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Alumni: what's one memory from WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
765
Middle
DISTRICT 832 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEVITTOWN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361716001532
WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL
120 CENTER LN, LEVITTOWN, NY 11756 · (516) 434-7304 · Nassau County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL765 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% 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.
- A-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
10.4:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
341 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 243 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 254 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 253 | 33% |
| Ungraded | 15 | 2% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
55.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
78.6%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 78.6% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL
WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (69.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 765 | 44.6% | 69.7% |
| JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH NEW YORK | 1,023 | 37.2% | 81.5% |
| ISLAND TREES MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVITTOWN | 725 | 35.7% | 66.3% |
| MARY K VOLLMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST HENRIETTA | 700 | 48.1% | 58.4% |
| HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WEST HENRIETTA | 694 | 45.0% | 62.3% |
| CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL WESTBURY | 663 | 29.4% | 69.3% |
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 WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #140 of 766 | #23 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #202 of 768 ▼ 27 | #30 of 52 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #270 of 768 ▲ 27 | #30 of 52 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 765 | #176 of 796 | #24 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #356 of 683 | #27 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #82 of 688 | #5 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.6% | #478 of 773 | #13 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #132 of 168 | #20 of 21 |
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
765
+18 (+2%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 661
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 765 | 73.5 | 10.4:1 | 45% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 792 | 70.7 | 11.2:1 | 29% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 748 | 70.2 | 10.7:1 | 27% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 747 | 71 | 10.5:1 | 29% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 745 | 67 | 11.1:1 | 25% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 68 | 10.8:1 | 29% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 772 | 74 | 10.4:1 | 19% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 856 | 65 | 13.2:1 | 11% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 661 | 53 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Among the schools in LEVITTOWN, New York, is WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL, a medium-sized middle-grades school. School enrollment was 765 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in New York average about 531 students.
WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports to LEVITTOWN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 10 schools and 7,062 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is White (40%). Other groups make up 29% Hispanic and 27% Asian. Nassau County as a whole is about 57% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Its teaching staff equals 73.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.4:1. Across middle schools in New York, the average ratio is about 10.3:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 45%. That is 14 points above the 31% average for public schools in Nassau County.
The allk12 Grade for WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is A-. Compared with New York public middle schools, the school scored higher than 84% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.6% for WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL. The school posts 69.7%, 11.1 points above the prediction.
According to the American Community Survey, in Nassau County, median household income is about $146,202, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 315 public schools in Nassau County, which together enroll about 200,775 students.
The next-closest public school is PARKWAY SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among its closest neighbors with test data, WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL was 747 in 2020-21 and 765 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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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 LEVITTOWN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GEN DOUGLAS MACARTHUR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,295 students
- DIVISION AVENUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,044 students
- JONAS E SALK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 899 students
- EAST BROADWAY SCHOOLElementary · 662 students
- ABBEY LANE SCHOOLElementary · 607 students
- NORTHSIDE SCHOOLElementary · 560 students
Other schools in LEVITTOWN
- GEN DOUGLAS MACARTHUR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,295 students
- DIVISION AVENUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,044 students
- JONAS E SALK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 899 students
- ISLAND TREES MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 725 students
- ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 701 students
- ABBEY LANE SCHOOLElementary · 607 students
Nearby schools
- PARKWAY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 570
- ABBEY LANE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 607
- DIVISION AVENUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,044
- SUMMIT LANE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 376
- GARDINERS AVENUE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 542
- MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 765 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 73 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the student diversity at WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 40% White, 29% Hispanic, 2% Black, 27% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by LEVITTOWN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nassau County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.