MINEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL

MINEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-sized middle school in MINEOLA, New York, one of the schools within MINEOLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school caters to 653 students in grades 5 through 7. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 23% larger than typical.

MINEOLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,811 students; MINEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, MINEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL records that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 36% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Nassau County as a whole is about 57% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MINEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.4%; this one delivers 59.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Nassau County shows the typical household earns roughly $146,202 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. MINEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 315 public schools in Nassau County (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students).

The closest other public school is JACKSON AVENUE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MINEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 74.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MINEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL has ticked down 4%, going from 677 students in 2018 to 653 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 56% to 43%. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

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