Is Milton L Olive Middle School a good school?

Milton L Olive Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.1% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Milton L Olive Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 581 students attended Milton L Olive Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Milton L Olive Middle School?

Students at Milton L Olive Middle School are 64% Hispanic, 35% African American.

What high school do graduates of Milton L Olive Middle School attend?

Students who attend Milton L Olive Middle School usually go on to attend Wyandanch Memorial High School

Milton L Olive Middle School

Summary:

Milton L Olive Middle School is a public middle school located in Wyandanch, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 581 students. The school is part of the Wyandanch Union Free School District, which is ranked 831 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite increased funding and relatively stable student-teacher ratios, Milton L Olive Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York middle schools over the past 5 years, with proficiency rates in ELA and Math around 20-30%, compared to the state averages of 43-52%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female, male, and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of schools statewide. In comparison, nearby schools like Howitt School in the Farmingdale Union Free School District and West Hollow Middle School in the Half Hollow Hills Central School District consistently outperform Milton L Olive Middle School on state assessments and have higher statewide rankings.

The school's location in a high-poverty district, with 78-100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to its persistent academic challenges. While the school's spending per student has increased from $11,338 in 2018-2019 to $17,322 in 2021-2022, this additional funding has not translated into improved outcomes, suggesting the need for a more comprehensive approach to address the complex socioeconomic and resource disparities in the community.

Detail:

Public 6-8

140 Garden City Ave
Wyandanch, NY 11798-3997

(631) 870-0525

District: Wyandanch Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1427^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Students who attend Milton L Olive Middle School usually attend:

High:

Wyandanch Memorial High School

Feeder schools for Milton L Olive Middle School:

Elementary:	Lafrancis Hardiman Elementary School
	Martin Luther King Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.4

Number of students: 581

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.7%

African American:

35.1%

White:

0.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Milton L Olive Middle School ranks worse than 94.9% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.74. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (63.7%), African American (35.1%), two or more races (0.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 88% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Milton L Olive Middle School is 13.4. (See more...)

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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Milton L Olive Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Milton L Olive Middle School 1427^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Milton L Olive Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Wyandanch Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Wyandanch Union Free School District 831^st of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Milton L Olive Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Milton L Olive Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	10.16	991^st	1095	9.5%
2007	14.77	964^th	1123	14.2%
2008	12.49	1051^st	1185	11.3%
2009	13.53	1083^rd	1224	11.5%
2010	13.22	1077^th	1243	13.4%
2011	11.30	1162^nd	1295	10.3%
2012	6.37	1268^th	1337	5.2%
2013	12.93	1250^th	1373	9.0%
2014	14.82	1255^th	1401	10.4%
2015	9.07	1377^th	1407	2.1%
2016	11.03	1357^th	1429	5.0%
2017	12.24	1364^th	1455	6.3%
2018	9.09	1386^th	1438	3.6%
2019	13.80	1324^th	1439	8.0%
2021	15.71	1130^th	1242	9.0%
2022	20.14	1262^nd	1479	14.7%
2023	25.68	1192^nd	1500	20.5%
2024	10.74	1427^th	1504	5.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Milton L Olive Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.69	422^nd	503	16.1%
2019	35.41	300^th	473	36.6%
2022	29.32	476^th	581	18.1%
2023	46.16	243^rd	591	58.9%
2024	29.94	498^th	615	19.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Milton L Olive Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.80	1083^rd	1170	7.4%
2019	25.50	1014^th	1139	11.0%
2022	22.44	1199^th	1283	6.5%
2023	46.13	593^rd	1307	54.6%
2024	32.13	910^th	1303	30.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Milton L Olive Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	12.48	1206^th	1245	3.1%
2019	19.21	1121^st	1241	9.7%
2023	34.31	912^th	1288	29.2%
2024	15.61	1198^th	1296	7.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Milton L Olive Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.82	451^st	457	1.3%
2019	27.68	323^rd	392	17.6%
2022	13.53	474^th	487	2.7%
2024	8.65	591^st	594	0.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Milton L Olive Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	9.31	1309^th	1353	3.3%
2019	19.37	1188^th	1370	13.3%
2022	17.73	1288^th	1454	11.4%
2023	25.30	1179^th	1463	19.4%
2024	12.73	1371^st	1465	6.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Milton L Olive Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	10.26	1320^th	1352	2.4%
2019	9.89	1334^th	1366	2.3%
2022	24.48	1173^rd	1455	19.4%
2023	26.87	1138^th	1464	22.3%
2024	11.16	1397^th	1464	4.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Milton L Olive Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	19.74	596^th	663	10.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Milton L Olive Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.55	754^th	810	6.9%
2019	26.65	650^th	826	21.3%
2022	32.98	637^th	914	30.3%
2023	39.99	557^th	943	40.9%
2024	19.01	857^th	953	10.1%

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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 Milton L Olive Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	0	535	0	53	0	n/a	n/a	588
1990	13	570	0	62	0	n/a	n/a	645
1991	3	536	0	41	0	n/a	n/a	580
1992	4	597	0	43	0	n/a	n/a	644
1993	0	578	0	20	0	n/a	n/a	598
1994	2	625	0	44	0	n/a	n/a	671
1995	4	468	0	42	0	n/a	n/a	514
1996	4	468	0	42	0	n/a	n/a	514
1997	2	630	0	43	0	n/a	n/a	675
1998	0	537	0	66	2	n/a	n/a	605
1999	6	564	0	60	0	n/a	n/a	630
2000	3	550	0	58	1	n/a	n/a	612
2001	1	613	0	56	0	n/a	n/a	670
2002	0	453	0	65	0	n/a	n/a	518
2003	0	453	0	65	0	n/a	n/a	518
2004	0	468	0	49	1	n/a	n/a	518
2005	0	431	0	99	0	n/a	n/a	530
2006	2	391	0	87	0	n/a	n/a	480
2007	4	316	0	84	2	n/a	n/a	406
2008	2	303	0	104	1	n/a	n/a	410
2009	3	289	1	97	0	n/a	n/a	390
2010	1	293	0	118	0	n/a	n/a	412
2011	3	280	0	122	0	0	1	406
2012	4	286	0	148	0	2	0	440
2013	8	280	0	168	0	3	2	461
2014	5	275	2	169	0	0	2	453
2015	0	287	1	193	0	0	3	484
2016	5	375	2	279	0	0	2	663
2017	6	353	2	343	0	0	3	707
2018	8	351	3	420	0	0	2	784
2019	5	246	2	320	0	0	2	575
2020	5	244	2	358	1	0	5	615
2021	4	217	1	382	1	0	6	611
2022	4	239	1	360	1	1	7	613
2023	3	204	0	370	0	1	3	581

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 Milton L Olive Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	588	47.7	12.3	n/a
1990	645	41.8	15.4	n/a
1991	580	30.8	18.8	n/a
1992	644	35.8	17.9	n/a
1993	598	35.9	16.7	n/a
1994	671	39.0	17.2	73
1995	514	36.0	14.3	86
1996	514	36.0	14.3	86
1997	675	49.8	13.6	69.5
1998	605	47.8	12.7	87.9
1999	630	56.8	11.1	76.2
2000	612	59.0	10.4	76.1
2001	670	46.1	14.5	74.2
2002	518	44.0	11.8	72.8
2003	518	44.0	11.8	72.8
2004	518	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	530	50.1	10.6	77.7
2006	480	47.0	10.2	49.4
2007	406	42.2	9.6	80.3
2008	410	41.8	9.8	82
2009	390	42.7	9.1	73.6
2010	412	40.0	10.3	73.5
2011	406	29.5	13.7	60.3
2012	440	29.0	15.1	83.4
2013	461	34.0	13.5	78.5
2014	453	38.9	11.6	79.5
2015	484	33.0	14.6	89.3
2016	663	51.0	13.0	88.5
2017	707	50.4	14.0	69.4
2018	784	54.0	14.5	80
2019	575	52.0	11.0	79.3
2020	615	45.0	13.6	82.6
2021	611	48.6	12.5	78.2
2022	613	44.5	13.7	100
2023	581	43.2	13.4	88

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 Milton L Olive Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	588	47.7	12.3	n/a
1990	645	41.8	15.4	n/a
1991	580	30.8	18.8	n/a
1992	644	35.8	17.9	n/a
1993	598	35.9	16.7	n/a
1994	671	39.0	17.2	73
1995	514	36.0	14.3	86
1996	514	36.0	14.3	86
1997	675	49.8	13.6	69.5
1998	605	47.8	12.7	87.9
1999	630	56.8	11.1	76.2
2000	612	59.0	10.4	76.1
2001	670	46.1	14.5	74.2
2002	518	44.0	11.8	72.8
2003	518	44.0	11.8	72.8
2004	518	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	530	50.1	10.6	77.7
2006	480	47.0	10.2	49.4
2007	406	42.2	9.6	80.3
2008	410	41.8	9.8	82
2009	390	42.7	9.1	73.6
2010	412	40.0	10.3	73.5
2011	406	29.5	13.7	60.3
2012	440	29.0	15.1	83.4
2013	461	34.0	13.5	78.5
2014	453	38.9	11.6	79.5
2015	484	33.0	14.6	89.3
2016	663	51.0	13.0	88.5
2017	707	50.4	14.0	69.4
2018	784	54.0	14.5	80
2019	575	52.0	11.0	79.3
2020	615	45.0	13.6	82.6
2021	611	48.6	12.5	78.2
2022	613	44.5	13.7	100
2023	581	43.2	13.4	88

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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