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Clarke Middle School

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Clarke Middle School ranks 283 rd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

283^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 81% of New York middle schools

Summary

Clarke Middle School is a public middle school located in Westbury, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 642 students. The school is part of the East Meadow Union Free School District, which is ranked 85 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clarke Middle School consistently ranks among the top 15% of middle schools in New York, with impressive proficiency rates on state assessments that significantly outpace the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, 67.15% of 6th graders, 55.63% of 7th graders, and 62.07% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 50.86%, 50.99%, and 52.38%, respectively. In Math, the school's proficiency rates are even more remarkable, with 77.78% of 6th graders, 75.66% of 7th graders, and 73.33% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 51.2%, 56.47%, and 46.74%. The school's performance on Regents exams is also exceptional, with 100% proficiency rates in Earth Science and Algebra I for the past three years.

Compared to nearby schools, Woodland Middle School in the same district has slightly lower academic performance, while Westbury Middle School and Turtle Hook Middle School in neighboring districts have significantly lower proficiency rates. Clarke Middle School's consistent high performance over the past 10 years is a testament to its effective teaching practices, strong leadership, and commitment to student success, making it a standout institution in the region.

663

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,092

Per pupil spending ?

29.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

740 Edgewood Dr
Westbury, NY 11590-5497

(516) 876-7401

District: East Meadow Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.3%

Asian:

30.2%

Hispanic:

28.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (72% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of New York middle schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg78%

New York avg53%

283^rd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the East Meadow Union Free School District

85^th of 874East Meadow 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	78.0	283 of 1500	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	366 of 1504	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	204 of 1500	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	162 of 1479	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	158 of 1242	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	135 of 1439	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	82 of 1438	94.3%	★★★★★
2017	93.1	80 of 1455	94.5%	★★★★★
2016	91.5	83 of 1429	94.2%	★★★★★
2015	92.8	65 of 1407	95.4%	★★★★★
2014	92.2	69 of 1401	95.1%	★★★★★
2013	86.5	141 of 1373	89.7%	★★★★☆
2012	86.5	121 of 1337	90.9%	★★★★★
2011	90.6	63 of 1295	95.1%	★★★★★
2010	90.6	47 of 1243	96.2%	★★★★★
2009	84.7	53 of 1224	95.7%	★★★★★
2008	85.0	87 of 1185	92.7%	★★★★★
2007	84.8	115 of 1123	89.8%	★★★★☆
2006	81.2	175 of 1095	84.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	195 of 406	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	246 of 396	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.7	154 of 388	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	154 of 381	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	138 of 236	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.8	99 of 369	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	39 of 374	89.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	251 of 1457	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	333 of 1465	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	199 of 1463	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	153 of 1454	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	171 of 1066	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	118 of 1370	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	61 of 1353	95.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	262 of 965	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	248 of 953	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	125 of 943	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	87 of 914	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	63.4	110 of 449	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	83 of 826	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	80.7	114 of 810	85.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	328 of 1283	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	418 of 1296	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.7	230 of 1288	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	254 of 1306	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	188 of 935	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	150 of 1241	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	92.5	70 of 1245	94.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	314 of 1455	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	417 of 1464	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	211 of 1464	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	170 of 1455	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	132 of 1071	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	143 of 1366	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	100 of 1352	92.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	719 of 1298	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	496 of 1303	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	761 of 1307	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.6	319 of 1283	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	50.7	182 of 522	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.4	181 of 1139	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	239 of 1170	79.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	215 of 775	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	57.9	312 of 778	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	280 of 772	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.5	172 of 748	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	92 of 614	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	153 of 716	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	93 of 763	87.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)52nd percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Earth Science99%+34 vs state

Math76%+24 vs state

English Language Arts62%+10 vs state

Science55%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (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 U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th 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
Clarke Middle School	Public	6-8	740 Edgewood Dr	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 876-7401	663	72	9.2	29.4%	241 (36.3%)	22 (3.3%)	191 (28.8%)	200 (30.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	78	283^rd of 1500 public middle schools	81.1%		70	366^th of 1504 public middle schools	75.7%	83	98.7			100.0					67.2	55.6	62.1		77.8	75.7	73.3		54.6	98.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$31,092	$967	$30,125
Westbury Middle School	Public	6-8	455 Rockland St	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	Westbury Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 876-5082	945	97	9.7	63.9%	36 (3.8%)	223 (23.6%)	673 (71.2%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23.4	1256^th of 1500 public middle schools	16.3%		24.2	1225^th of 1504 public middle schools	18.6%	31		65.2	100.0	73.9					34.1	43.4	42.0		23.6	32.9	26.3		31.8	98.1	99.0	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.3	99.3	99.6	$44,205	$2,307	$41,899
Hicksville Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Jerusalem Ave	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 733-2262	1,215	103	11.7	52.4%	212 (17.4%)	26 (2.1%)	506 (41.6%)	434 (35.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	32 (2.6%)	42.5	862^nd of 1500 public middle schools	42.5%		38.3	951^st of 1504 public middle schools	36.8%	89	98.0	64.0		69.2		100.0			49.5	35.8	41.9		62.7	47.6	0.0			98.0	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.5	$29,275	$935	$28,340
Wisdom Lane Middle School	Public	6-8	120 Center Ln	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-7304	765	73	10.4	44.6%	306 (40.0%)	15 (2.0%)	220 (28.8%)	208 (27.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	67.8	415^th of 1500 public middle schools	72.3%		62.5	501^st of 1504 public middle schools	66.7%	86		100.0		100.0					46.2	62.4	61.5		59.5	72.5	75.0		56.7	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	100.0	$35,225	$497	$34,728
Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	690 Wenwood Dr	East Meadow	11554	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 564-6523	1,141	107	10.6	30.2%	436 (38.2%)	79 (6.9%)	237 (20.8%)	366 (32.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (1.7%)	81.8	231^st of 1500 public middle schools	84.6%		79.4	245^th of 1504 public middle schools	83.7%	14	100.0			100.0					67.3	60.2	64.5		88.0	79.7	89.4		51.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$32,137	$1,000	$31,137
Turtle Hook Middle School	Public	6-8	975 Jerusalem Ave	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-1301	637	71	8.9	67.5%	5 (0.8%)	181 (28.4%)	438 (68.8%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	25.7	1215^th of 1500 public middle schools	19.0%		21.6	1272^nd of 1504 public middle schools	15.4%	57				74.2	53.6				43.7	29.0	28.4		34.4	45.8				99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$51,713	$12,883	$38,830
Willets Road School	Public	5-7	455 I U Willets Rd	Roslyn Heights	11577	Nassau County	East Williston Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 333-8797	372	48	7.7	5.4%	190 (51.1%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.8%)	134 (36.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	97.2	39^th of 1500 public middle schools	97.4%		95.7	62^nd of 1504 public middle schools	95.9%	23								80.7	86.9	85.2		93.8	96.9	96.4		77.0		89.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	$43,846	$561	$43,284
Jericho Middle School	Public	6-8	99 Cedar Swamp Rd	Jericho	11753	Nassau County	Jericho Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 203-3620	825	73	11.2	18.4%	126 (15.3%)	12 (1.5%)	29 (3.5%)	632 (76.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (2.8%)	95.7	59^th of 1500 public middle schools	96.1%		95.1	73^rd of 1504 public middle schools	95.1%	14				100.0	100.0	100.0	98.9		79.8	84.3	85.8		90.9	93.5	87.7		71.7	99.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	$37,923	$173	$37,750
Island Trees Middle School	Public	5-9	45 Wantagh Ave S	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Island Trees Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 520-2157	725	67	10.8	35.7%	349 (48.1%)	10 (1.4%)	184 (25.4%)	161 (22.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.1%)	68.7	399^th of 1500 public middle schools	73.4%		70.8	359^th of 1504 public middle schools	76.1%	40		100.0		100.0				68.8	56.2	67.3	57.8	71.2	64.7	65.8	55.6	58.7	46.0	99.0	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	99.7	99.9	$32,386	$743	$31,643
Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School	Public	7-8	70 Greenwich St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4301	748	60	12.4	76.6%	0 (0.0%)	185 (24.7%)	552 (73.8%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.7	1381^st of 1500 public middle schools	7.9%		9.3	1443^rd of 1504 public middle schools	4.1%	62				33.0	22.0					30.5	30.3			28.7				99.4	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.7	$44,164	$2,781	$41,383

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