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East Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1307^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 13% of New York middle schools

Summary

East Middle School is a public middle school located in Brentwood, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,119 students. The school is part of the Brentwood Union Free School District, which is ranked 811 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom 20-25% of New York middle schools, with a ranking between 1,127 and 1,405 out of around 1,500 middle schools in the state over the past several years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 29.47% to 38.66% in English Language Arts and 15.52% to 41.2% in math, compared to the state averages of 50.86% to 52.38% and 46.74% to 56.47%, respectively. However, the school performs better in Regents exams, with proficiency rates of 93.88% to 100% in Earth Science, Living Environment, and Algebra I, which are higher than the district and state averages.

East Middle School has a relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $15,477 to $29,917 per student in recent years, which is higher than the district average. The student-teacher ratio at the school is also relatively low, ranging from 12.1 to 13.5 students per teacher, which is lower than the district average. Nearby schools within the Brentwood Union Free School District, such as West Middle School, North Middle School, and South Middle School, also perform poorly on state assessments, while some nearby schools in other districts, such as Candlewood Middle School and Commack Middle School, have significantly higher academic performance.

1,108

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,008

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Hilltop Dr
Brentwood, NY 11717-4821

(631) 434-2473

District: Brentwood Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.8%

African American:

5.6%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (37% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg41%

New York avg53%

1,307^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Brentwood Union Free School District

811^th of 874Brentwood Union Free School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	1307 of 1500	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1405 of 1504	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1328 of 1500	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1338 of 1479	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	1127 of 1242	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1246 of 1439	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1239 of 1438	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.3	1249 of 1455	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	1165 of 1429	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.5	992 of 1407	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.8	1065 of 1401	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.4	969 of 1373	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.2	953 of 1337	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.6	911 of 1295	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.2	907 of 1243	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.3	865 of 1224	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.0	799 of 1185	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.7	750 of 1123	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.6	719 of 1095	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	248 of 676	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	388 of 705	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	282 of 696	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	448 of 706	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	382 of 653	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	469 of 663	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	480 of 646	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	506 of 615	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	483 of 591	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	511 of 581	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	110 of 118	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	448 of 473	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	444 of 503	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	1244 of 1457	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	1364 of 1465	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	1287 of 1463	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1336 of 1454	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	1005 of 1066	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1253 of 1370	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1190 of 1353	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	745 of 965	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	844 of 953	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	770 of 943	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	786 of 914	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	390 of 449	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	655 of 826	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	652 of 810	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	12.9	479 of 487	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	379 of 392	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	1016 of 1283	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1159 of 1296	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1052 of 1288	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	1165 of 1306	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	785 of 935	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1004 of 1241	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1054 of 1245	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	1286 of 1455	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1367 of 1464	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	1295 of 1464	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1304 of 1455	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	945 of 1071	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1101 of 1366	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1179 of 1352	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	993 of 1298	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1080 of 1303	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1025 of 1307	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1150 of 1283	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	429 of 522	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	878 of 1139	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	660 of 1170	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	767 of 775	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	687 of 772	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)63rd percentile+50 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Homeless (2022)2nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth Science100%+35 vs state

Living Environment96%+39 vs state

Algebra I94%+38 vs state

English Language Arts33%-19 vs state

Math30%-22 vs state

Science30%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Hilltop Dr	Brentwood	11717	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2473	1,108	98	11.3	87.3%	20 (1.8%)	62 (5.6%)	1,006 (90.8%)	4 (0.4%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	20.1	1307^th of 1500 public middle schools	12.9%		13	1405^th of 1504 public middle schools	6.6%	98	100.0	95.8	93.9			29.9	29.5	38.7	30.4	41.2	15.5	29.9	97.3	98.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.0	99.5	97.5	$34,008	$2,271	$31,736
South Middle School	Public	6-8	785 Candlewood Rd	Brentwood	11717	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2341	975	82	11.8	86.2%	15 (1.5%)	73 (7.5%)	858 (88.0%)	16 (1.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	23.7	1248^th of 1500 public middle schools	16.8%		16.9	1350^th of 1504 public middle schools	10.2%	102	88.9	75.0	91.5			30.9	36.3	43.0	28.9	46.6	17.1	28.9	97.3	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.3	100.0	98.5	$35,102	$2,308	$32,795
North Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Wicks Rd	Brentwood	11717	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2356	1,051	89	11.7	85.2%	13 (1.2%)	55 (5.2%)	962 (91.5%)	8 (0.8%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	9.7	1431^st of 1500 public middle schools	4.6%		12.4	1411^th of 1504 public middle schools	6.2%	20	100.0	84.8	97.5			25.0	14.6	23.7	14.5	23.1	13.5	31.9	94.1	97.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	95.6	99.7	95.3	$35,237	$2,320	$32,917
Ralph Reed School	Public	7-8	200 Half Mile Rd	Central Islip	11722	Suffolk County	Central Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 348-5066	1,192	86	13.8	61.9%	30 (2.5%)	184 (15.4%)	946 (79.4%)	10 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.5%)	12.3	1403^rd of 1500 public middle schools	6.5%		16	1364^th of 1504 public middle schools	9.3%	39	97.2		100.0				23.3	25.0		28.6	22.9	24.5	98.2	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	100.0	99.8	$21,648	$337	$21,310
Bay Shore Middle School	Public	6-8	393 Brook Ave	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Bay Shore Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 968-1208	1,258	119	10.5	43.3%	296 (23.5%)	213 (16.9%)	657 (52.2%)	50 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.3%)	36	990^th of 1500 public middle schools	34.0%		34.7	1022^nd of 1504 public middle schools	32.0%	32	96.1		100.0			35.2	38.6	44.7	43.3	60.4	30.5	37.2	98.9	99.3	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.5	99.8	99.4	$32,573	$918	$31,655
Hauppauge Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Town Line Rd	Hauppauge	11788	Suffolk County	Hauppauge Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 265-3630	725	71	10.2	22.3%	468 (64.6%)	24 (3.3%)	134 (18.5%)	71 (9.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.3%)	55.8	633^rd of 1500 public middle schools	57.8%		70	368^th of 1504 public middle schools	75.5%	265		83.3	100.0	92.2	84.5	54.8	62.5	40.7	57.3	61.8	11.1	41.7	96.9	99.1	98.0	98.0	98.0	99.6	99.0	97.0	$40,437	$508	$39,929
East Islip Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Redmen St	Islip Terrace	11752	Suffolk County	East Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 224-2008	758	76	10.0	28.9%	496 (65.4%)	33 (4.4%)	184 (24.3%)	25 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.4%)	48.7	740^th of 1500 public middle schools	50.7%		46.8	774^th of 1504 public middle schools	48.5%	34		99.2	100.0			50.8	38.9	51.1	63.2	50.0	46.7	35.3	91.8	97.5	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.9	97.3	95.1	$36,153	$722	$35,431
West Middle School	Public	6-8	2030 Udall Rd	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2371	906	81	11.1	82.2%	41 (4.5%)	101 (11.1%)	714 (78.8%)	32 (3.5%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (1.0%)	10.9	1420^th of 1500 public middle schools	5.3%		9.8	1434^th of 1504 public middle schools	4.7%	14	87.8	82.6	91.1			31.6	20.0	17.9	27.3	22.2	20.8	20.6	89.4	97.8	99.3	99.3	99.3	93.5	99.2	94.9	$37,883	$2,311	$35,571
Islip Middle School	Public	6-8	211 Main St	Islip	11751	Suffolk County	Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 650-8500	601	63	9.6	44.4%	268 (44.6%)	43 (7.2%)	238 (39.6%)	32 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	25.1	1227^th of 1500 public middle schools	18.2%		23.1	1243^rd of 1504 public middle schools	17.4%	16	100.0		73.2			31.4	38.2	40.6	27.4	37.7		47.7	94.3	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.1	$41,763	$398	$41,366
Candlewood Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Carlls Straight Path	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 592-3300	706	73	9.7	27.8%	287 (40.7%)	95 (13.5%)	113 (16.0%)	169 (23.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.7%)	83.9	204^th of 1500 public middle schools	86.4%		78.4	253^rd of 1504 public middle schools	83.2%	49	100.0		98.8			67.8	67.2	68.7	72.4	81.8	85.3	56.7	97.5	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.3	99.6	99.5	$53,112	$00	$53,112

Frequently Asked Questions about East Middle School

Is East Middle School a good school?

East Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.9% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend East Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,108 students attended East Middle School.

What district is East Middle School in?

Brentwood Union Free School District

What is the racial makeup of East Middle School?

Students at East Middle School are 91% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% White.

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