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Enrollment
357
Middle
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTHAMPTON BEACH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363102004167
WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
340 MILL RD, WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY 11978 · (631) 288-3800 · Suffolk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of New York public middle schools
- B+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
7.4:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.8:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
66 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 | 70 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 133 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 153 | 43% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL→WESTHAMPTON BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WESTHAMPTON BEACH 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
66.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
93.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 93.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 88.7% |
% 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
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 357 | 18.5% | 65.5% |
| PUTNAM VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL PUTNAM VALLEY | 446 | 20.9% | 71.8% |
| VALHALLA MIDDLE SCHOOL VALHALLA | 322 | 23.9% | 72.4% |
| DOBBS FERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL DOBBS FERRY | 345 | 17.4% | 80.5% |
| LOCUST VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL LOCUST VALLEY | 427 | 20.8% | 81.6% |
| LYNBROOK NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL LYNBROOK | 284 | 21.1% | 63.9% |
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 WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #193 of 766 | #17 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #93 of 768 ▲ 24 | #12 of 66 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #146 of 768 ▲ 45 | #8 of 66 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #489 of 796 | #61 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.4:1 | #14 of 683 | #2 of 66 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #252 of 688 | #30 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.5% | #706 of 773 | #51 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #180 of 524 | #17 of 59 |
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
357
-53 (-13%) vs 2020
+61% since 1990-91, when it was 222
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
was 8.2:1
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 | 357 | 48.1 | 7.4:1 | 18% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 51.5 | 7.9:1 | 23% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 51 | 8.5:1 | 26% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 50 | 8.2:1 | 35% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 47.2 | 9.1:1 | 29% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 45 | 9.6:1 | 30% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 44 | 10.1:1 | 16% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 377 | 35 | 10.8:1 | 13% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 222 | 19 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle school found in WESTHAMPTON BEACH, New York. There are 357 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 531.
WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is in WESTHAMPTON BEACH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district with 1,625 students across 3 schools.
Federal enrollment data show WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is 56% White. Enrollment also includes 36% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The school's White share is 10 points below the 66% share among Suffolk County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
Based on 48.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL has a ratio of 7.4:1. Across middle schools in New York, the average ratio is 10.3:1. Income data for the school show 18% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Suffolk County, the average eligibility rate is 39%.
WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 64% of New York public middle schools.
The model predicts 68.2% for a school in New York with WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 65.5%.
In Suffolk County, home to about 1,530,146 people, median household income comes to about $130,686, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Suffolk County's 343 public schools enroll about 222,439 students and include WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is WESTHAMPTON BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are 7 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is 2nd of 7 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The school shrank from 410 students in 2020-21 to 357 in 2024-25.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,530,146
Census ACS
Median income
$130,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
343
222,439 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WESTHAMPTON BEACH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WESTHAMPTON BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 970 students
- WESTHAMPTON BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 298 students
Other schools in WESTHAMPTON BEACH
- WESTHAMPTON BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 970 students
- WESTHAMPTON BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 298 students
Nearby schools
- WESTHAMPTON BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 298
- WESTHAMPTON BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 970
- REMSENBURG-SPEONK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 119
- QUOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 92
- EASTPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.8 mi · 302
- TUTTLE AVENUE SCHOOL3.9 mi · 233
Frequently asked questions
About WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 357 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 7.4:1 students per teacher at WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 56% White, 36% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by WESTHAMPTON BEACH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Suffolk County.
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