Is West Middle School a good school?

West Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.7% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend West Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 894 students attended West Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of West Middle School?

Students at West Middle School are 82% Hispanic, 9% African American, 4% White, 4% Asian.

West Middle School

Summary:

West Middle School is a public middle school located in Bay Shore, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 848 students. It 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.

West Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 1063 and 1434 out of around 1500 schools over the past 10 years. Its performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking in the bottom quartile for female, male, Hispanic, and special education students, and in the bottom half for English language learners and low-socioeconomic status students. Despite higher per-student spending and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, West Middle School has not shown meaningful improvement in its academic performance over the past 10 years.

West Middle School's academic performance lags far behind its neighboring schools within the Brentwood district, as well as other nearby districts like West Islip, Deer Park, and Commack. For example, in 8th grade math, West Middle School's proficiency rate was just 14.29% compared to 57.14% at Commack Middle School and 30.67% at Robert Frost Middle School. The consistently low performance of West Middle School, as well as the other Brentwood district middle schools, points to potential systemic challenges within the district that may require a comprehensive review and improvement plan.

Detail:

Public 6-8

2030 Udall Rd
Bay Shore, NY 11706-1999

(631) 434-2371

District: Brentwood Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1434^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,361

Student/teacher ratio: 10.8

Number of students: 894

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.5%

African American:

9.1%

White:

4.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 77.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details West Middle School ranks worse than 95.3% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks last among 4 ranked middle schools in the Brentwood Union Free School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.83. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details West Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Brentwood Union Free School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (81.5%), African American (9.1%), White (4.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 77.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Brentwood Union Free School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Middle School is 10.8, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Brentwood Union Free School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Middle School is $23,361, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Brentwood Union Free School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Middle School 1434^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See West 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 West Middle School

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Rank History for all students at West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	40.73	745^th	1095	32.0%
2007	42.25	754^th	1123	32.9%
2008	40.93	834^th	1185	29.6%
2009	37.23	899^th	1224	26.6%
2010	27.97	940^th	1243	24.4%
2011	30.21	950^th	1295	26.6%
2012	33.22	966^th	1337	27.7%
2013	28.65	999^th	1373	27.2%
2014	25.19	1063^rd	1401	24.1%
2015	20.67	1149^th	1407	18.3%
2016	18.39	1228^th	1429	14.1%
2017	20.11	1238^th	1455	14.9%
2018	27.43	1084^th	1438	24.6%
2019	16.69	1275^th	1439	11.4%
2021	14.16	1146^th	1242	7.7%
2022	13.67	1370^th	1479	7.4%
2023	19.26	1307^th	1500	12.9%
2024	9.83	1434^th	1504	4.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.79	473^rd	503	6.0%
2019	30.53	379^th	473	19.9%
2021	21.46	94^th	118	20.3%
2022	32.13	432^nd	581	25.6%
2023	38.67	324^th	591	45.2%
2024	33.80	444^th	615	27.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.95	863^rd	1170	26.2%
2019	34.43	746^th	1139	34.5%
2021	16.05	501^st	522	4.0%
2022	28.86	1031^st	1283	19.6%
2023	35.20	855^th	1307	34.6%
2024	21.97	1189^th	1303	8.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.66	824^th	1245	33.8%
2019	22.96	1049^th	1241	15.5%
2021	21.91	822^nd	935	12.1%
2022	16.71	1204^th	1306	7.8%
2023	25.00	1068^th	1288	17.1%
2024	12.62	1230^th	1296	5.1%

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Rank History for Female students at West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.60	1037^th	1353	23.4%
2019	22.32	1138^th	1370	16.9%
2021	12.05	1011^th	1066	5.2%
2022	13.13	1351^st	1454	7.1%
2023	15.35	1335^th	1463	8.7%
2024	11.55	1386^th	1465	5.4%

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Rank History for Male students at West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.39	996^th	1352	26.3%
2019	16.77	1229^th	1366	10.0%
2021	15.23	983^rd	1071	8.2%
2022	16.05	1332^nd	1455	8.5%
2023	24.46	1195^th	1464	18.4%
2024	10.89	1403^rd	1464	4.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	12.25	342^nd	369	7.3%

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Rank History for African American students at West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.12	437^th	663	34.1%
2019	29.91	472^nd	653	27.7%
2021	45.26	133^rd	253	47.4%
2022	24.32	576^th	706	18.4%
2023	44.48	378^th	696	45.7%
2024	35.99	463^rd	705	34.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.27	539^th	810	33.5%
2019	20.84	712^th	826	13.8%
2021	17.83	413^th	449	8.0%
2022	18.88	822^nd	914	10.1%
2023	25.68	767^th	943	18.7%
2024	13.55	903^rd	953	5.2%

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Rank History for White students at West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	21.14	637^th	748	14.8%
2023	16.05	703^rd	772	8.9%
2024	9.89	745^th	778	4.2%

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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 West Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	345	89	2	151	6	n/a	n/a	593
1990	321	76	0	175	3	n/a	n/a	575
1991	325	79	0	185	1	n/a	n/a	590
1992	312	92	4	215	10	n/a	n/a	633
1993	293	109	6	226	9	n/a	n/a	643
1994	291	123	4	241	9	n/a	n/a	668
1995	268	110	3	230	4	n/a	n/a	615
1996	268	110	3	230	4	n/a	n/a	615
1997	272	104	9	247	3	n/a	n/a	635
1998	265	121	11	271	0	n/a	n/a	668
1999	253	139	12	316	0	n/a	n/a	720
2000	262	152	12	321	0	n/a	n/a	747
2001	246	187	9	361	2	n/a	n/a	805
2002	218	212	9	412	2	n/a	n/a	853
2003	218	212	9	412	2	n/a	n/a	853
2004	231	186	15	377	0	n/a	n/a	809
2005	207	200	29	432	1	n/a	n/a	869
2006	215	199	37	452	1	n/a	n/a	904
2007	183	155	42	426	1	n/a	n/a	807
2008	176	147	30	429	2	n/a	n/a	784
2009	161	152	30	431	6	n/a	n/a	780
2010	143	160	27	466	3	n/a	n/a	799
2011	117	169	26	506	1	0	0	819
2012	101	147	20	535	2	0	0	805
2013	94	133	20	564	3	0	0	814
2014	95	127	36	585	3	0	0	846
2015	92	119	35	689	3	0	0	938
2016	100	119	35	675	4	0	4	937
2017	87	108	30	734	4	1	5	969
2018	64	115	38	682	2	2	4	907
2019	50	116	51	669	0	1	8	895
2020	38	119	51	718	2	1	9	938
2021	33	108	41	657	2	1	14	856
2022	31	96	42	676	6	0	9	860
2023	36	83	31	687	4	1	6	848
2024	40	81	34	729	5	1	4	894

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 West Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	593	47.9	12.3	n/a
1990	575	44.9	12.8	n/a
1991	590	45.3	13.0	n/a
1992	633	46.9	13.4	n/a
1993	643	38.6	16.7	n/a
1994	668	40.6	16.5	44.6
1995	615	34.8	17.7	52.2
1996	615	34.8	17.7	52.2
1997	635	41.0	15.5	45.7
1998	668	41.6	16.1	44.6
1999	720	45.4	15.9	43.3
2000	747	49.0	15.2	58.1
2001	805	51.0	15.8	54.9
2002	853	54.6	15.6	64.1
2003	853	54.6	15.6	64.1
2004	809	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	869	57.6	15.1	75.6
2006	904	59.0	15.3	77.3
2007	807	54.6	14.8	80.3
2008	784	63.4	12.4	60.5
2009	780	67.0	11.6	63.6
2010	799	65.2	12.2	61.1
2011	819	60.7	13.4	62.8
2012	805	62.0	12.9	60.4
2013	814	57.0	14.2	71
2014	846	56.0	15.1	57.4
2015	938	61.0	15.3	77.7
2016	937	62.0	15.1	81.3
2017	969	68.0	14.2	80.2
2018	907	67.0	13.5	82
2019	895	72.2	12.3	83
2020	938	78.9	11.8	82.2
2021	856	73.4	11.6	83.9
2022	860	71.9	11.9	n/a
2023	848	75.3	11.2	77.8
2024	894	82.2	10.8	77.2

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 West Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	593	47.9	12.3	n/a
1990	575	44.9	12.8	n/a
1991	590	45.3	13.0	n/a
1992	633	46.9	13.4	n/a
1993	643	38.6	16.7	n/a
1994	668	40.6	16.5	44.6
1995	615	34.8	17.7	52.2
1996	615	34.8	17.7	52.2
1997	635	41.0	15.5	45.7
1998	668	41.6	16.1	44.6
1999	720	45.4	15.9	43.3
2000	747	49.0	15.2	58.1
2001	805	51.0	15.8	54.9
2002	853	54.6	15.6	64.1
2003	853	54.6	15.6	64.1
2004	809	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	869	57.6	15.1	75.6
2006	904	59.0	15.3	77.3
2007	807	54.6	14.8	80.3
2008	784	63.4	12.4	60.5
2009	780	67.0	11.6	63.6
2010	799	65.2	12.2	61.1
2011	819	60.7	13.4	62.8
2012	805	62.0	12.9	60.4
2013	814	57.0	14.2	71
2014	846	56.0	15.1	57.4
2015	938	61.0	15.3	77.7
2016	937	62.0	15.1	81.3
2017	969	68.0	14.2	80.2
2018	907	67.0	13.5	82
2019	895	72.2	12.3	83
2020	938	78.9	11.8	82.2
2021	856	73.4	11.6	83.9
2022	860	71.9	11.9	n/a
2023	848	75.3	11.2	77.8
2024	894	82.2	10.8	77.2

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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