WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL

WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL is a junior high of roomy scale in BAY SHORE, New York, overseen by BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructing 906 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 71% larger than the state mean of about 531.

BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 17,844 students; WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder consists of 11% Black, 5% White, 4% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL has 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Suffolk County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.8%; this one delivers 36.9%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) shows that median household earnings sit near $130,686, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students).

Nearest neighbor: SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 907 (now 906). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.