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Best Middle Schools in Wantagh, NY

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645

Students

Top rankedWantagh Middle School349^th of 1,500 New York middle schools

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Wantagh Middle School up 175 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Wantagh, New York is home to a single middle school, Wantagh Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. This school is part of the Wantagh Union Free School District and is considered a standout performer, ranking in the top 25% of middle schools statewide.

Wantagh Middle School has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating above-average performance. The school's proficiency rates on New York State Assessments are generally higher than the state averages, particularly in math, where 73.79% of 6th graders were proficient in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 51.2%. Wantagh Middle School also performs exceptionally well on Regents exams, with 100% proficiency rates in Earth Science and Algebra I.

The school serves a relatively affluent community, with a low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (9.26% in 2023-2024) and a high per-student spending of $31,055, significantly higher than the state average. The student-teacher ratio is also low at 10.3, indicating small class sizes. While Wantagh Middle School is a high-performing school, there may still be room for improvement in areas where its proficiency rates are closer to the state average, such as 6th grade ELA.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (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 Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology 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	% 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
Wantagh Middle School	Public	6-8	3299 Beltagh Ave	Wantagh	11793	Nassau County	Wantagh Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 679-6350	645	61	10.5	12.2%	527 (81.7%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (10.9%)	24 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	73	349^th of 1500 public middle schools	76.7%		61.3	524^th of 1504 public middle schools	65.2%	175	100.0	100.0	80.6	50.0	56.6	63.5	73.8	81.2	60.7	99.2	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.7	$33,295	$587	$32,708

Cities Near Wantagh

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Bellmore	0.79 mi	3	149^th
Seaford	1.07 mi	5	172^nd
Bellmore	1.23 mi	7	68^th
Levittown	1.29 mi	12	170^th
North Merrick	1.86 mi	2	145^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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