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Hampton Bays Middle School

Public Grades 5-8
1195th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,500 New York Middle Schools
Better than 20% of New York middle schools
Summary

Hampton Bays Middle School is a public middle school serving 578 students in grades 5-8 in the Hampton Bays Union Free School District. The school consistently underperforms the state average on English Language Arts (ELA) and Math assessments across all grade levels, with proficiency rates ranging from 24.39% to 44.6% in ELA and 41.79% to 52.17% in Math, compared to the state averages of 50.99% to 56.61% in ELA and 46.74% to 54.16% in Math. However, the school's performance on Regents exams is stronger, with proficiency rates of 92.65% in Living Environment and 93.75% in Algebra I, significantly outperforming the state averages.

Hampton Bays Middle School struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, with the school's rankings for subgroups such as Female, Male, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students consistently in the bottom quarter of New York middle schools. The school's performance for Special Education students is more mixed, ranging from a low ranking of 1 out of 5 stars to a high ranking of 4 out of 5 stars. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 68.17% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as East Hampton Middle School and Westhampton Middle School, Hampton Bays Middle School consistently underperforms on state assessments and has a lower overall ranking from SchoolDigger. These nearby schools serve student populations with lower percentages of free/reduced-price lunch recipients, suggesting that Hampton Bays Middle School may need to re-evaluate its instructional strategies and support systems to better meet the needs of its students.

570
Students ?
9.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$31,542
Per pupil spending ?
36.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 70 Ponquogue Ave
       Hampton Bays, NY  11946-2243

(631) 723-4700

District: Hampton Bays Union Free School District


Students who attend Hampton Bays Middle School usually attend:

High:    Hampton Bays High School

Feeder schools for Hampton Bays Middle School:

Elementary:    Hampton Bays Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
68.2%
White:
29.8%
Asian:
0.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (48% vs 53% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school48%
District avg50%
New York avg53%
1,195th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 20%▼ down 24 pts since 2015
From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
615th of 874Hampton Bays 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202526.81195 of 150020.3%★☆☆☆☆
202439.0938 of 150437.6%★★☆☆☆
202336.4988 of 150034.1%★★☆☆☆
202225.21174 of 147920.6%★☆☆☆☆
202125.9988 of 124220.5%★☆☆☆☆
201920.31206 of 143916.2%★☆☆☆☆
201833.9971 of 143832.5%★★☆☆☆
201732.01008 of 145530.7%★★☆☆☆
201648.7694 of 142951.4%★★★☆☆
201543.1788 of 140744.0%★★☆☆☆
201453.8574 of 140159.0%★★★☆☆
201359.2500 of 137363.6%★★★☆☆
201271.6396 of 133770.4%★★★★☆
201171.5392 of 129569.7%★★★☆☆
201067.1472 of 124362.0%★★★☆☆
200970.1432 of 122464.7%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202541.3342 of 64647.1%★★☆☆☆
202434.2436 of 61529.1%★☆☆☆☆
202333.5413 of 59130.1%★★☆☆☆
202230.5463 of 58120.3%★☆☆☆☆
202119.0101 of 11814.4%★☆☆☆☆
201929.4390 of 47317.5%★☆☆☆☆
201834.8347 of 50331.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202525.61193 of 145718.1%★☆☆☆☆
202444.2831 of 146543.3%★★☆☆☆
202337.3954 of 146334.8%★★☆☆☆
202221.71221 of 145416.0%★☆☆☆☆
202121.8913 of 106614.4%★☆☆☆☆
201933.4946 of 137030.9%★★☆☆☆
201838.3876 of 135335.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202526.1794 of 96517.7%★☆☆☆☆
202436.6612 of 95335.8%★★☆☆☆
202332.8659 of 94330.1%★★☆☆☆
202224.2753 of 91417.6%★☆☆☆☆
202121.3396 of 44911.8%★☆☆☆☆
201919.6727 of 82612.0%★☆☆☆☆
201829.9615 of 81024.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202526.21038 of 128319.1%★☆☆☆☆
202441.7745 of 129642.5%★★☆☆☆
202335.6885 of 128831.3%★★☆☆☆
202220.81156 of 130611.5%★☆☆☆☆
202124.9783 of 93516.3%★☆☆☆☆
201918.31132 of 12418.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201827.7989 of 124520.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202529.21112 of 145523.6%★☆☆☆☆
202434.31010 of 146431.0%★★☆☆☆
202337.8935 of 146436.1%★★☆☆☆
202232.01020 of 145529.9%★★☆☆☆
202127.3832 of 107122.3%★☆☆☆☆
201917.11221 of 136610.6%★☆☆☆☆
201833.8917 of 135232.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202540.3724 of 129844.2%★★☆☆☆
202465.6275 of 130378.9%★★★★☆
202319.91228 of 13076.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202231.3967 of 128324.6%★☆☆☆☆
201928.8912 of 113919.9%★☆☆☆☆
201835.8765 of 117034.6%★★☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile+27 vs school
Special Education (2025)44th percentile+24 vs school
Male (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school
Female (2025)18th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I94%+38 vs state
Living Environment93%+36 vs state
Math46%-7 vs state
Science35%-10 vs state
English Language Arts35%-18 vs state

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Hampton Bays Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.3% of New York middle schools.

Students at Hampton Bays Middle School are 68% Hispanic, 30% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 570 students attended Hampton Bays Middle School.

Students who attend Hampton Bays Middle School usually go on to attend Hampton Bays High School

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