Is Turtle Hook Middle School a good school?

Turtle Hook Middle School ranks in the bottom 15.4% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Turtle Hook Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 653 students attended Turtle Hook Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Turtle Hook Middle School?

Students at Turtle Hook Middle School are 70% Hispanic, 28% African American.

What high school do graduates of Turtle Hook Middle School attend?

Students who attend Turtle Hook Middle School usually go on to attend Uniondale High School

Turtle Hook Middle School

Summary:

Turtle Hook Middle School is a public middle school located in Uniondale, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 669 students. The school is part of the Uniondale Union Free School District, which is ranked 684 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Turtle Hook Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates were significantly lower than the state averages. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with its African American students performing relatively better, but its Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students all performing significantly worse, ranking in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools. Turtle Hook Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom third of New York middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to other nearby middle schools, such as Lawrence Road Middle School and Woodland Middle School, Turtle Hook Middle School generally underperforms. The school's high per-student spending and relatively small class sizes suggest that additional resources and targeted interventions may be necessary to address these issues and improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public 6-8

975 Jerusalem Ave
Uniondale, NY 11553-3099

(516) 918-1301

District: Uniondale Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1272^nd of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $36,913

Students who attend Turtle Hook Middle School usually attend:

High:

Uniondale High School

Feeder schools for Turtle Hook Middle School:

Elementary:	Smith Street Elementary School
	Walnut Street Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 8.6

Number of students: 653

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.8%

African American:

27.6%

White:

0.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 66.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Turtle Hook Middle School ranks worse than 84.6% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.62. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (69.8%), African American (27.6%), two or more races (0.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 66.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Turtle Hook Middle School is 8.6. (See more...)

Compare Turtle Hook Middle School employs 75.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Turtle Hook Middle School is $36,913.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Turtle Hook Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Turtle Hook Middle School 1272^nd of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Turtle Hook Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Uniondale Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Uniondale Union Free School District 684^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Turtle Hook Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Turtle Hook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	54.69	586^th	1095	46.5%
2007	49.96	674^th	1123	40.0%
2008	49.77	742^nd	1185	37.4%
2009	49.01	798^th	1224	34.8%
2010	42.44	812^th	1243	34.7%
2011	36.88	880^th	1295	32.0%
2012	39.94	880^th	1337	34.2%
2013	37.69	856^th	1373	37.7%
2014	32.59	953^rd	1401	32.0%
2015	25.10	1077^th	1407	23.5%
2016	36.73	915^th	1429	36.0%
2017	27.57	1088^th	1455	25.2%
2018	33.16	986^th	1438	31.4%
2019	32.24	974^th	1439	32.3%
2021	38.44	773^rd	1242	37.8%
2022	33.27	1008^th	1479	31.8%
2023	34.92	1016^th	1500	32.3%
2024	21.62	1272^nd	1504	15.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Turtle Hook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.32	481^st	503	4.4%
2019	38.85	249^th	473	47.4%
2022	29.20	478^th	581	17.7%
2023	36.46	367^th	591	37.9%
2024	31.25	477^th	615	22.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Turtle Hook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.11	968^th	1170	17.3%
2019	39.99	614^th	1139	46.1%
2022	27.19	1073^rd	1283	16.4%
2023	37.50	796^th	1307	39.1%
2024	30.38	959^th	1303	26.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Turtle Hook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.45	679^th	1245	45.5%
2019	41.06	673^rd	1241	45.8%
2021	54.30	345^th	935	63.1%
2022	39.48	755^th	1306	42.2%
2023	41.71	726^th	1288	43.6%
2024	25.13	1072^nd	1296	17.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Turtle Hook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.06	1014^th	1353	25.1%
2019	36.99	884^th	1370	35.5%
2021	47.59	531^st	1066	50.2%
2022	36.45	939^th	1454	35.4%
2023	38.59	926^th	1463	36.7%
2024	21.85	1255^th	1465	14.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Turtle Hook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.16	848^th	1352	37.3%
2019	29.42	965^th	1366	29.4%
2021	34.99	714^th	1071	33.3%
2022	31.88	1021^st	1455	29.8%
2023	33.62	1006^th	1464	31.3%
2024	23.58	1214^th	1464	17.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Turtle Hook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	46.41	298^th	653	54.4%
2024	50.36	307^th	705	56.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Turtle Hook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.35	395^th	810	51.2%
2019	46.40	392^nd	826	52.5%
2021	49.31	192^nd	449	57.2%
2022	40.71	516^th	914	43.5%
2023	39.69	561^st	943	40.5%
2024	27.98	729^th	953	23.5%

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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 Turtle Hook Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	176	287	14	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	537
1990	78	373	17	73	0	n/a	n/a	0	541
1991	84	375	13	96	2	n/a	n/a	0	570
1992	68	364	11	107	8	n/a	n/a	0	558
1993	62	352	26	97	0	n/a	n/a	0	537
1994	40	376	23	108	0	n/a	n/a	0	547
1995	57	448	13	137	1	n/a	n/a	0	656
1996	57	448	13	137	1	n/a	n/a	0	656
1997	52	415	12	134	3	n/a	n/a	0	616
1998	30	447	9	127	2	n/a	n/a	0	615
1999	33	446	9	129	2	n/a	n/a	0	619
2000	21	500	4	136	1	n/a	n/a	0	662
2001	13	460	9	166	1	n/a	n/a	0	649
2002	20	492	5	211	0	n/a	n/a	0	728
2003	20	492	5	211	0	n/a	n/a	0	728
2004	16	497	4	219	0	n/a	n/a	0	736
2005	9	468	3	223	1	n/a	n/a	0	704
2006	6	437	2	261	1	n/a	n/a	0	707
2007	8	448	2	287	1	n/a	n/a	0	746
2008	6	460	6	310	1	n/a	n/a	1	784
2009	3	412	6	334	0	n/a	n/a	0	755
2010	4	409	6	311	1	n/a	n/a	0	731
2011	14	407	3	293	3	0	3	0	723
2012	6	375	7	357	2	1	2	0	750
2013	2	352	6	372	2	1	2	0	737
2014	1	321	14	386	3	0	5	0	730
2015	6	321	14	425	2	0	6	0	774
2016	9	308	15	400	1	0	7	0	740
2017	10	325	10	424	0	2	6	0	777
2018	10	300	5	427	0	1	4	0	747
2019	28	300	7	442	0	1	8	0	786
2020	25	278	9	482	0	1	7	0	802
2021	21	279	7	493	0	1	7	0	808
2022	12	219	2	483	0	1	1	0	718
2023	9	184	5	467	0	1	3	0	669
2024	6	180	4	456	0	1	6	0	653

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 Turtle Hook Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	537	62.1	8.6	n/a
1990	541	63.2	8.5	n/a
1991	570	66.9	8.5	n/a
1992	558	57.4	9.7	n/a
1993	537	52.2	10.3	n/a
1994	547	52.2	10.5	19.6
1995	656	56.3	11.7	18.4
1996	656	56.3	11.7	18.4
1997	616	55.5	11.1	26.6
1998	615	55.6	11.1	26.7
1999	619	53.2	11.6	33.6
2000	662	50.4	13.1	32.2
2001	649	58.0	11.2	54.7
2002	728	65.0	11.2	41.1
2003	728	65.0	11.2	41.1
2004	736	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	704	72.0	9.8	30.1
2006	707	73.0	9.7	28
2007	746	74.0	10.1	40.9
2008	784	76.0	10.3	54.5
2009	755	73.0	10.3	28.2
2010	731	74.0	9.8	42.7
2011	723	67.3	10.7	40.5
2012	750	72.0	10.4	56.3
2013	737	72.0	10.2	68.7
2014	730	68.1	10.7	57.8
2015	774	71.0	10.9	74.2
2016	740	68.0	10.8	73.6
2017	777	68.9	11.2	69.6
2018	747	67.1	11.1	69.6
2019	786	66.9	11.7	71.8
2020	802	76.2	10.5	57.1
2021	808	72.2	11.1	48.5
2022	718	68.4	10.4	58.6
2023	669	77.2	8.6	65.6
2024	653	75.5	8.6	66.8

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 Turtle Hook Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	537	62.1	8.6	n/a
1990	541	63.2	8.5	n/a
1991	570	66.9	8.5	n/a
1992	558	57.4	9.7	n/a
1993	537	52.2	10.3	n/a
1994	547	52.2	10.5	19.6
1995	656	56.3	11.7	18.4
1996	656	56.3	11.7	18.4
1997	616	55.5	11.1	26.6
1998	615	55.6	11.1	26.7
1999	619	53.2	11.6	33.6
2000	662	50.4	13.1	32.2
2001	649	58.0	11.2	54.7
2002	728	65.0	11.2	41.1
2003	728	65.0	11.2	41.1
2004	736	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	704	72.0	9.8	30.1
2006	707	73.0	9.7	28
2007	746	74.0	10.1	40.9
2008	784	76.0	10.3	54.5
2009	755	73.0	10.3	28.2
2010	731	74.0	9.8	42.7
2011	723	67.3	10.7	40.5
2012	750	72.0	10.4	56.3
2013	737	72.0	10.2	68.7
2014	730	68.1	10.7	57.8
2015	774	71.0	10.9	74.2
2016	740	68.0	10.8	73.6
2017	777	68.9	11.2	69.6
2018	747	67.1	11.1	69.6
2019	786	66.9	11.7	71.8
2020	802	76.2	10.5	57.1
2021	808	72.2	11.1	48.5
2022	718	68.4	10.4	58.6
2023	669	77.2	8.6	65.6
2024	653	75.5	8.6	66.8

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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