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William Paca Middle School

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William Paca Middle School ranks 1109 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1109^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 26% of New York middle schools

Summary

William Paca Middle School is a public middle school located in Mastic Beach, New York, serving 987 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the William Floyd Union Free School District, which is ranked 700 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively small class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio of 10.1 in 2023-2024, William Paca Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of New York middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 922 and 1310 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is also below the district and state averages across most grade levels and subjects. Additionally, the school struggles to support certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half of New York middle schools for female, male, African American, Hispanic, and special education students.

The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 54.85% to 59.47% over the past few years, suggests that William Paca Middle School serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population. While the school has seen a steady increase in per-student spending, from $15,920 in 2020-2021 to $29,000 in 2023-2024, its academic performance remains below the district and state averages, raising questions about the effective use of resources and the need to evaluate the school's instructional practices and support systems.

1,078

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,458

Per pupil spending ?

54.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

338 Blanco Dr
Mastic Beach, NY 11951-1097

(631) 874-1414

District: William Floyd Union Free School District

Students who attend William Paca Middle School usually attend:

High:

William Floyd High School

Feeder schools for William Paca Middle School:

Elementary:	John S Hobart Elementary School
	Tangier Smith Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.1%

White:

27.2%

African American:

20.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg48%

New York avg54%

1,109^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the William Floyd Union Free School District

700^th of 874William Floyd 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	30.6	1109 of 1500	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1229 of 1504	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1310 of 1500	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1081 of 1479	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	977 of 1242	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1197 of 1439	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1158 of 1438	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.6	1106 of 1455	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.4	922 of 1429	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.1	970 of 1407	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.1	1091 of 1401	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.6	1002 of 1373	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.2	839 of 1337	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.8	799 of 1295	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.6	657 of 1243	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.6	581 of 1224	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.0	569 of 1185	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.8	544 of 1123	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.5	530 of 1095	51.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	448 of 676	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	545 of 705	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	567 of 696	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	503 of 706	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	206 of 253	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	632 of 653	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	572 of 663	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	228 of 406	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	431 of 646	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	401 of 615	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	583 of 591	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	53.6	149 of 503	70.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	1083 of 1457	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1261 of 1465	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1313 of 1463	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1051 of 1454	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	865 of 1066	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	1135 of 1370	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1157 of 1353	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	717 of 965	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	710 of 953	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	773 of 943	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	557 of 914	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	272 of 449	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	491 of 826	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	519 of 810	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	439 of 603	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	593 of 594	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	485 of 543	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	270 of 487	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	30 of 49	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	312 of 392	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	344 of 457	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	1044 of 1283	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	1089 of 1296	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1153 of 1288	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1041 of 1306	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	584 of 935	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1102 of 1241	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1084 of 1245	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1067 of 1455	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1073 of 1464	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1213 of 1464	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	1036 of 1455	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	841 of 1071	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1147 of 1366	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1016 of 1352	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	178 of 235	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	176 of 220	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	179 of 208	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	148 of 190	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	88 of 95	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1104 of 1298	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1093 of 1303	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1111 of 1307	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	886 of 1283	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	445 of 522	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	1042 of 1139	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	906 of 1170	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	491 of 775	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	613 of 778	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	664 of 772	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	578 of 748	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	467 of 614	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	601 of 716	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	711 of 763	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2025)44th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I72%+16 vs state

Life Science Biology60%~ state avg

Math43%-11 vs state

English Language Arts38%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology 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
William Paca Middle School	Public	6-8	338 Blanco Dr	Mastic Beach	11951	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1414	1,078	96	11.2	54.5%	293 (27.2%)	223 (20.7%)	465 (43.1%)	19 (1.8%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (6.5%)	30.6	1109^th of 1500 public middle schools	26.1%		24.1	1229^th of 1504 public middle schools	18.3%	120		72.5	59.6			36.8	36.2	44.0		42.1	43.4				98.1	99.2	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.3	99.3	99.5	$28,458	$1,281	$27,176
William Floyd Middle School	Public	6-8	630 Moriches-Mid Isl Rd	Moriches	11955	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-5505	1,124	91	12.4	54.4%	296 (26.3%)	138 (12.3%)	606 (53.9%)	22 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	58 (5.2%)	35.4	1004^th of 1500 public middle schools	33.1%		35.2	1013^th of 1504 public middle schools	32.6%	9		75.0	61.7			47.7	39.0	39.9		39.8	46.2				98.2	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.9	99.7	99.6	99.3	$28,433	$973	$27,460
Center Moriches Middle School	Public	6-8	311 Frowein Rd	Center Moriches	11934	Suffolk County	Center Moriches Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 878-2519	297	30	9.8	33.0%	191 (64.3%)	12 (4.0%)	67 (22.6%)	3 (1.0%)	22 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	24.7	1229^th of 1500 public middle schools	18.1%		19.5	1312^th of 1504 public middle schools	12.8%	83	91.7	100.0				27.1	41.5	23.7		41.7	51.3	25.0		13.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$34,654	$611	$34,043
Bellport Middle School	Public	6-8	35 Kreamer St	Bellport	11713	Suffolk County	South Country Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 730-1626	848	93	9.1	56.6%	239 (28.2%)	130 (15.3%)	433 (51.1%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.1%)	12.5	1402^nd of 1500 public middle schools	6.5%		14	1397^th of 1504 public middle schools	7.1%	5		100.0	93.1			22.4	19.7	24.2		19.3	36.6	25.7		24.2	97.2	98.9	98.7	98.7	98.7	99.1	98.8	97.4	$38,531	$1,335	$37,196
East Moriches School	Public	5-8	9 Adelaide Ave	East Moriches	11940	Suffolk County	East Moriches Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 878-0162	291	28	10.3	22.0%	224 (77.0%)	11 (3.8%)	43 (14.8%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	73.8	334^th of 1500 public middle schools	77.7%		72	346^th of 1504 public middle schools	77.0%	12	92.6	100.0			75.0	68.9	63.4	56.4	62.8	86.1	65.9	33.3	53.9	0.0	76.0	98.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	97.8	98.5	99.1	$33,095	$616	$32,479
Longwood Junior High School	Public	7-8	198 Longwood Rd	Middle Island	11953	Suffolk County	Longwood Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 345-2701	1,363	104	13.0	36.2%	512 (37.6%)	275 (20.2%)	439 (32.2%)	33 (2.4%)	11 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (6.7%)	38.3	945^th of 1500 public middle schools	37.0%		24.8	1215^th of 1504 public middle schools	19.2%	270		98.6		95.1			34.2	40.0			39.4	52.1		50.5	98.5	99.4	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.7	99.5	99.1	$35,126	$1,347	$33,779
Oregon Middle School	Public	6-8	109 Oregon Ave	Medford	11763	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6800	545	49	11.0	52.1%	221 (40.6%)	42 (7.7%)	251 (46.1%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	32.7	1052^nd of 1500 public middle schools	29.9%		25.9	1190^th of 1504 public middle schools	20.9%	138	96.5	100.0				30.9	46.5	45.4		33.1	51.8	31.0		34.3	99.1	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.7	99.8	$30,815	$1,453	$29,362
Saxton Middle School	Public	6-8	121 Saxton St	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6700	579	57	10.1	43.0%	195 (33.7%)	27 (4.7%)	329 (56.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	26	1208^th of 1500 public middle schools	19.5%		24.8	1216^th of 1504 public middle schools	19.1%	8	98.2	93.2				45.5	39.1	27.7		34.4	45.7	12.9		30.2	99.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	$31,604	$1,453	$30,151
Longwood Middle School	Public	5-6	41 Yaphank Middle Island Rd	Middle Island	11953	Suffolk County	Longwood Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 345-2736	1,304	81	16.1	37.9%	523 (40.1%)	233 (17.9%)	420 (32.2%)	36 (2.8%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	83 (6.4%)								(n/a)					37.9	28.9			27.0	28.7			35.6		99.1	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.6	99.5	$32,929	$1,742	$31,188
South Ocean Middle School	Public	6-8	225 S Ocean Ave	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6600	513	50	10.2	52.8%	176 (34.3%)	29 (5.7%)	275 (53.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.7%)	31.9	1077^th of 1500 public middle schools	28.2%		20.8	1288^th of 1504 public middle schools	14.4%	211	100.0	98.2				41.8	35.3	41.1		44.1	45.3	22.3		40.4	98.5	98.6	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.8	99.3	99.3	$29,506	$1,405	$28,101

Frequently Asked Questions about William Paca Middle School

How many students attend William Paca Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,078 students attended William Paca Middle School.

Is William Paca Middle School a good school?

William Paca Middle School ranks 1109^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of William Paca Middle School?

Students at William Paca Middle School are 43% Hispanic, 27% White, 21% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is William Paca Middle School in?

William Floyd Union Free School District

What high school do graduates of William Paca Middle School attend?

Students who attend William Paca Middle School usually go on to attend William Floyd High School

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