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Enrollment
1,124
Middle
DISTRICT 1,101 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361869005579
WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL
630 MORICHES-MID ISL RD, MORICHES, NY 11955 · (631) 874-5505 · Suffolk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,124 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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.
- C+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
12.4:1
91 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
611 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 348 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 385 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 376 | 33% |
| Ungraded | 15 | 1% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL→WILLIAM FLOYD HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within WILLIAM FLOYD 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
43.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
61.5%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 61.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 56.8% |
% 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL
WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,124 | 54.4% | 50.3% |
| BELLPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL BELLPORT | 848 | 56.6% | 37.6% |
| WILLIAM PACA MIDDLE SCHOOL MASTIC BEACH | 1,078 | 54.5% | 49.0% |
| FIELDSTONE MIDDLE SCHOOL THIELLS | 1,207 | 57.4% | 45.4% |
| WHITE PLAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL WHITE PLAINS | 1,537 | 51.1% | 54.4% |
| RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL RIVERHEAD | 793 | 52.2% | 51.5% |
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 WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #420 of 766 | #36 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #362 of 768 ▲ 29 | #39 of 66 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #459 of 768 ▼ 2 | #31 of 66 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,124 | #50 of 796 | #7 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #578 of 683 | #59 of 66 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #156 of 688 | #15 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #380 of 773 | #12 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #88 of 168 | #5 of 7 |
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
1,124
+54 (+5%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 1,062
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 1,124 | 90.6 | 12.4:1 | 54% (611) |
| 2023-24 | 1,107 | 90.6 | 12.2:1 | 57% (628) |
| 2022-23 | 1,053 | 89.4 | 11.8:1 | 54% (565) |
| 2020-21 | 1,070 | 88 | 12.2:1 | 63% (677) |
| 2017-18 | 1,055 | 79 | 13.3:1 | 60% (637) |
| 2015-16 | 1,076 | 75 | 14.3:1 | 56% (603) |
| 2010-11 | 1,062 | 83 | 12.8:1 | 42% (450) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL
WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large middle school located in MORICHES, New York. It enrolls 1,124 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 112% above the 531-student average for middle schools in New York.
WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, where 9 schools serve 9,386 students.
More than half of enrollment at WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL is Hispanic: 54%. Next come 26% White, 12% Black, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 23% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 62%.
WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1, with 90.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in New York, 10.3:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 54% at WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL. The average for public schools in Suffolk County is 39%.
WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 41% of New York public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL is 4.7 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 50.3% actual, 55.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
The school's county is Suffolk County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $130,686 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Suffolk County number 343, with about 222,439 students.
Among nearby public schools, MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest at about 0.7 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL is 3rd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL as Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolled 1,070 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 1,124.
WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WILLIAM FLOYD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,107 students
- WILLIAM PACA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,078 students
- MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 861 students
- NATHANIEL WOODHULL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 812 students
- JOHN S HOBART ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 796 students
- TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 770 students
Nearby schools
- MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 861
- CENTER MORICHES MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 297
- CENTER MORICHES HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 511
- CLAYTON HUEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 586
- EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,469
- DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL2.1 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,124 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 26% White, 54% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.