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South Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1248^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 17% of New York middle schools

Summary

South Middle School is a public middle school located in Brentwood, New York, serving 995 students in grades 6-8. 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.

South Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New York middle schools over the past 10 years, with significantly lower performance on state assessments compared to state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 30.94% to 43.04% across grades 6-8, compared to the state average of 50.86% to 52.38%. In mathematics, the proficiency rates at South Middle School ranged from 17.05% to 46.59% across grades 6-8, significantly lower than the state average of 46.74% to 56.47%. However, the school's performance on Regents exams, such as Earth Science, Living Environment, and Algebra I, is generally higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby Commack Middle School, Candlewood Middle School, and East Islip Middle School demonstrate much stronger academic performance, with proficiency rates well above the state averages. This suggests that the challenges faced by South Middle School may be specific to the Brentwood Union Free School District, as the nearby schools in other districts perform significantly better.

975

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,102

Per pupil spending ?

86.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

785 Candlewood Rd
Brentwood, NY 11717-6600

(631) 434-2341

District: Brentwood Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.0%

African American:

7.5%

Asian:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2019 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 17th (2025) from a 4th-percentile low (2019)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Brentwood Union Free School District

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (39% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Math scores 21 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg41%

New York avg53%

1,248^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	23.7	1248 of 1500	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1350 of 1504	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1368 of 1500	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	1378 of 1479	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	1166 of 1242	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1381 of 1439	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1333 of 1438	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	1220 of 1455	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.4	1154 of 1429	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.7	861 of 1407	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.6	1007 of 1401	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.4	871 of 1373	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.5	708 of 1337	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.5	780 of 1295	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.4	781 of 1243	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.2	795 of 1224	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.5	778 of 1185	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.6	721 of 1123	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.5	762 of 1095	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	251 of 676	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	259 of 705	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	281 of 696	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.4	466 of 653	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	247 of 406	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	441 of 646	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	555 of 615	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	446 of 591	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	509 of 581	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	400 of 473	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	352 of 503	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	1234 of 1457	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1328 of 1465	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1331 of 1463	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1384 of 1454	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1032 of 1066	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1326 of 1370	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1293 of 1353	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	691 of 965	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	796 of 953	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	834 of 943	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	825 of 914	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	412 of 449	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	785 of 826	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	711 of 810	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	961 of 1283	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1108 of 1296	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1162 of 1288	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1195 of 1306	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	868 of 935	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1203 of 1241	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1202 of 1245	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1175 of 1455	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1290 of 1464	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1328 of 1464	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1320 of 1455	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	997 of 1071	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1320 of 1366	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1226 of 1352	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	1224 of 1298	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1149 of 1303	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1155 of 1307	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1055 of 1283	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	338 of 522	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1088 of 1139	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1134 of 1170	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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+46 vs school

Asian (2025)39th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I91%+35 vs state

Earth Science89%+24 vs state

Living Environment75%+18 vs state

English Language Arts37%-15 vs state

Math32%-21 vs state

Science29%-15 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)	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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Udall Road Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Udall Rd	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 930-1650	438	48	9.0	22.4%	319 (72.8%)	10 (2.3%)	85 (19.4%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	30.6	1110^th of 1500 public middle schools	26.0%		41.8	879^th of 1504 public middle schools	41.6%	231		78.9	98.9	25.0	37.5	50.0	34.6	51.6	7.7		99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	$37,875	$1,541	$36,334

Frequently Asked Questions about South Middle School

What district is South Middle School in?

Brentwood Union Free School District

Is South Middle School a good school?

South Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.8% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend South Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 975 students attended South Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of South Middle School?

Students at South Middle School are 88% Hispanic, 7% African American, 2% Asian, 2% White.

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