PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL

PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a sprawling middle school in PLAINVIEW, New York, run under PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school teaches 953 students in grades 5 through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 79% larger than that benchmark.

Within PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 7 schools and 5,406 students, PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that 44% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 43% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Nassau County (around 31%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 74.6%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Nassau County shows median household earnings sit near $146,202, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 315 public schools in Nassau County (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students).

STRATFORD ROAD SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 78.1%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL has ticked up 16%, going from 822 students in 2018 to 953 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 60% to 43% across the same window.

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