Is Island Trees Middle School a good school?

Island Trees Middle School ranks 359 th of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Island Trees Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 657 students attended Island Trees Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Island Trees Middle School?

Students at Island Trees Middle School are 53% White, 23% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Island Trees Middle School attend?

Students who attend Island Trees Middle School usually go on to attend Island Trees High School

Island Trees Middle School

Summary:

Island Trees Middle School is a public middle school located in Levittown, New York, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 657 students. The school is part of the Island Trees Union Free School District, which is ranked 202 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Island Trees Middle School consistently ranks in the top 25% of New York middle schools, with a current ranking of 359 out of 1,504 schools for the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance on state assessments is impressive, with high proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates were 63.27% in 8th grade ELA and 73.27% in 7th grade Math, significantly higher than the state averages. The school also excels in Regents exams, with 100% proficiency rates in Living Environment and Algebra I for the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school's performance is consistent across different student subgroups, with high rankings for female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and White students, as well as for students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Clarke Middle School, Seaford Middle School, and Wisdom Lane Middle School, Island Trees Middle School performs well, outperforming some in areas like 8th grade ELA and 7th grade Math. However, some nearby schools, such as John F. Kennedy Middle School and Woodland Middle School, have higher overall rankings and performance in certain subject areas. The school has maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, indicating a stable and high-performing educational environment, but the increasing percentage of students from low-income families is a factor that the school and district may need to address to ensure continued success for all students.

Detail:

Public 5-8

45 Wantagh Ave S
Levittown, NY 11756-5399

(516) 520-2157

District: Island Trees Union Free School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,785

Students who attend Island Trees Middle School usually attend:

High:

Island Trees High School

Feeder schools for Island Trees Middle School:

Elementary:	J Fred Sparke School
	Michael F Stokes School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.9

Number of students: 657

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.4%

Hispanic:

23.3%

Asian:

19.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Island Trees Middle School ranks better than 76.1% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.76. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Island Trees Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (53.4%), Hispanic (23.3%), Asian (19.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 30.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Island Trees Middle School is 9.9. (See more...)

Compare Island Trees Middle School employs 65.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Island Trees Middle School is $20,785.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Island Trees Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Island Trees Middle School 359^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Island Trees Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Island Trees Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Island Trees Union Free School District 202^nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Island Trees Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Island Trees Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	82.04	162^nd	1095	85.2%
2007	88.38	57^th	1123	94.9%
2008	86.62	55^th	1185	95.4%
2009	81.07	142^nd	1224	88.4%
2010	80.92	207^th	1243	83.3%
2011	80.39	234^th	1295	81.9%
2012	80.72	225^th	1337	83.2%
2013	81.74	197^th	1373	85.7%
2014	76.42	241^st	1401	82.8%
2015	72.43	306^th	1407	78.3%
2016	62.67	455^th	1429	68.2%
2017	80.18	227^th	1455	84.4%
2018	76.68	280^th	1438	80.5%
2019	79.36	251^st	1439	82.6%
2021	68.68	303^rd	1242	75.6%
2022	76.83	264^th	1479	82.2%
2023	81.81	220^th	1500	85.3%
2024	70.76	359^th	1504	76.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Island Trees Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	55.07	155^th	522	70.3%
2022	72.91	174^th	1283	86.4%
2023	78.55	139^th	1307	89.4%
2024	44.07	623^rd	1303	52.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Island Trees Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.78	226^th	1245	81.8%
2019	72.87	253^rd	1241	79.6%
2021	62.26	254^th	935	72.8%
2022	77.95	189^th	1306	85.5%
2023	75.53	218^th	1288	83.1%
2024	72.72	261^st	1296	79.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Island Trees Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.78	248^th	1353	81.7%
2019	72.93	321^st	1370	76.6%
2021	66.65	282^nd	1066	73.5%
2022	76.65	265^th	1454	81.8%
2023	81.63	218^th	1463	85.1%
2024	76.81	278^th	1465	81.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Island Trees Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.80	321^st	1352	76.3%
2019	83.27	187^th	1366	86.3%
2021	66.04	279^th	1071	73.9%
2022	75.50	259^th	1455	82.2%
2023	80.26	223^rd	1464	84.8%
2024	63.37	452^nd	1464	69.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Island Trees Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	63.56	142^nd	369	61.5%
2022	63.12	152^nd	381	60.1%
2023	53.38	213^th	388	45.1%
2024	61.34	167^th	396	57.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Island Trees Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.50	315^th	810	61.1%
2019	58.54	285^th	826	65.5%
2021	57.65	142^nd	449	68.4%
2022	63.02	261^st	914	71.4%
2023	75.55	177^th	943	81.2%
2024	49.61	448^th	953	53.0%

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Rank History for White students at Island Trees Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.56	207^th	763	72.9%
2019	69.23	218^th	716	69.6%
2021	64.30	195^th	614	68.2%
2022	67.25	222^nd	748	70.3%
2023	71.84	205^th	772	73.4%
2024	53.74	360^th	778	53.7%

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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 Island Trees Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	491	2	9	7	0	n/a	n/a	509
1990	465	2	14	11	0	n/a	n/a	492
1991	448	2	13	16	0	n/a	n/a	479
1992	442	0	26	26	0	n/a	n/a	494
1993	458	1	17	20	0	n/a	n/a	496
1994	460	0	15	26	0	n/a	n/a	501
1995	590	4	15	31	0	n/a	n/a	640
1996	590	4	15	31	0	n/a	n/a	640
1997	587	7	21	36	0	n/a	n/a	651
1998	632	6	19	46	0	n/a	n/a	703
1999	701	4	21	50	0	n/a	n/a	776
2000	765	1	22	54	0	n/a	n/a	842
2001	817	1	26	71	0	n/a	n/a	915
2002	822	1	28	84	0	n/a	n/a	935
2003	822	1	28	84	0	n/a	n/a	935
2004	774	1	30	79	0	n/a	n/a	884
2005	752	4	28	77	0	n/a	n/a	861
2006	747	5	39	66	0	n/a	n/a	857
2007	724	4	48	77	0	n/a	n/a	853
2008	694	4	54	82	0	n/a	n/a	834
2009	674	5	59	98	0	n/a	n/a	836
2010	631	6	67	108	0	n/a	n/a	812
2011	615	10	69	104	0	0	0	798
2012	576	12	55	97	0	0	2	742
2013	570	11	56	104	0	0	0	741
2014	563	9	57	103	0	0	1	733
2015	547	9	56	98	0	0	0	710
2016	554	10	65	131	0	0	0	760
2017	533	10	66	118	0	0	0	727
2018	490	10	75	119	0	0	1	695
2019	469	11	84	141	1	0	1	707
2020	420	13	93	136	5	0	4	671
2021	387	10	90	155	6	0	6	654
2022	378	16	102	165	6	0	8	675
2023	351	12	126	153	5	0	10	657

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 Island Trees Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	509	41.4	12.2	n/a
1990	492	41.3	11.9	n/a
1991	479	45.1	10.6	n/a
1992	494	41.9	11.7	n/a
1993	496	36.0	13.8	n/a
1994	501	35.3	14.2	6.2
1995	640	40.0	16.0	6.1
1996	640	40.0	16.0	6.1
1997	651	42.3	15.4	7.4
1998	703	45.0	15.6	7.4
1999	776	45.7	17.0	4.8
2000	842	57.0	14.8	6.2
2001	915	62.9	14.5	8
2002	935	68.0	13.8	9.6
2003	935	68.0	13.8	9.6
2004	884	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	861	66.0	13.0	7.4
2006	857	70.0	12.2	6.3
2007	853	69.8	12.2	7.4
2008	834	69.1	12.1	9.1
2009	836	68.4	12.2	9
2010	812	65.6	12.3	9
2011	798	59.6	13.3	13.7
2012	742	49.1	15.1	10
2013	741	47.7	15.5	16.5
2014	733	52.5	13.9	10
2015	710	51.0	13.9	16.3
2016	760	56.0	13.5	22.4
2017	727	52.8	13.7	24.1
2018	695	56.6	12.2	26.9
2019	707	56.0	12.6	25.2
2020	671	68.3	9.8	27.1
2021	654	58.7	11.1	27.7
2022	675	65.1	10.3	25.8
2023	657	65.9	9.9	30.1

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 Island Trees Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	509	41.4	12.2	n/a
1990	492	41.3	11.9	n/a
1991	479	45.1	10.6	n/a
1992	494	41.9	11.7	n/a
1993	496	36.0	13.8	n/a
1994	501	35.3	14.2	6.2
1995	640	40.0	16.0	6.1
1996	640	40.0	16.0	6.1
1997	651	42.3	15.4	7.4
1998	703	45.0	15.6	7.4
1999	776	45.7	17.0	4.8
2000	842	57.0	14.8	6.2
2001	915	62.9	14.5	8
2002	935	68.0	13.8	9.6
2003	935	68.0	13.8	9.6
2004	884	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	861	66.0	13.0	7.4
2006	857	70.0	12.2	6.3
2007	853	69.8	12.2	7.4
2008	834	69.1	12.1	9.1
2009	836	68.4	12.2	9
2010	812	65.6	12.3	9
2011	798	59.6	13.3	13.7
2012	742	49.1	15.1	10
2013	741	47.7	15.5	16.5
2014	733	52.5	13.9	10
2015	710	51.0	13.9	16.3
2016	760	56.0	13.5	22.4
2017	727	52.8	13.7	24.1
2018	695	56.6	12.2	26.9
2019	707	56.0	12.6	25.2
2020	671	68.3	9.8	27.1
2021	654	58.7	11.1	27.7
2022	675	65.1	10.3	25.8
2023	657	65.9	9.9	30.1

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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