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Wyandanch 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 581 students in Wyandanch Union Free School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Wyandanch Union Free School District have an average math proficiency score of 11% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,656 Schools
# Students
2,669 Students
889,568 Students
# Teachers
171 Teachers
84,014 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Wyandanch Union Free School District, which is ranked #970 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 65-69% has decreased from 70-74% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#967 out of 1020 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
78%
Graduation Rate
65-69%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.47
0.73
# American Indian Students
2 Students
6,890 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
78,879 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
9%
# Hispanic Students
1,724 Students
261,701 Students
% Hispanic Students
65%
29%
# Black Students
904 Students
178,523 Students
% Black Students
34%
20%
# White Students
22 Students
332,953 Students
% White Students
1%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
2,164 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
13 Students
28,638 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
93
8,272
# Students in K Grade:
180
25,405
# Students in 1st Grade:
173
27,225
# Students in 2nd Grade:
171
26,902
# Students in 3rd Grade:
211
27,296
# Students in 4th Grade:
205
28,343
# Students in 5th Grade:
188
43,302
# Students in 6th Grade:
187
155,845
# Students in 7th Grade:
210
186,412
# Students in 8th Grade:
172
190,934
# Students in 9th Grade:
221
40,985
# Students in 10th Grade:
252
36,781
# Students in 11th Grade:
205
34,389
# Students in 12th Grade:
153
33,539
# Ungraded Students:
48
23,938
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $28,693 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,353. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,595 is less than the state median of $32,230. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$77 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$68 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$28,693
$31,353
Spending / Student
$25,595
$32,230
Best Wyandanch Union Free School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Milton L Olive Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
140 Garden City Ave
Wyandanch, NY 11798
(631) 870-0525
Wyandanch, NY 11798
(631) 870-0525
Grades: 6-8
| 581 students
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