Summary:
The Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District has only one middle school, John F. Kennedy Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance on state assessments is consistently below the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Math, and Science, despite its relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio.
While John F. Kennedy Middle School performs well on Regents exams, its overall ranking among New York middle schools is in the bottom half, at 1422 out of 1500 in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's proficiency rates in ELA and Math range from 23.81% to 27.2% and 22.45% to 24.19%, respectively, compared to the district's 26.98% to 25.89% in ELA and 23.28% to 23.44% in Math, and the state's 50.86% to 52.38% in ELA and 46.74% to 56.47% in Math. The school's performance in Science is particularly low, with only 10.91% of 8th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 10.53% for the district and 43.5% for the state.
The high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at John F. Kennedy Middle School, at 28.57% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggests that the school may be serving a population of students with greater socioeconomic challenges. This, combined with the school's inconsistent performance, raises questions about how the school is utilizing its resources and whether there are other factors, such as curriculum, instruction, or school climate, that may be impacting student achievement. Further analysis and targeted interventions may be necessary to improve the school's performance and ensure that all students have access to a quality education.
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