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Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School

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Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School ranks 637 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

637^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 58% of New York middle schools

Summary

Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Lakeland Central School District in Yorktown Heights, New York. With 1,194 students, the school is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger and has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate in recent years, ranging from 296 out of 1,479 New York middle schools in 2021-2022 to 637 out of 1,500 in 2024-2025.

Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School generally performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math assessments, with 60.48% of 7th graders proficient or better in ELA and 64.54% of 8th graders proficient or better in Math in 2024-2025, compared to state averages of 50.99% and 46.74%, respectively. The school also excels in Regents exams, with 99.26% of students proficient or better in Earth Science and 100% proficient or better in Algebra I in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the state averages. However, the school struggles more with supporting English Language Learners and Special Education students, ranking in the bottom 50% of New York middle schools in these areas.

Compared to nearby schools, Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School performs better than some, such as Blue Mountain Middle School and Peekskill Middle School, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Haldane Middle School, Seven Bridges Middle School, and Mildred E. Strang Middle School in areas such as ELA and Math proficiency. The school's increased spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio may be contributing factors to its academic success.

1,219

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,847

Per pupil spending ?

31.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3417 Old Yorktown Rd
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598-9999

(914) 245-1885

District: Lakeland Central School District

Feeder schools for Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School:

Elementary:	Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
	George Washington Elementary School
	Lincoln Titus Elementary School
	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
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	Van Cortlandtville School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.1%

Hispanic:

33.1%

African American:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (59% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (58th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg62%

New York avg53%

637^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

248^th of 874Lakeland Central 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	55.5	637 of 1500	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	462 of 1504	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	321 of 1500	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	296 of 1479	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	380 of 1242	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	331 of 1439	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	338 of 1438	76.5%	★★★★☆
2017	76.3	276 of 1455	81.0%	★★★★☆
2016	73.9	289 of 1429	79.8%	★★★★☆
2015	75.0	269 of 1407	80.9%	★★★★☆
2014	73.9	275 of 1401	80.4%	★★★★☆
2013	74.8	284 of 1373	79.3%	★★★★☆
2012	77.7	283 of 1337	78.8%	★★★★☆
2011	75.3	328 of 1295	74.7%	★★★★☆
2010	77.7	271 of 1243	78.2%	★★★★☆
2009	73.0	350 of 1224	71.4%	★★★★☆
2008	77.0	267 of 1185	77.5%	★★★★☆
2007	72.7	323 of 1123	71.2%	★★★★☆
2006	76.7	248 of 1095	77.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	171 of 676	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	152 of 705	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	140 of 696	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	101 of 706	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.2	72 of 253	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	172 of 653	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	237 of 663	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	245 of 406	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.9	198 of 396	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	138 of 388	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	187 of 381	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	122 of 236	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.4	95 of 369	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	80 of 374	78.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	636 of 646	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	299 of 615	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	257 of 591	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	523 of 1457	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	365 of 1465	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	276 of 1463	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	260 of 1454	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	309 of 1066	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	252 of 1370	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	316 of 1353	76.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	515 of 965	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	361 of 953	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.5	202 of 943	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	209 of 914	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	51.0	180 of 449	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	296 of 826	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	305 of 810	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	821 of 1283	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	563 of 1296	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	345 of 1288	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.4	421 of 1306	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	392 of 935	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	391 of 1241	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	440 of 1245	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	673 of 1455	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	521 of 1464	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.6	350 of 1464	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	313 of 1455	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.2	390 of 1071	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	388 of 1366	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	337 of 1352	75.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	151 of 235	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	97 of 220	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.7	50 of 190	73.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	828 of 1298	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	736 of 1303	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	484 of 1307	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	358 of 1283	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	36.4	326 of 522	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	844 of 1139	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.3	472 of 1170	59.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	364 of 775	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	285 of 778	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	248 of 772	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.5	224 of 748	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	60.1	219 of 614	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	248 of 716	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	276 of 763	63.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)75th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)40th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Earth Science99%+34 vs state

Math55%+3 vs state

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Science41%-3 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)	Regents Life Science Biology (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	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th 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
Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School	Public	6-8	3417 Old Yorktown Rd	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 245-1885	1,219	124	9.8	31.5%	623 (51.1%)	90 (7.4%)	403 (33.1%)	59 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.4%)	55.5	637^th of 1500 public middle schools	57.5%		64.7	462^nd of 1504 public middle schools	69.3%	175	99.3		100.0					45.3	60.5	53.0				43.4	60.7	64.5		40.6	98.6	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.7	99.2	99.3	$34,847	$676	$34,171
Mildred E Strang Middle School	Public	6-8	2701 Crompond Rd	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Yorktown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 243-8000	793	83	9.5	15.0%	564 (71.1%)	19 (2.4%)	132 (16.6%)	58 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	81.8	229^th of 1500 public middle schools	84.7%		86.3	167^th of 1504 public middle schools	88.9%	62		100.0	100.0					65.7	60.3	63.2				76.3	76.1	92.4		62.8	99.3	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	99.9	99.9	$35,312	$400	$34,911
Putnam Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	142 Peekskill Hollow Rd	Putnam Valley	10579	Putnam County	Putnam Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 528-8101	446	36	12.3	20.9%	254 (57.0%)	16 (3.6%)	143 (32.1%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.6%)	83.5	209^th of 1500 public middle schools	86.1%		88	152^nd of 1504 public middle schools	89.9%	57			100.0				68.7	83.7	65.2	67.8			70.1	87.8	73.3	53.5	51.8	62.1	98.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$33,579	$556	$33,023
Mahopac Middle School	Public	6-10	425 Baldwin Pl Rd	Mahopac	10541	Putnam County	Mahopac Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 621-1330	902	96	9.4	22.5%	557 (61.8%)	26 (2.9%)	282 (31.3%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.5%)	56.2	625^th of 1500 public middle schools	58.3%		61.4	522^nd of 1504 public middle schools	65.3%	103		100.0	100.0					50.9	45.2	57.1				68.5	58.3	38.9		41.3	99.1	99.3	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.5	99.7	99.7	$36,951	$540	$36,411
Blue Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Furnace Woods Rd	Cortlandt Manor	10567	Westchester County	Hendrick Hudson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 257-5700	534	57	9.3	36.3%	245 (45.9%)	33 (6.2%)	211 (39.5%)	17 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	52.2	683^rd of 1500 public middle schools	54.5%		49.7	715^th of 1504 public middle schools	52.5%	32		73.7	100.0					56.3	36.8	51.6				62.1	57.0	39.0			99.4	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.6	99.6	$38,506	$754	$37,752
Peekskill Middle School	Public	6-8	212 Ringgold St	Peekskill	10566	Westchester County	Peekskill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 737-4542	860	72	11.9	49.1%	52 (6.0%)	113 (13.1%)	661 (76.9%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	16.9	1351^st of 1500 public middle schools	9.9%		16.2	1359^th of 1504 public middle schools	9.6%	8	100.0		97.3					25.1	21.6	31.1				23.6	32.4	30.0		34.9	85.9	97.7	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.2	96.9	95.6	$31,297	$1,894	$29,402
Somers Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Rt 202	Somers	10589	Westchester County	Somers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 277-3399	553	61	9.0	14.1%	417 (75.4%)	6 (1.1%)	92 (16.6%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	79.8	259^th of 1500 public middle schools	82.7%		80.1	235^th of 1504 public middle schools	84.4%	24			100.0					63.2	60.0	73.1				71.9	74.6	55.2		70.2	99.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	99.7	99.7	$41,277	$237	$41,041
Seven Bridges Middle School	Public	5-8	222 Seven Bridges Rd	Chappaqua	10514	Westchester County	Chappaqua Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 238-7203	500	50	10.0	6.0%	342 (68.4%)	7 (1.4%)	35 (7.0%)	81 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	96.9	46^th of 1500 public middle schools	96.9%		97.8	27^th of 1504 public middle schools	98.2%	19			96.0	92.7			91.1	84.9	85.2	87.0			87.4	96.0	95.8	89.6	71.2		99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$42,086	$414	$41,672
Highland Falls Intermediate School	Public	3-8	52 Mountain Ave	Highland Falls	10928	Orange County	Highland Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 446-4761	334	39	8.5	51.8%	134 (40.1%)	37 (11.1%)	129 (38.6%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	56.5	621^st of 1500 public middle schools	58.6%		41.8	881^st of 1504 public middle schools	41.4%	260			100.0	61.9	42.6	68.3	60.9	59.1	47.7	57.1	38.7	70.7	57.1	47.4	57.5	69.0	43.5	34.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.7	$27,169	$769	$26,400
Pierre Van Cortlandt School	Public	5-8	3 Glen Pl	Croton On Hudson	10520	Westchester County	Croton-Harmon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 271-2191	463	48	9.6	12.7%	334 (72.1%)	9 (1.9%)	74 (16.0%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	88.5	148^th of 1500 public middle schools	90.1%		90.9	124^th of 1504 public middle schools	91.8%	24		87.3	98.8				73.4	73.5	83.6	76.2			73.2	74.8	75.4	71.8	68.2		98.8	99.4	99.4	99.4	100.0	99.8	99.6	99.4	$33,753	$2,175	$31,579

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