Is East Middle School a good school?

East Middle School ranks in the bottom 6.6% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend East Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,119 students attended East Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of East Middle School?

Students at East Middle School are 91% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% White.

East Middle School

Summary:

East Middle School is a public middle school located in Brentwood, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,159 students. The school is part of the Brentwood Union Free School District, which is ranked 810 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the percentage of students proficient in ELA ranged from 21.67% to 27.79%, compared to the state average of 43.64% to 51.88%. In math, the proficiency rates are also low, ranging from 4.85% to 34.28%, compared to the state average of 40.72% to 57.08%. The school's performance on Regents exams is mixed, with some subjects performing better than others. The school's high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 86.21% to 90.42% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a significant factor contributing to the low academic performance.

Interestingly, the other middle schools in the Brentwood Union Free School District also perform poorly, with similar rankings and academic proficiency rates to East Middle School. However, some nearby schools in other districts, such as Commack Middle School and Candlewood Middle School, significantly outperform East Middle School and the other Brentwood schools, with much higher academic proficiency rates and overall rankings. This suggests that there may be systemic challenges within the Brentwood school system that need to be addressed, and that targeted interventions and strategies could potentially help improve the overall academic outcomes at East Middle School.

Detail:

Public 6-8

70 Hilltop Dr
Brentwood, NY 11717-4821

(631) 434-2473

District: Brentwood Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1405^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,094

Student/teacher ratio: 12.1

Number of students: 1,119

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.4%

African American:

4.8%

White:

1.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details East Middle School ranks worse than 93.4% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Brentwood Union Free School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.99. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details East Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Brentwood Union Free School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.4%), African American (4.8%), White (1.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Brentwood Union Free School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East Middle School is 12.1. 2 middle schools in the Brentwood Union Free School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare East Middle School employs 92.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at East Middle School is $18,094, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Brentwood Union Free School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

East Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks East Middle School 1405^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See East Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Brentwood Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Brentwood Union Free School District 810^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for East Middle School

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Rank History for all students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	43.57	719^th	1095	34.3%
2007	42.68	750^th	1123	33.2%
2008	44.98	799^th	1185	32.6%
2009	41.27	865^th	1224	29.3%
2010	32.22	907^th	1243	27.0%
2011	33.59	911^th	1295	29.7%
2012	34.21	953^rd	1337	28.7%
2013	30.37	969^th	1373	29.4%
2014	24.83	1065^th	1401	24.0%
2015	31.48	992^nd	1407	29.5%
2016	21.89	1165^th	1429	18.5%
2017	19.30	1249^th	1455	14.2%
2018	18.30	1239^th	1438	13.8%
2019	18.46	1246^th	1439	13.4%
2021	16.14	1127^th	1242	9.3%
2022	15.22	1338^th	1479	9.5%
2023	18.09	1328^th	1500	11.5%
2024	12.99	1405^th	1504	6.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.43	444^th	503	11.7%
2019	25.58	448^th	473	5.3%
2021	15.10	110^th	118	6.8%
2022	26.15	511^th	581	12.0%
2023	29.26	483^rd	591	18.3%
2024	29.24	506^th	615	17.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.74	660^th	1170	43.6%
2019	30.07	878^th	1139	22.9%
2021	24.94	429^th	522	17.8%
2022	24.52	1150^th	1283	10.4%
2023	27.92	1025^th	1307	21.6%
2024	25.98	1080^th	1303	17.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.30	1054^th	1245	15.3%
2019	25.16	1004^th	1241	19.1%
2021	24.65	785^th	935	16.0%
2022	20.00	1165^th	1306	10.8%
2023	25.80	1052^nd	1288	18.3%
2024	18.45	1159^th	1296	10.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	16.45	379^th	392	3.3%
2022	12.91	479^th	487	1.6%

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Rank History for Female students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.11	1190^th	1353	12.0%
2019	15.34	1253^rd	1370	8.5%
2021	12.55	1005^th	1066	5.7%
2022	14.44	1336^th	1454	8.1%
2023	18.79	1287^th	1463	12.0%
2024	13.75	1364^th	1465	6.9%

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Rank History for Male students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.23	1179^th	1352	12.8%
2019	23.44	1101^st	1366	19.4%
2021	19.02	945^th	1071	11.8%
2022	17.60	1304^th	1455	10.4%
2023	18.82	1295^th	1464	11.5%
2024	13.96	1367^th	1464	6.6%

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Rank History for African American students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.20	469^th	663	29.3%
2019	37.36	382^nd	653	41.5%
2022	36.61	448^th	706	36.5%
2023	55.34	282^nd	696	59.5%
2024	42.77	388^th	705	45.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.47	652^nd	810	19.5%
2019	26.33	655^th	826	20.7%
2021	21.73	390^th	449	13.1%
2022	21.99	786^th	914	14.0%
2023	25.59	770^th	943	18.3%
2024	20.19	844^th	953	11.4%

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Rank History for White students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	18.54	687^th	772	11.0%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for East Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	314	122	8	269	5	n/a	n/a	718
1990	297	99	2	279	6	n/a	n/a	683
1991	289	106	7	310	4	n/a	n/a	716
1992	233	127	7	350	9	n/a	n/a	726
1993	237	129	7	344	7	n/a	n/a	724
1994	223	123	9	348	4	n/a	n/a	707
1995	176	129	7	358	3	n/a	n/a	673
1996	176	129	7	358	3	n/a	n/a	673
1997	166	169	15	345	1	n/a	n/a	696
1998	145	182	20	362	2	n/a	n/a	711
1999	140	196	24	410	3	n/a	n/a	773
2000	117	212	16	493	1	n/a	n/a	839
2001	135	243	13	552	1	n/a	n/a	944
2002	135	237	10	648	1	n/a	n/a	1031
2003	135	237	10	648	1	n/a	n/a	1031
2004	125	205	14	691	1	n/a	n/a	1036
2005	110	227	14	722	0	n/a	n/a	1073
2006	100	215	11	778	0	n/a	n/a	1104
2007	86	207	7	714	0	n/a	n/a	1014
2008	77	156	9	679	3	n/a	n/a	924
2009	80	141	14	684	2	n/a	n/a	921
2010	76	138	15	703	0	n/a	n/a	932
2011	66	127	13	715	1	0	0	922
2012	58	117	11	765	1	2	1	955
2013	46	133	14	801	0	2	1	997
2014	43	128	21	812	2	0	1	1007
2015	40	133	16	838	3	0	0	1030
2016	49	134	11	883	3	0	1	1081
2017	41	115	14	908	4	0	1	1083
2018	36	105	14	984	4	2	1	1146
2019	24	90	9	989	2	2	3	1119
2020	15	90	10	1048	1	3	4	1171
2021	12	85	12	1054	1	2	3	1169
2022	9	75	14	1022	6	5	5	1136
2023	14	73	7	1048	9	3	5	1159
2024	19	54	6	1023	8	1	8	1119

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at East Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	718	51.9	13.8	n/a
1990	683	49.9	13.6	n/a
1991	716	52.9	13.5	n/a
1992	726	54.8	13.2	n/a
1993	724	43.8	16.5	n/a
1994	707	43.6	16.2	47.1
1995	673	39.6	17.0	56.8
1996	673	39.6	17.0	56.8
1997	696	42.0	16.6	47.8
1998	711	42.0	16.9	52.3
1999	773	45.0	17.2	47.1
2000	839	51.0	16.5	61.3
2001	944	55.0	17.2	58.3
2002	1031	57.0	18.1	73.1
2003	1031	57.0	18.1	73.1
2004	1036	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1073	65.0	16.5	74
2006	1104	66.0	16.7	75.8
2007	1014	62.4	16.3	81.2
2008	924	71.6	12.9	71
2009	921	73.0	12.6	83.7
2010	932	69.0	13.5	67.7
2011	922	64.2	14.3	74.6
2012	955	64.0	14.9	65.4
2013	997	65.0	15.3	78.1
2014	1007	59.0	17.0	60.6
2015	1030	60.0	17.1	84.8
2016	1081	61.0	17.7	86.7
2017	1083	65.9	16.4	83.8
2018	1146	63.0	18.1	87.7
2019	1119	69.2	16.1	87.6
2020	1171	80.8	14.4	92.1
2021	1169	81.6	14.3	90.4
2022	1136	83.7	13.5	n/a
2023	1159	86.5	13.3	86.7
2024	1119	92.3	12.1	83.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio East Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	718	51.9	13.8	n/a
1990	683	49.9	13.6	n/a
1991	716	52.9	13.5	n/a
1992	726	54.8	13.2	n/a
1993	724	43.8	16.5	n/a
1994	707	43.6	16.2	47.1
1995	673	39.6	17.0	56.8
1996	673	39.6	17.0	56.8
1997	696	42.0	16.6	47.8
1998	711	42.0	16.9	52.3
1999	773	45.0	17.2	47.1
2000	839	51.0	16.5	61.3
2001	944	55.0	17.2	58.3
2002	1031	57.0	18.1	73.1
2003	1031	57.0	18.1	73.1
2004	1036	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1073	65.0	16.5	74
2006	1104	66.0	16.7	75.8
2007	1014	62.4	16.3	81.2
2008	924	71.6	12.9	71
2009	921	73.0	12.6	83.7
2010	932	69.0	13.5	67.7
2011	922	64.2	14.3	74.6
2012	955	64.0	14.9	65.4
2013	997	65.0	15.3	78.1
2014	1007	59.0	17.0	60.6
2015	1030	60.0	17.1	84.8
2016	1081	61.0	17.7	86.7
2017	1083	65.9	16.4	83.8
2018	1146	63.0	18.1	87.7
2019	1119	69.2	16.1	87.6
2020	1171	80.8	14.4	92.1
2021	1169	81.6	14.3	90.4
2022	1136	83.7	13.5	n/a
2023	1159	86.5	13.3	86.7
2024	1119	92.3	12.1	83.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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