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What's the one class at WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
645
Middle
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362985004010
WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL
3299 BELTAGH AVE, WANTAGH, NY 11793 · (516) 679-6350 · Nassau County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL645 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% 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
10.5:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
79 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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 | 207 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 200 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 235 | 36% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 0% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL→WANTAGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WANTAGH 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
56.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
86.9%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 86.9% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 82.2% |
% 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
68.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL
WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (68.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 645 | 12.2% | 68.5% |
| MOUNT SINAI MIDDLE SCHOOL MOUNT SINAI | 617 | 12.3% | 59.2% |
| WILLIAM T ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL KINGS PARK | 588 | 14.8% | 70.9% |
| SAYVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL SAYVILLE | 582 | 11.7% | 70.9% |
| JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL CROSS RIVER | 630 | 8.7% | 77.6% |
| SEAFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL SEAFORD | 522 | 12.5% | 73.5% |
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 WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #161 of 766 | #27 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.9% | #134 of 768 ▲ 22 | #23 of 52 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #259 of 768 ▲ 103 | #29 of 52 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 645 | #240 of 796 | #34 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #372 of 683 | #29 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.8% | #534 of 688 | #50 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.2% | #748 of 773 | #45 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #458 of 524 | #22 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
645
-9 (-1%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 645 | 61.4 | 10.5:1 | 12% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 648 | 62.6 | 10.4:1 | 9% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 682 | 64.4 | 10.6:1 | 8% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 654 | 62 | 10.6:1 | 6% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 669 | 55.5 | 12.1:1 | 8% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 711 | 55 | 12.9:1 | 6% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 907 | 64 | 14.2:1 | 2% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 756 | 57 | 13.3:1 | 2% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 595 | 41 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL
The public middle school WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in WANTAGH, New York. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 645 students. The school's enrollment is 21% above the 531 average for middle schools in New York.
WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT is the district for WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL. It has 5 schools and 2,854 students.
The large majority of students at WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL, 82%, are White. The next largest groups are 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The school's White share is 25 points above the 57% share among Nassau County residents. By the diversity index, WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 32%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.5:1, with 61.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in New York average about 10.3:1, a similar figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL is 12%. For comparison, public schools in Nassau County average 31%.
allk12 grades WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL a B+. The grade compares the school only with New York public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of New York schools: 68.5% actual against 70.5% predicted.
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%. The public schools of Nassau County number 315 and enroll about 200,775.
The nearest other public school, WANTAGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL is 4th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolled 654; in 2024-25, 645.
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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 WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WANTAGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 826 students
- WANTAGH SCHOOLElementary · 672 students
- FOREST LAKE SCHOOLElementary · 390 students
- MANDALAY SCHOOLElementary · 321 students
Other schools in WANTAGH
- WANTAGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 826 students
- WANTAGH SCHOOLElementary · 672 students
- FOREST LAKE SCHOOLElementary · 390 students
- MANDALAY SCHOOLElementary · 321 students
- LEE ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 312 students
Nearby schools
- WANTAGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 826
- FOREST LAKE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 390
- WANTAGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 672
- SAW MILL ROAD SCHOOL0.9 mi · 700
- GEN DOUGLAS MACARTHUR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,295
- JONAS E SALK MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 899
Frequently asked questions
About WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 645 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 10.5:1 (61 FTE teachers).
How diverse is WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nassau County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.