau County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL924 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of New York public middle schools
- CTest 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
10.3:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
654 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 7 | 440 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 480 | 52% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 0% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL→FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within FREEPORT 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
42.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
59.2%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 59.2% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 60.7% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL
JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 924 | 70.8% | 46.5% |
| CAROLINE G ATKINSON SCHOOL FREEPORT | 882 | 67.6% | 36.1% |
| MONHAGEN MIDDLE SCHOOL MIDDLETOWN | 826 | 74.7% | 37.5% |
| WESTBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL WESTBURY | 945 | 63.9% | 41.9% |
| MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL MIDDLETOWN | 820 | 76.7% | 39.2% |
| ISAAC E YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW ROCHELLE | 1,122 | 76.3% | 49.1% |
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 JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #494 of 766 | #44 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #384 of 768 ▼ 37 | #43 of 52 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #472 of 768 ▲ 33 | #43 of 52 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 924 | #103 of 796 | #13 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #333 of 683 | #25 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #403 of 688 | #36 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.8% | #289 of 773 | #4 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #474 of 524 | #25 of 30 |
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
924
-157 (-15%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 913
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 924 | 90 | 10.3:1 | 71% (654) |
| 2023-24 | 932 | 91 | 10.2:1 | 65% (603) |
| 2022-23 | 986 | 88.6 | 11.1:1 | 67% (660) |
| 2020-21 | 1,081 | 90 | 12.0:1 | 64% (690) |
| 2017-18 | 951 | 85 | 11.2:1 | 75% (711) |
| 2015-16 | 927 | 85 | 10.9:1 | 72% (669) |
| 2010-11 | 925 | 81 | 11.4:1 | 60% (558) |
| 2000-01 | 1,161 | 85 | 13.7:1 | 57% (660) |
| 1990-91 | 913 | 84 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL
At 25 PINE ST in FREEPORT, New York, JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a high-enrollment middle school. It covers grades 7 through 8, with a total enrollment of 924 students. Enrollment is 74% higher than the average for middle schools in New York, which is about 531.
JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL sits within FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 8 schools and 6,125 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL, at 70%. Other students are 21% Black and 5% White. That is higher than the 19% Hispanic share among all Nassau County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 90 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.3:1. That matches the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 71% in 2024-25. That is higher than the 31% average for public schools in Nassau County.
Measured against New York public middle schools, JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 49.0% for a school in New York with JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 46.5%.
Within Nassau County, the median household income is $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL, Nassau County has 314 other public schools.
The nearest public school is NEW VISIONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in 7th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment dropped from 1,081 in 2020-21 to 924 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.3:1.
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Nassau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,389,591
Census ACS
Median income
$146,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
315
200,775 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,244 students
- CAROLINE G ATKINSON SCHOOLMiddle · 882 students
- LEO F GIBLYN SCHOOLElementary · 519 students
- BAYVIEW AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 515 students
- ARCHER STREET SCHOOLElementary · 433 students
- NEW VISIONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 433 students
Other schools in FREEPORT
- FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,244 students
- CAROLINE G ATKINSON SCHOOLMiddle · 882 students
- LEO F GIBLYN SCHOOLElementary · 519 students
- BAYVIEW AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 515 students
- ARCHER STREET SCHOOLElementary · 433 students
- NEW VISIONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 433 students
Nearby schools
- NEW VISIONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 433
- ARCHER STREET SCHOOL0.6 mi · 433
- BAYVIEW AVENUE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 515
- COLUMBUS AVENUE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 175
- CAROLINE G ATKINSON SCHOOL0.8 mi · 882
- LEO F GIBLYN SCHOOL0.9 mi · 519
Frequently asked questions
About JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 924 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 90 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 5% White, 70% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nassau County.
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