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John W Dodd Middle School

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John W Dodd Middle School ranks 1100 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1100^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 27% of New York middle schools

Summary

John W Dodd Middle School is a public middle school located in Freeport, New York, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 932 students. The school is part of the Freeport Union Free School District, which is ranked 378 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John W Dodd Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools, with a ranking between 1,100 and 992 out of around 1,500 schools over the past 10 years. Its performance on state assessments is also below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 25-47% in ELA and 17-48% in Math. However, the school's students perform exceptionally well on Regents exams, with proficiency rates ranging from 68-100% in subjects like Earth Science, Algebra I, and Geometry. This suggests that the school may be better equipped to prepare students for the more rigorous Regents exams.

When compared to other middle schools in the surrounding area, such as Shore Road School, Merrick Avenue Middle School, and South Side Middle School, John W Dodd Middle School generally performs worse on state assessments and has a lower ranking among New York middle schools. The school's high-needs student population, including a large proportion of economically disadvantaged and English Language Learner students, may contribute to these challenges. Continued efforts to address the school's academic deficiencies and support its high-needs student population could be crucial for improving the school's overall performance and competitiveness among New York middle schools.

924

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,452

Per pupil spending ?

70.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25 Pine St
Freeport, NY 11520-0801

(516) 867-5286

District: Freeport Union Free School District

Students who attend John W Dodd Middle School usually attend:

High:

Freeport High School

Feeder schools for John W Dodd Middle School:

Elementary:	Archer Street School
	Bayview Avenue School
	Columbus Avenue School
	Leo F Giblyn School
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	New Visions Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.5%

African American:

21.0%

White:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2021 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 27th (2025) from a 15th-percentile low (2021)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (46% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 15 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg41%

New York avg54%

1,100^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

378^th of 874Freeport 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	31.0	1100 of 1500	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1191 of 1504	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1221 of 1500	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1169 of 1479	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	1051 of 1242	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1102 of 1439	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1057 of 1438	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.8	992 of 1455	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.9	911 of 1429	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.2	956 of 1407	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.7	972 of 1401	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.8	751 of 1373	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	66.4	486 of 1337	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.2	661 of 1295	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	64.5	517 of 1243	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.4	624 of 1224	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.8	584 of 1185	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.9	627 of 1123	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.8	759 of 1095	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	333 of 676	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	384 of 705	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	401 of 696	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	397 of 706	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	122 of 253	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	327 of 653	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	307 of 663	53.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	403 of 646	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	308 of 615	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	278 of 591	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	311 of 581	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.6	102 of 118	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	213 of 473	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.5	333 of 503	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	1128 of 1457	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1182 of 1465	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1249 of 1463	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1181 of 1454	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	942 of 1066	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1049 of 1370	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1033 of 1353	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	602 of 965	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	639 of 953	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	697 of 943	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	660 of 914	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	358 of 449	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	629 of 826	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	562 of 810	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	566 of 603	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	760 of 1283	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	904 of 1296	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	987 of 1288	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	990 of 1306	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	738 of 935	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	967 of 1241	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	942 of 1245	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	1017 of 1455	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1129 of 1464	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1120 of 1464	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	1117 of 1455	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	899 of 1071	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1004 of 1366	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	967 of 1352	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	103 of 235	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	695 of 1298	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	811 of 1303	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	852 of 1307	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	889 of 1283	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.5	498 of 522	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	840 of 1170	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	434 of 775	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	437 of 778	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	576 of 772	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	549 of 748	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	401 of 614	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	357 of 716	50.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2025)6th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+40 vs state

Algebra I98%+42 vs state

Earth Science68%+3 vs state

English Language Arts42%-10 vs state

Math38%-15 vs state

Science34%-10 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)	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	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
John W Dodd Middle School	Public	7-8	25 Pine St	Freeport	11520	Nassau County	Freeport Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 867-5286	924	90	10.2	70.8%	43 (4.7%)	194 (21.0%)	651 (70.5%)	13 (1.4%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.6%)	31	1100^th of 1500 public middle schools	26.7%		25.9	1191^st of 1504 public middle schools	20.8%	91	68.1			98.1		100.0			38.6	44.3			47.9	25.9		33.7	97.9	99.1	98.8	98.8	100.0	99.4	98.6	98.8	$37,452	$1,926	$35,527
Caroline G Atkinson School	Public	5-6	58 W Seaman Ave	Freeport	11520	Nassau County	Freeport Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 867-5270	882	77	11.4	67.6%	22 (2.5%)	189 (21.4%)	650 (73.7%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.4%)								(n/a)							46.1	39.6			38.1	47.1			26.6		98.3	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.8	99.8	$34,060	$1,966	$32,095
Baldwin Middle School	Public	6-8	3211 Schreiber Pl	Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Baldwin Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-6200	1,007	86	11.7	42.2%	59 (5.9%)	478 (47.5%)	373 (37.0%)	53 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	41 (4.1%)	52.1	688^th of 1500 public middle schools	54.1%		54.8	631^st of 1504 public middle schools	58.0%	57	96.6			86.8				54.0	51.8	53.6		46.7	62.7	7.1		32.8	95.6	99.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.0	98.4	99.4	$31,503	$1,748	$29,755
Roosevelt Middle School	Public	7-8	335 E Clinton Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 345-7700	441	53	8.3	64.9%	18 (4.1%)	130 (29.5%)	287 (65.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18.1	1337^th of 1500 public middle schools	10.9%		22	1264^th of 1504 public middle schools	16.0%	73		96.3	96.6	100.0					29.4	25.3			45.4	24.4		21.2	88.5	97.3	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.2	98.8	97.7	$49,082	$3,746	$45,336
Grand Avenue Middle School	Public	7-8	2301 Grand Ave	Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-1100	916	77	11.9	17.0%	594 (64.8%)	25 (2.7%)	155 (16.9%)	115 (12.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.5%)	77	292^nd of 1500 public middle schools	80.5%		77.8	260^th of 1504 public middle schools	82.7%	32	99.1			99.6					66.1	68.8			72.8	51.8		50.0	99.6	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	$33,991	$101	$33,890
Shore Road School	Public	5-6	2801 Shore Rd	Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	Bellmore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 679-2950	273	20	13.3	19.4%	197 (72.2%)	9 (3.3%)	28 (10.3%)	33 (12.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)								(n/a)							69.7	68.8			71.8	82.5			62.7		99.3	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	99.7	$35,292	$389	$34,903
Lawrence Road Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Lawrence Rd	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-1501	623	72	8.6	65.3%	6 (1.0%)	225 (36.1%)	363 (58.3%)	14 (2.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	29.2	1138^th of 1500 public middle schools	24.1%		18.5	1326^th of 1504 public middle schools	11.8%	188				78.8	59.2			35.7	40.8	35.5		36.3	53.8	6.7		5.9	97.5	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.7	$43,916	$2,136	$41,780
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
South Side Middle School	Public	6-9	67 Hillside Ave	Rockville Centre	11570	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 255-8976	806	86	9.4	16.6%	562 (69.7%)	51 (6.3%)	138 (17.1%)	24 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.8%)	81.5	236^th of 1500 public middle schools	84.3%		72	345^th of 1504 public middle schools	77.1%	109	91.2			96.2				67.0	60.7	65.1		81.0	78.2				99.2	99.8	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.7	$38,529	$557	$37,972
School 9m-Oceanside Middle School	Public	7-8	186 Alice Ave	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 678-8518	801	77	10.4	21.0%	498 (62.2%)	25 (3.1%)	214 (26.7%)	42 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.6%)	67	433^rd of 1500 public middle schools	71.1%		64	477^th of 1504 public middle schools	68.3%	44				90.8	99.1				55.6	58.7			73.7			47.7	98.5	99.1	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.4	99.3	99.6	$35,890	$709	$35,181

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