Enrollment
205
Middle
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362229006734
OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
150 E MAIN ST, OYSTER BAY, NY 11771 · (516) 624-6535 · Nassau County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL205 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% 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
7.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.3:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
53 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 7 | 96 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 108 | 53% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL→OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL 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
75.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
82.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 75 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 90.0% |
% 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
71.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (71.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 205 | 25.9% | 71.8% |
| MILLBROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL MILLBROOK | 168 | 30.4% | 62.9% |
| GREENWOOD LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL MONROE | 226 | 33.6% | 73.0% |
| TUCKAHOE MIDDLE SCHOOL EASTCHESTER | 278 | 24.1% | 70.2% |
| PORT JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL PORT JEFFERSON | 224 | 18.3% | 71.3% |
| CENTER MORICHES MIDDLE SCHOOL CENTER MORICHES | 297 | 33.0% | 41.1% |
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 OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #115 of 766 | #19 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #169 of 768 ▼ 62 | #27 of 52 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #76 of 768 ▲ 31 | #13 of 52 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 205 | #686 of 796 | #52 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.9:1 | #35 of 683 | #5 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.2% | #371 of 688 | #33 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.9% | #657 of 773 | #24 of 52 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 205 | 25.8 | 7.9:1 | 26% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 219 | 27.5 | 8.0:1 | 26% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 217 | 25.6 | 8.5:1 | 19% (41) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public small middle school in OYSTER BAY, New York. Enrolled students number 205 students, in grades 7 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in New York average about 531 students each.
OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (4 schools, 1,344 students) runs OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
By race and ethnicity, OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is 66% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% Hispanic and 2% Asian. In Nassau County overall, about 57% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 48%.
The count of teachers at OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is 25.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 7.9:1. Among middle schools in New York, the typical ratio is 10.3:1. The school counts 53 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 26%.
allk12 grades OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL an A-. The grade compares the school only with New York public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
In New York, OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 71.8% actual against a predicted 65.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Nassau County, median household income is about $146,202, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is among the 315 public schools in Nassau County.
Nearest public school: OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- VERNON SCHOOLElementary · 419 students
- OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 412 students
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT SCHOOLElementary · 308 students
Other schools in OYSTER BAY
- OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 412 students
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT SCHOOLElementary · 308 students
Nearby schools
- OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 412
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT SCHOOL0.6 mi · 308
- VERNON SCHOOL1.6 mi · 419
- WEST SIDE SCHOOL2.8 mi · 215
- BERRY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 450
- BAYVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL3.1 mi · 167
Frequently asked questions
About OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 205 students in grades 07-08.
Is OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 7.9:1 students per teacher at OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 66% White, 29% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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