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Enrollment
623
Middle
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362928003940
LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL
50 LAWRENCE RD, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550 · (516) 918-1501 · Nassau County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL623 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of New York public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.8:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
407 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 6 | 204 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 208 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 207 | 33% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 1% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL→UNIONDALE HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within UNIONDALE 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
37.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
54.6%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 54.6% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 50.3% |
% 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 623 | 65.3% | 39.8% |
| TURTLE HOOK MIDDLE SCHOOL UNIONDALE | 637 | 67.5% | 44.6% |
| EDMUND W MILES MIDDLE SCHOOL AMITYVILLE | 592 | 73.1% | 36.5% |
| ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL ROOSEVELT | 441 | 64.9% | 44.4% |
| WESTBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL WESTBURY | 945 | 63.9% | 41.9% |
| MILTON L OLIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL WYANDANCH | 546 | 76.9% | 32.1% |
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 LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #611 of 766 | #48 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #442 of 768 ▲ 17 | #45 of 52 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #591 of 768 ▲ 88 | #48 of 52 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 623 | #260 of 796 | #38 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #79 of 683 | #9 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #294 of 688 | #27 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.3% | #312 of 773 | #7 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.5% | #101 of 524 | #3 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
623
-147 (-19%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 559
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 623 | 72.3 | 8.6:1 | 65% (407) |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 76.3 | 8.3:1 | 65% (415) |
| 2022-23 | 682 | 78.5 | 8.7:1 | 65% (446) |
| 2020-21 | 770 | 72 | 10.7:1 | 48% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 825 | 70 | 11.8:1 | 70% (579) |
| 2015-16 | 798 | 72 | 11.1:1 | 74% (589) |
| 2010-11 | 711 | 69 | 10.3:1 | 40% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 733 | 69 | 10.6:1 | 44% (323) |
| 1990-91 | 559 | 69 | 8.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-grades school in HEMPSTEAD, New York, and it is part of UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Its 623 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT includes 8 schools. Together they enroll 5,995 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL, with 58% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 36% Black and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Nassau County, the Hispanic share is about 19%. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 72.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL was 8.6:1. On average, middle schools in New York have 10.3:1, compared with 8.6:1 here. LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 65%. On average, public schools in Nassau County report 31%.
allk12 grades LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL a C-. The grade compares the school only with New York public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.8%; the prediction is 51.0%.
Across Nassau County, the median household income is $146,202, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. In all, Nassau County has 315 public schools and roughly 200,775 students.
The closest public school to LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL is GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL dropped 19% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 770 to 623 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 10.7:1 to 8.6:1.
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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 UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- UNIONDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,106 students
- CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 730 students
- TURTLE HOOK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 637 students
- NORTHERN PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 612 students
- WALNUT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 505 students
- SMITH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 476 students
Other schools in HEMPSTEAD
- ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 2,003 students
- HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,879 students
- EVERGREEN CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,144 students
- ALVERTA B GRAY SCHULTZ MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 748 students
- RHODES ACADEMY OF HUMANITIES AND THE ARTSElementary · 631 students
- PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 441 students
Nearby schools
- GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 306
- NORTHERN PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 612
- JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL0.8 mi · 359
- BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 439
- WILLIAM S COVERT SCHOOL0.9 mi · 286
- ALVERTA B GRAY SCHULTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 748
Frequently asked questions
About LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 623 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 8.6:1 (72 FTE teachers).
How diverse is LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 1% White, 58% Hispanic, 36% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nassau County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.