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Robert M Finley Middle School

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Robert M Finley Middle School ranks 1074 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1074^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 28% of New York middle schools

Summary

Robert M Finley Middle School is a public middle school located in Glen Cove, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 674 students. The school is part of the Glen Cove City School District, which is ranked 772 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Robert M Finley Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages in New York State Assessments for English Language Arts and Math. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and African American students performing relatively better, while Hispanic and English Language Learner students struggle, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of New York middle schools in recent years. The school has a low statewide ranking, placing between 675-1074 out of 1500 New York middle schools over the past 5 years, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger.

In contrast, nearby schools such as Manhasset Middle School, Jericho Middle School, and North Shore Middle School consistently outperform Robert M Finley Middle School on state assessments, have higher rankings, and serve more affluent student populations. While Robert M Finley Middle School struggles on the state assessments, its students perform relatively well on Regents exams, suggesting the school may be more effective in preparing students for these end-of-course exams.

691

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,512

Per pupil spending ?

59.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Forest Ave
Glen Cove, NY 11542-2192

(516) 801-7510

District: Glen Cove City School District

Students who attend Robert M Finley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Glen Cove High School

Feeder schools for Robert M Finley Middle School:

Elementary:	Connolly School
	Deasy School
	Gribbin School
	Landing School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.5%

White:

16.5%

African American:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 22 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg44%

New York avg53%

1,074^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

772^nd of 874Glen Cove City 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	31.9	1074 of 1500	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1014 of 1504	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	1010 of 1500	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	675 of 1479	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.9	749 of 1242	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	700 of 1439	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	770 of 1438	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.9	815 of 1455	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.0	869 of 1429	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.2	750 of 1407	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.7	795 of 1401	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.0	768 of 1373	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.6	778 of 1337	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.4	708 of 1295	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.5	618 of 1243	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.8	559 of 1224	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.3	544 of 1185	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.2	539 of 1123	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.3	618 of 1095	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	436 of 676	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	303 of 705	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	165 of 653	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	177 of 663	73.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	68.2	124 of 396	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	224 of 388	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	428 of 646	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	598 of 615	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	544 of 591	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	427 of 581	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	86 of 118	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	411 of 473	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	295 of 503	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	1051 of 1457	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	942 of 1465	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	922 of 1463	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	654 of 1454	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	599 of 1066	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	565 of 1370	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	743 of 1353	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	654 of 965	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	659 of 953	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	670 of 943	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.2	400 of 914	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	244 of 449	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	418 of 826	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	524 of 810	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	1009 of 1283	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	903 of 1296	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	853 of 1288	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.4	453 of 1306	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	467 of 935	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	649 of 1241	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	920 of 1245	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	1016 of 1455	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	974 of 1464	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1009 of 1464	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	678 of 1455	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.7	721 of 1071	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	775 of 1366	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	742 of 1352	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	1028 of 1298	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	820 of 1303	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1088 of 1307	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.6	546 of 1283	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.9	483 of 522	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	877 of 1139	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	959 of 1170	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	494 of 775	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	422 of 778	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	410 of 772	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.4	209 of 748	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	175 of 614	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	234 of 716	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	236 of 763	69.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Asian (2024)69th percentile+36 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I96%+40 vs state

Living Environment80%+23 vs state

Math44%-8 vs state

English Language Arts38%-13 vs state

Science22%-22 vs state

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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 Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics 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
Robert M Finley Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Forest Ave	Glen Cove	11542	Nassau County	Glen Cove City School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 801-7510	691	73	9.5	59.8%	114 (16.5%)	50 (7.2%)	487 (70.5%)	22 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	31.9	1074^th of 1500 public middle schools	28.4%		35.2	1014^th of 1504 public middle schools	32.6%	60			80.0		95.7					38.0	33.6	46.3		41.7	48.7	37.5		21.6	96.7	98.6	98.9	98.9	99.3	98.5	98.5	97.8	$32,512	$845	$31,667
Locust Valley Middle School	Public	6-10	99 Horse Hollow Rd	Locust Valley	11560	Nassau County	Locust Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 277-5200	427	50	8.5	20.8%	300 (70.3%)	4 (0.9%)	95 (22.2%)	26 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	83.9	205^th of 1500 public middle schools	86.3%		92.7	103^rd of 1504 public middle schools	93.2%	102			100.0		100.0					58.3	71.8	68.1		80.7	82.2	72.7		64.7	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	$52,677	$632	$52,045
North Shore Middle School	Public	6-8	505 Glen Cove Ave	Glen Head	11545	Nassau County	North Shore Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 277-7301	642	82	7.8	13.6%	438 (68.2%)	2 (0.3%)	80 (12.5%)	81 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.4%)	93.8	85^th of 1500 public middle schools	94.3%		94.8	76^th of 1504 public middle schools	94.9%	9			90.7		99.4		100.0			79.9	84.9	71.9		96.6	95.0	57.1			98.6	99.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.6	99.0	99.8	$43,590	$692	$42,899
Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School	Public	6-8	Port Washington Blvd	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 767-5505	1,213	113	10.7	6.2%	744 (61.3%)	17 (1.4%)	276 (22.8%)	137 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.1%)	91.3	118^th of 1500 public middle schools	92.1%		89.5	139^th of 1504 public middle schools	90.8%	21	100.0			100.0	100.0			100.0		72.2	74.9	73.7		87.5	92.2	75.6		72.9	98.7	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.4	99.2	$35,384	$495	$34,890
Oyster Bay Middle School	Public	7-9	150 E Main St	Oyster Bay	11771	Nassau County	Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 624-6535	205	26	7.9	25.9%	135 (65.9%)	3 (1.5%)	59 (28.8%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	81.8	230^th of 1500 public middle schools	84.7%		73.7	322^nd of 1504 public middle schools	78.6%	92		100.0			82.5						71.4	77.5			82.4			29.6									$43,847	$1,232	$42,615
Roslyn Middle School	Public	6-9	375 Locust Ln	Roslyn Heights	11577	Nassau County	Roslyn Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 801-5201	802	69	11.5	16.6%	478 (59.6%)	22 (2.7%)	73 (9.1%)	204 (25.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.9%)	92.3	100^th of 1500 public middle schools	93.3%		92.9	98^th of 1504 public middle schools	93.5%	2		100.0			100.0		100.0			73.0	80.7	80.0		92.5	92.0	47.6		58.5	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.9	99.9	$34,383	$352	$34,031
Manhasset Middle School	Public	7-8	200 Memorial Pl	Manhasset	11030	Nassau County	Manhasset Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 267-7500	541	49	10.9	12.8%	281 (51.9%)	17 (3.1%)	40 (7.4%)	183 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	94.6	70^th of 1500 public middle schools	95.3%		96	60^th of 1504 public middle schools	96.0%	10		100.0	94.7		100.0		100.0				86.9	78.9			93.7	69.4			99.5	99.8	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.9	$33,365	$435	$32,930
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
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
Herricks Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Hilldale Dr	Albertson	11507	Nassau County	Herricks Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 305-8600	1,094	96	11.3	21.4%	178 (16.3%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (4.4%)	850 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.4%)	94.4	72^nd of 1500 public middle schools	95.2%		95.1	71^st of 1504 public middle schools	95.3%	1					100.0			97.3		82.3	83.3	84.0		88.8	95.9	84.9		50.6	98.9	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$39,631	$481	$39,150

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