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Enrollment
1,141
Middle
DISTRICT 902 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360984000762
WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
690 WENWOOD DR, EAST MEADOW, NY 11554 · (516) 564-6523 · Nassau County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,141 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of New York public middle schools
- ATest 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
10.7:1
107 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
345 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 367 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 355 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 419 | 37% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
64.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
100.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +12.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 100 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 100.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 87.7% |
% 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
73.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (73.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,141 | 30.2% | 73.5% |
| JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH NEW YORK | 1,023 | 37.2% | 81.5% |
| JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL BETHPAGE | 759 | 26.1% | 71.5% |
| CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL WESTBURY | 663 | 29.4% | 69.3% |
| SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL LATHAM | 1,486 | 28.1% | 69.3% |
| CANDLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL DIX HILLS | 706 | 27.8% | 72.9% |
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 WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #93 of 766 | #18 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 100% | #18 of 768 ▲ 108 | #1 of 52 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #158 of 768 ▲ 15 | #21 of 52 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,141 | #48 of 796 | #5 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #400 of 683 | #32 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #54 of 688 | #2 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.2% | #611 of 773 | #18 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #92 of 168 | #13 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
1,141
+63 (+6%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,128
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
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 | 1,141 | 106.9 | 10.7:1 | 30% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 1,139 | 104.5 | 10.9:1 | 25% (288) |
| 2022-23 | 1,151 | 107.2 | 10.7:1 | 26% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 1,078 | 102 | 10.6:1 | 27% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 1,076 | 95 | 11.3:1 | 24% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 1,060 | 89 | 11.9:1 | 22% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 1,202 | 101 | 11.9:1 | 11% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 1,266 | 115 | 11.0:1 | 9% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 1,128 | 89 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large middle school in EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, located in EAST MEADOW, New York. It teaches 1,141 students in grades 6 through 8. It has 115% more students than the average for middle schools in New York (about 531).
Federal data list 9 schools in EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 7,793 students enrolled.
At WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, White students make up the biggest share, 38%. Enrollment also includes 32% Asian, 21% Hispanic, and 7% Black. Among people living in Nassau County, the White share is about 57%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
A staff of 106.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 10.7:1. The ratio is within a point of the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. There are 345 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 30% of enrollment. Public schools in Nassau County average a similar 31%.
On the allk12 Grade, WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at A, ahead of 87% of New York public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL would score about 63.9%. It scores 73.5%, 9.6 points above that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for Nassau County show that the median household earns about $146,202 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Nassau County has 315 public schools with about 200,775 students, including WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, HAROLD D FAYETTE SCHOOL, is the closest to WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in 4th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns WOODLAND 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.
The school's enrollment rose 6% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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 EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- EAST MEADOW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,549 students
- W TRESPER CLARKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 898 students
- BOWLING GREEN SCHOOLElementary · 895 students
- MCVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 838 students
- BARNUM WOODS SCHOOLElementary · 797 students
- CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 663 students
Other schools in EAST MEADOW
- EAST MEADOW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,549 students
- MCVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 838 students
- BARNUM WOODS SCHOOLElementary · 797 students
- PARKWAY SCHOOLElementary · 570 students
- MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 442 students
- COUNTY OF NASSAU/CORRECTIONAL CENTERElementary
Other Woodland Middle schools
11 other US public schools in 11 states are named Woodland Middle. WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 12.
- Woodland Middle SchoolGurnee, IL · 1,541 students
- WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLNORTH PORT, FL · 1,040 students
- Woodland Middle SchoolBrentwood, TN · 957 students
- Woodland Middle SchoolEast Point, GA · 937 students
- WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLCOEUR D'ALENE, ID · 747 students
Nearby schools
- HAROLD D FAYETTE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 286
- JOHN G DINKELMEYER SCHOOL0.8 mi · 440
- BARNUM WOODS SCHOOL0.8 mi · 797
- MCVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 838
- WALNUT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 505
- UNIONDALE HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 2,106
Frequently asked questions
About WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,141 students in grades 06-08.
Is WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 107 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 38% White, 21% Hispanic, 7% Black, 32% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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