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Lindenhurst Union Free School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,284 students in Lindenhurst Union Free School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Lindenhurst Union Free School District have an average math proficiency score of 40% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 60% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 42% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
8 Schools
1,656 Schools
# Students
5,565 Students
889,568 Students
# Teachers
494 Teachers
84,014 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Lindenhurst Union Free School District, which is ranked #280 of all 1,017 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has decreased from 94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#282 out of 1020 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
84%
78%
Graduation Rate
93%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.73
# American Indian Students
7 Students
6,890 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
200 Students
78,879 Students
% Asian Students
4%
9%
# Hispanic Students
1,804 Students
261,701 Students
% Hispanic Students
32%
29%
# Black Students
210 Students
178,523 Students
% Black Students
4%
20%
# White Students
3,242 Students
332,953 Students
% White Students
58%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
13 Students
2,164 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
86 Students
28,638 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
8,272
# Students in K Grade:
389
25,405
# Students in 1st Grade:
394
27,225
# Students in 2nd Grade:
360
26,902
# Students in 3rd Grade:
418
27,296
# Students in 4th Grade:
389
28,343
# Students in 5th Grade:
407
43,302
# Students in 6th Grade:
409
155,845
# Students in 7th Grade:
449
186,412
# Students in 8th Grade:
409
190,934
# Students in 9th Grade:
475
40,985
# Students in 10th Grade:
445
36,781
# Students in 11th Grade:
435
34,389
# Students in 12th Grade:
508
33,539
# Ungraded Students:
78
23,938
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $30,734 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,353. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $31,385 is less than the state median of $32,230. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$171 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$175 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$30,734
$31,353
Spending / Student
$31,385
$32,230
Best Lindenhurst Union Free School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lindenhurst Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
350 S Wellwood Ave
Lindenhurst, NY 11757
(631) 867-3500
Lindenhurst, NY 11757
(631) 867-3500
Grades: 6-8
| 1,284 students
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