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Lindenhurst Middle School

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Lindenhurst Middle School ranks 1010 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1010^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 33% of New York middle schools

Summary

Lindenhurst Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Lindenhurst Union Free School District, located in Lindenhurst, NY. The school has 1,293 students and is ranked 535 out of 874 in New York, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lindenhurst Middle School has seen a decline in its academic performance over the past few years, dropping from a high statewide ranking of 314 out of 1,455 New York middle schools in 2016-2017 to 1,010 out of 1,500 in 2024-2025. Its proficiency rates on state assessments are also below the state average, ranging from 28.87% to 52% in ELA and 20% to 44.44% in Math across different grade levels and years. The school also struggles to perform well across different student subgroups, with rankings mostly in the bottom half or bottom third of New York middle schools. However, Lindenhurst Middle School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.7 to 12 over the past few years.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Berner Middle School in the Massapequa Union Free School District and West Babylon Junior High School in the West Babylon Union Free School District, Lindenhurst Middle School generally performs worse on academic measures. The school and district will need to carefully analyze the root causes of these issues and develop a comprehensive plan to address them in order to improve the educational experiences and outcomes for all students.

1,260

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,612

Per pupil spending ?

46.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 S Wellwood Ave
Lindenhurst, NY 11757-0621

(631) 867-3500

District: Lindenhurst Union Free School District

Students who attend Lindenhurst Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lindenhurst Senior High School

Feeder schools for Lindenhurst Middle School:

Elementary:	Albany Avenue School
	Alleghany Avenue School
	Daniel Street School
	Harding Avenue School
	More...
	West Gates Avenue School
	William Rall School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.8%

Hispanic:

34.3%

African American:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (61% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 43 percentile points since 2015

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

!Science scores 24 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg55%

New York avg54%

1,010^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 43 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

535^th of 874Lindenhurst 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	35.1	1010 of 1500	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1119 of 1504	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	946 of 1500	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.4	461 of 1479	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	444 of 1242	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.9	385 of 1439	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	451 of 1438	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.6	314 of 1455	78.4%	★★★★☆
2016	72.1	313 of 1429	78.1%	★★★★☆
2015	70.8	337 of 1407	76.0%	★★★★☆
2014	54.2	566 of 1401	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.7	531 of 1373	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.5	378 of 1337	71.7%	★★★★☆
2011	73.7	357 of 1295	72.4%	★★★★☆
2010	74.2	324 of 1243	73.9%	★★★★☆
2009	75.1	296 of 1224	75.8%	★★★★☆
2008	80.3	192 of 1185	83.8%	★★★★☆
2007	82.4	165 of 1123	85.3%	★★★★☆
2006	83.5	137 of 1095	87.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	30.3	526 of 705	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.1	204 of 653	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	153 of 663	76.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	268 of 406	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	257 of 396	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	311 of 388	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.9	126 of 369	65.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	592 of 646	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	528 of 615	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	514 of 591	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	581 of 581	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	874 of 1457	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	1034 of 1465	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1082 of 1463	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	66.4	402 of 1454	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	57.1	402 of 1066	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	414 of 1370	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	416 of 1353	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	742 of 965	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	783 of 953	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	601 of 943	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.5	232 of 914	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	46.8	213 of 449	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	305 of 826	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	394 of 810	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	969 of 1283	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	967 of 1296	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	785 of 1288	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.3	355 of 1306	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	57.0	315 of 935	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	323 of 1241	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	404 of 1245	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1041 of 1455	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1109 of 1464	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.7	740 of 1464	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.5	486 of 1455	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	450 of 1071	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	338 of 1366	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	426 of 1352	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	1047 of 1298	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1220 of 1303	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	753 of 1307	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	767 of 1283	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	282 of 522	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	406 of 1139	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	421 of 1170	64.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	554 of 775	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	620 of 778	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	543 of 772	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.1	350 of 748	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	238 of 614	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	238 of 716	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	306 of 763	59.9%	★★★☆☆

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)40th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2025)34th percentile~ school

White (2025)29th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2024)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth Science100%+35 vs state

Geometry100%+40 vs state

Algebra I75%+18 vs state

Math44%-9 vs state

English Language Arts44%-8 vs state

Science20%-24 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 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th 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
Lindenhurst Middle School	Public	6-8	350 S Wellwood Ave	Lindenhurst	11757	Suffolk County	Lindenhurst Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 867-3500	1,260	123	10.2	46.2%	690 (54.8%)	64 (5.1%)	432 (34.3%)	51 (4.0%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	17 (1.3%)	35.1	1010^th of 1500 public middle schools	32.7%		29.2	1119^th of 1504 public middle schools	25.6%	109	100.0			74.5		100.0	49.1	28.9	52.0	44.4	44.2		20.0	99.4	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	$22,612	$00	$22,612
Copiague Middle School	Public	6-8	2650 Great Neck Rd	Copiague	11726	Suffolk County	Copiague Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 842-4011	1,081	90	11.9	58.1%	100 (9.3%)	199 (18.4%)	743 (68.7%)	16 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	20 (1.9%)	35.5	1003^rd of 1500 public middle schools	33.1%		23.6	1236^th of 1504 public middle schools	17.8%	233	100.0			93.8			48.1	32.4	38.8	53.4	48.5	30.5	35.5	96.4	99.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.2	99.5	99.1	$33,517	$1,510	$32,008
West Babylon Junior High School	Public	6-8	200 Old Farmingdale Rd	West Babylon	11704	Suffolk County	West Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 376-7204	817	65	12.5	25.0%	387 (47.4%)	97 (11.9%)	288 (35.3%)	28 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	65.6	457^th of 1500 public middle schools	69.5%		48.1	746^th of 1504 public middle schools	50.4%	289	100.0			100.0			60.9	45.3	60.3	56.3	70.5	60.6	54.8	98.2	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.9	99.9	$35,779	$312	$35,466
Edmund W Miles Middle School	Public	6-8	501 Rt 110	Amityville	11701	Suffolk County	Amityville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 565-6200	592	60	9.8	73.1%	18 (3.0%)	189 (31.9%)	349 (59.0%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.5%)	11	1418^th of 1500 public middle schools	5.5%		11.1	1424^th of 1504 public middle schools	5.3%	6		58.8	75.0	60.0			27.3	18.5	36.9	21.9	18.6			95.2	97.7	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.8	98.3	98.2	$34,861	$1,215	$33,646
Robert Moses Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Phelps Ln	North Babylon	11703	Suffolk County	North Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 620-7300	1,022	86	11.8	51.6%	248 (24.3%)	254 (24.9%)	392 (38.4%)	75 (7.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.7%)	15.8	1367^th of 1500 public middle schools	8.9%		19	1319^th of 1504 public middle schools	12.3%	48				96.0	78.1		26.2	29.6	41.0	25.2	32.2	21.6	13.6	98.8	99.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	$28,013	$963	$27,049
Berner Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Carman Mill Rd	Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5701	1,487	161	9.2	10.0%	1,237 (83.2%)	11 (0.7%)	154 (10.4%)	32 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (3.6%)	76.4	298^th of 1500 public middle schools	80.1%		77.1	272^nd of 1504 public middle schools	81.9%	26	100.0			100.0			61.5	61.9	57.2	78.4	80.7	66.2	46.6	99.2	99.3	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.6	99.4	$35,896	$369	$35,527
Beach Street Middle School	Public	6-8	17 Beach St	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 930-1600	380	42	8.9	11.3%	318 (83.7%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	48.2	751^st of 1500 public middle schools	49.9%		43.2	852^nd of 1504 public middle schools	43.4%	101		84.0		97.0			35.9	51.1	50.0	52.9	60.7			99.0	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.4	99.6	$37,513	$1,030	$36,483
Udall Road Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Udall Rd	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 930-1650	438	48	9.0	22.4%	319 (72.8%)	10 (2.3%)	85 (19.4%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	30.6	1110^th of 1500 public middle schools	26.0%		41.8	879^th of 1504 public middle schools	41.6%	231		78.9		98.9			25.0	37.5	50.0	34.6	51.6	7.7		99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	$37,875	$1,541	$36,334
Milton L Olive Middle School	Public	6-8	140 Garden City Ave	Wyandanch	11798	Suffolk County	Wyandanch Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 870-0525	546	56	9.7	76.9%	5 (0.9%)	153 (28.0%)	387 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.5	1411^th of 1500 public middle schools	5.9%		10.7	1427^th of 1504 public middle schools	5.1%	16		56.1		33.7			23.2	22.1	29.0	27.4	30.3		19.1	97.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.8	99.2	99.5	$43,122	$2,764	$40,359
Howitt School	Public	6-8	70 Van Cott Ave	Farmingdale	11735	Nassau County	Farmingdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-5410	1,180	127	9.2	27.8%	613 (51.9%)	87 (7.4%)	347 (29.4%)	87 (7.4%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.1%)	49.2	734^th of 1500 public middle schools	51.1%		46.6	776^th of 1504 public middle schools	48.4%	42				100.0	86.9		52.0	39.7	46.4	60.5	62.5	49.6	31.5	98.3	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.2	99.6	$38,573	$348	$38,226

Frequently Asked Questions about Lindenhurst Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Lindenhurst Middle School?

Students at Lindenhurst Middle School are 55% White, 34% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Lindenhurst Middle School a good school?

Lindenhurst Middle School ranks 1010^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lindenhurst Middle School in?

Lindenhurst Union Free School District

How many students attend Lindenhurst Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,260 students attended Lindenhurst Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Lindenhurst Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lindenhurst Middle School usually go on to attend Lindenhurst Senior High School

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