Is Seneca Middle School a good school?

Seneca Middle School ranks 932 nd of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Seneca Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 973 students attended Seneca Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Seneca Middle School?

Students at Seneca Middle School are 71% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Seneca Middle School attend?

Students who attend Seneca Middle School usually go on to attend Sachem High School East

Seneca Middle School

Summary:

Seneca Middle School is a public middle school located in Holbrook, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 973 students. It is part of the Sachem Central School District, which is ranked 551 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Seneca Middle School faces several challenges, including overall academic underperformance, declining performance over time, and significant equity gaps among student subgroups. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the state and district averages, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science. However, the school performs better in Math, with proficiency rates closer to or above the state averages. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian students performing relatively better, while Hispanic, White, special education, and economically disadvantaged students struggle significantly compared to their peers statewide.

While Seneca Middle School has a relatively high per-student spending of $19,457 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.7, these resources do not seem to be translating into improved academic outcomes. The school's statewide ranking has declined from 315 out of 1,439 New York middle schools in 2018-2019 to 932 out of 1,504 in 2023-2024, indicating a downward trend in performance. Compared to nearby schools, such as Samoset Middle School and Sagamore Middle School, Seneca Middle School's performance is generally lower, though it does perform better than the middle schools in the Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District, which are among the lowest-performing in the state.

Detail:

Public 6-8

850 Main St
Holbrook, NY 11741-1691

(631) 471-1850

District: Sachem Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
932^nd of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,457

Students who attend Seneca Middle School usually attend:

High:	Sachem High School East
	Sachem High School North

Feeder schools for Seneca Middle School:

Elementary:	Grundy Avenue School
	Merrimac School
	Nokomis School
	Tamarac Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.7

Number of students: 973

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.1%

Hispanic:

17.5%

Asian:

5.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 21.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Seneca Middle School ranks worse than 62% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks last among 3 ranked middle schools in the Sachem Central School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.26. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Seneca Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Sachem Central School District. Racial makeup is: White (71.1%), Hispanic (17.5%), Asian (5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 21.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Sachem Central School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Seneca Middle School is 11.7, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Sachem Central School District! (See more...)

Compare Seneca Middle School employs 82.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Seneca Middle School is $19,457, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Sachem Central School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Seneca Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Seneca Middle School 932^nd of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Seneca Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Sachem Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Sachem Central School District 551^st of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Seneca Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Seneca Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	79.50	209^th	1095	80.9%
2007	81.23	187^th	1123	83.3%
2008	75.11	303^rd	1185	74.4%
2009	75.40	290^th	1224	76.3%
2010	83.85	147^th	1243	88.2%
2011	83.72	174^th	1295	86.6%
2012	85.56	143^rd	1337	89.3%
2013	85.35	156^th	1373	88.6%
2014	71.98	303^rd	1401	78.4%
2015	53.16	602^nd	1407	57.2%
2016	63.26	442^nd	1429	69.1%
2017	55.37	593^rd	1455	59.2%
2018	62.21	481^st	1438	66.6%
2019	74.10	315^th	1439	78.1%
2021	53.71	511^th	1242	58.9%
2022	37.04	938^th	1479	36.6%
2023	56.10	601^st	1500	59.9%
2024	39.26	932^nd	1504	38.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Seneca Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.33	439^th	1170	62.5%
2019	26.44	981^st	1139	13.9%
2021	61.78	118^th	522	77.4%
2022	32.26	939^th	1283	26.8%
2023	60.93	337^th	1307	74.2%
2024	35.07	838^th	1303	35.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.35	486^th	1245	61.0%
2019	58.75	389^th	1241	68.7%
2021	59.49	282^nd	935	69.8%
2022	22.99	1123^rd	1306	14.0%
2023	38.98	798^th	1288	38.0%
2024	39.26	797^th	1296	38.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Seneca Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.40	351^st	1353	74.1%
2019	83.52	188^th	1370	86.3%
2021	51.88	464^th	1066	56.5%
2022	36.62	935^th	1454	35.7%
2023	59.24	547^th	1463	62.6%
2024	38.11	944^th	1465	35.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Seneca Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.94	558^th	1352	58.7%
2019	60.51	456^th	1366	66.6%
2021	50.46	483^rd	1071	54.9%
2022	38.39	891^st	1455	38.8%
2023	52.88	632^nd	1464	56.8%
2024	40.89	866^th	1464	40.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Seneca Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.05	210^th	374	43.9%
2019	52.06	201^st	369	45.5%
2021	59.37	103^rd	236	56.4%
2024	48.23	242^nd	396	38.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Seneca Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.72	383^rd	810	52.7%
2019	61.80	253^rd	826	69.4%
2021	45.97	222^nd	449	50.6%
2022	19.21	819^th	914	10.4%
2023	33.32	651^st	943	31.0%
2024	20.78	836^th	953	12.3%

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Rank History for White students at Seneca Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.89	405^th	763	46.9%
2019	59.60	295^th	716	58.8%
2021	44.47	340^th	614	44.6%
2022	20.41	644^th	748	13.9%
2023	47.35	414^th	772	46.4%
2024	34.36	532^nd	778	31.6%

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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 Seneca Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	1287	19	4	50	0	n/a	n/a	1360
1990	1172	11	6	58	0	n/a	n/a	1247
1991	1109	15	25	43	2	n/a	n/a	1194
1992	1067	12	26	28	3	n/a	n/a	1136
1993	1033	11	29	26	1	n/a	n/a	1100
1994	1057	12	28	30	1	n/a	n/a	1128
1995	868	10	14	24	0	n/a	n/a	916
1996	868	10	14	24	0	n/a	n/a	916
1997	937	11	23	30	2	n/a	n/a	1003
1998	986	13	29	35	2	n/a	n/a	1065
1999	993	7	34	40	3	n/a	n/a	1077
2000	983	7	37	47	4	n/a	n/a	1078
2001	1034	11	38	54	1	n/a	n/a	1138
2002	1147	8	34	50	3	n/a	n/a	1242
2003	1147	8	34	50	3	n/a	n/a	1242
2004	1168	12	34	58	0	n/a	n/a	1272
2005	761	17	28	50	1	n/a	n/a	857
2006	746	18	30	59	1	n/a	n/a	854
2007	746	8	26	56	2	n/a	n/a	838
2008	759	6	24	57	0	n/a	n/a	846
2009	723	8	23	53	0	n/a	n/a	807
2010	724	11	29	55	1	n/a	n/a	820
2011	703	15	27	53	1	0	0	799
2012	687	16	29	61	1	0	1	795
2013	666	21	23	56	0	0	2	768
2014	654	25	30	60	0	0	2	771
2015	623	28	32	63	0	0	4	750
2016	619	22	37	70	0	0	7	755
2017	885	25	60	103	3	1	9	1086
2018	862	19	49	131	3	1	22	1087
2019	786	25	47	160	2	0	27	1047
2020	760	31	41	165	4	1	31	1033
2021	743	34	45	177	6	1	32	1038
2022	724	36	41	171	6	1	27	1006
2023	692	34	49	170	2	0	26	973

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 Seneca Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1360	95.9	14.1	n/a
1990	1247	93.1	13.3	n/a
1991	1194	92.6	12.8	n/a
1992	1136	86.0	13.2	n/a
1993	1100	73.9	14.9	n/a
1994	1128	81.4	13.9	6.8
1995	916	71.2	12.9	11.7
1996	916	71.2	12.9	11.7
1997	1003	73.0	13.7	7.2
1998	1065	72.4	14.7	6.7
1999	1077	75.5	14.3	6.8
2000	1078	76.5	14.1	10.1
2001	1138	80.8	14.1	11.5
2002	1242	90.3	13.8	10.1
2003	1242	90.3	13.8	10.1
2004	1272	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	857	59.8	14.3	14.1
2006	854	58.0	14.7	9.7
2007	838	61.7	13.6	11
2008	846	64.8	13.1	13.2
2009	807	65.8	12.3	11.5
2010	820	60.2	13.6	15.1
2011	799	48.0	16.6	13.4
2012	795	57.6	13.7	17.1
2013	768	53.8	14.2	16.5
2014	771	52.4	14.7	18.4
2015	750	48.0	15.6	25.1
2016	755	50.0	15.1	23.3
2017	1086	68.9	15.7	22.5
2018	1087	66.0	16.4	21.4
2019	1047	68.9	15.1	22.3
2020	1033	77.9	13.2	20.3
2021	1038	77.5	13.3	21.1
2022	1006	78.4	12.8	21
2023	973	82.5	11.7	21.8

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 Seneca Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1360	95.9	14.1	n/a
1990	1247	93.1	13.3	n/a
1991	1194	92.6	12.8	n/a
1992	1136	86.0	13.2	n/a
1993	1100	73.9	14.9	n/a
1994	1128	81.4	13.9	6.8
1995	916	71.2	12.9	11.7
1996	916	71.2	12.9	11.7
1997	1003	73.0	13.7	7.2
1998	1065	72.4	14.7	6.7
1999	1077	75.5	14.3	6.8
2000	1078	76.5	14.1	10.1
2001	1138	80.8	14.1	11.5
2002	1242	90.3	13.8	10.1
2003	1242	90.3	13.8	10.1
2004	1272	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	857	59.8	14.3	14.1
2006	854	58.0	14.7	9.7
2007	838	61.7	13.6	11
2008	846	64.8	13.1	13.2
2009	807	65.8	12.3	11.5
2010	820	60.2	13.6	15.1
2011	799	48.0	16.6	13.4
2012	795	57.6	13.7	17.1
2013	768	53.8	14.2	16.5
2014	771	52.4	14.7	18.4
2015	750	48.0	15.6	25.1
2016	755	50.0	15.1	23.3
2017	1086	68.9	15.7	22.5
2018	1087	66.0	16.4	21.4
2019	1047	68.9	15.1	22.3
2020	1033	77.9	13.2	20.3
2021	1038	77.5	13.3	21.1
2022	1006	78.4	12.8	21
2023	973	82.5	11.7	21.8

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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