LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in LINDENHURST, New York, LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL is a high-enrollment intermediate school, operated by LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It caters to 1,260 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 137% bigger than typical.

LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 5,560 students. LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White at 55%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 34% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 123 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.0%; this one delivers 46.6%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate median household income runs about $130,686, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

ALLEGHANY AVENUE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 51.9%.

LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,376 (now 1,260). Over the same period, the White share declined from 70% to 55%. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

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