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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
644
Middle
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEWLETT-WOODMERE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363171004230
WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL
1170 PENINSULA BLVD, HEWLETT, NY 11557 · (516) 792-4300 · Nassau County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL644 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% 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
8.7:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.8:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
164 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 209 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 193 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 237 | 37% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 1% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL→GEORGE W HEWLETT HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within HEWLETT-WOODMERE 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
68.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
100.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +19.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 68 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 100.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 80.9% |
% 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
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL
WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (64.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 644 | 25.5% | 64.4% |
| JHS 54 BOOKER T WASHINGTON NEW YORK | 720 | 23.8% | 75.0% |
| HAUPPAUGE MIDDLE SCHOOL HAUPPAUGE | 725 | 22.3% | 66.2% |
| TWELVE CORNERS MIDDLE SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 759 | 25.3% | 72.0% |
| RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL RONKONKOMA | 641 | 27.1% | 56.7% |
| KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL CLIFTON PARK | 765 | 26.9% | 77.7% |
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 WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #205 of 766 | #32 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 100% | #52 of 768 ▲ 119 | #6 of 52 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #123 of 768 ▲ 59 | #18 of 52 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 644 | #242 of 796 | #35 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #90 of 683 | #11 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #185 of 688 | #16 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.5% | #660 of 773 | #25 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #387 of 524 | #16 of 30 |
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
644
-57 (-8%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 608
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 644 | 73.9 | 8.7:1 | 25% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 658 | 69.6 | 9.4:1 | 32% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 716 | 70.7 | 10.1:1 | 26% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 701 | 69 | 10.2:1 | 26% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 692 | 59.7 | 11.6:1 | 22% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 709 | 57 | 12.4:1 | 21% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 674 | 52 | 13.0:1 | 11% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 774 | 54 | 14.3:1 | 3% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 608 | 54 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL
WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle school located in HEWLETT, New York. The school had 644 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in New York is about 531, so this school runs 21% bigger than that.
Federal data list 5 schools in HEWLETT-WOODMERE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 2,745 students enrolled.
WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment is 58% White. The remaining shares are 18% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% Black, and 2% multiracial. The White share in Nassau County as a whole is similar, at about 57%. WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 73.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 8.7:1. That ratio is under the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 25%.
The allk12 Grade for WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL is B+. Compared with New York public middle schools, the school scored higher than 66% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL are 1.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (64.4% actual, 65.6% predicted).
Nassau County has about 1,389,591 residents, and median household income is about $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 315 public schools in Nassau County, with a combined enrollment of about 200,775.
FRANKLIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is located about 0.3 miles from WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 69.5% proficiency; WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 64.4%.
Federal data place WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 701 in 2020-21 and 644 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (8.7:1) than in 2020-21 (10.2:1).
Community posts for WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 HEWLETT-WOODMERE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GEORGE W HEWLETT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,051 students
- FRANKLIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 386 students
- HEWLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 369 students
- OGDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 295 students
Other schools in HEWLETT
- GEORGE W HEWLETT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,051 students
- FRANKLIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 386 students
- HEWLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 369 students
Nearby schools
- FRANKLIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER0.3 mi · 386
- GEORGE W HEWLETT HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,051
- OGDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 295
- HEWLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 369
- ROBERT W CARBONARO SCHOOL0.8 mi · 376
- VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,229
Frequently asked questions
About WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 644 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 8.7:1 (74 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 58% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Black, 12% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HEWLETT-WOODMERE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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