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West Middle Island School

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West Middle Island School ranks 1808 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

1808^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of New York elementary schools

Summary

West Middle Island School is an elementary school serving grades K-4 in the Longwood Central School District in Middle Island, New York, with 687 students. The school has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in academic proficiency, with only 46.62% of 3rd graders and 42.86% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) in 2024-2025, compared to 54.15% and 54.07% statewide, respectively.

West Middle Island School struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings for female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, White, multi-racial, English Language Learner, special education, and low socioeconomic status students all in the bottom half or bottom quarter of New York elementary schools. The school has also seen a steady increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 44.2% in 2021-2022 to 47.89% in 2023-2024, suggesting a growing population of students from low-income families.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Mount Sinai Elementary School in the higher-performing Mount Sinai Union Free School District, West Middle Island School consistently underperforms in ELA and Math proficiency rates. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the years, from a high of 707 out of 2,386 New York elementary schools in 2016-2017 to a low of 1,808 out of 2,445 in 2024-2025, suggesting the school is struggling to keep pace with other schools in the state.

697

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,603

Per pupil spending ?

45.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 Swezey Ln
Middle Island, NY 11953-1439

(631) 345-2160

District: Longwood Central School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.0%

Hispanic:

25.0%

African American:

14.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (44% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2015

!Math scores 15 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

New York avg57%

1,808^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Longwood Central School District

690^th of 874Longwood 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	28.9	1808 of 2445	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	2085 of 2445	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1961 of 2439	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1771 of 2434	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	1640 of 2201	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.1	1013 of 2413	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	717 of 2395	70.1%	★★★★☆
2017	68.4	707 of 2386	70.4%	★★★★☆
2016	52.7	1114 of 2366	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.1	891 of 2352	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.2	975 of 2345	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.4	570 of 2325	75.5%	★★★★☆
2012	59.2	1058 of 2320	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.5	1126 of 2286	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.0	1084 of 2263	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.9	1197 of 2257	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	67.6	831 of 2227	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.2	1047 of 2219	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.2	642 of 2206	70.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	637 of 928	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.2	824 of 927	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	682 of 857	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	273 of 427	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	448 of 891	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.7	207 of 948	78.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	43.0	429 of 662	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	823 of 1117	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	767 of 1066	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	998 of 1001	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	564 of 1027	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	371 of 454	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	377 of 860	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	431 of 938	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	1528 of 2409	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.9	2000 of 2413	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1976 of 2403	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	1745 of 2401	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	1342 of 1955	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.9	917 of 2357	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.6	563 of 2338	75.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	1244 of 1569	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1327 of 1531	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	957 of 1429	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	979 of 1503	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	560 of 818	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	874 of 1315	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.2	488 of 1392	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	1463 of 2098	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1738 of 2078	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1669 of 2041	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1704 of 2099	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1455 of 1678	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	1319 of 2032	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	779 of 2045	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	2004 of 2407	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	2113 of 2411	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1867 of 2400	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	1725 of 2400	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	1592 of 1961	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.8	1051 of 2358	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	885 of 2340	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	171 of 287	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	222 of 279	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1799 of 2134	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1540 of 2110	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1950 of 2016	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	1332 of 2031	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	619 of 1044	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	1081 of 1859	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.7	435 of 1941	77.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	878 of 1402	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1167 of 1392	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1111 of 1337	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1032 of 1399	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	810 of 1224	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.2	226 of 1338	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	346 of 1408	75.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)40th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2024)35th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-9 vs state

Math44%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th 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
West Middle Island School	Public	K-4	30 Swezey Ln	Middle Island	11953	Suffolk County	Longwood Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 345-2160	697	50	13.9	45.8%	307 (44.0%)	102 (14.6%)	174 (25.0%)	28 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	80 (11.5%)	28.9	1808^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.1%		19.3	2085^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.7%	277	46.6	42.9		41.4	46.3			99.0	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.4	99.3	$34,603	$1,858	$32,745
Coram Elementary School	Public	K-4	61 Coram-Mt Sinai Rd	Coram	11727	Suffolk County	Longwood Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 698-0077	951	69	13.8	46.6%	336 (35.3%)	206 (21.7%)	237 (24.9%)	50 (5.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	117 (12.3%)	26.7	1872^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	23.4%		16.1	2183^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	10.7%	311	48.5	38.0		46.4	36.5			98.9	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.4	99.2	99.3	$33,686	$1,676	$32,010
New Lane Memorial Elementary School	Public	1-5	15 New Ln	Selden	11784	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 285-8900	771	43	17.7	55.4%	339 (44.0%)	73 (9.5%)	269 (34.9%)	63 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.4%)	19.7	2089^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.6%		17.2	2141^st of 2445 public elementary schools	12.4%	52	40.0	40.9	27.7	31.4	51.1	28.6	29.0	99.2	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.5	99.8	99.5	$26,266	$1,069	$25,198
Stagecoach School	Public	K-5	205 Dare Rd	Selden	11784	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 285-8730	351	22	15.9	52.7%	140 (39.9%)	29 (8.3%)	131 (37.3%)	39 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	26.1	1890^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.7%		32.7	1666^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.9%	224	53.9	35.5	30.2	64.1	53.1	25.0	23.6	98.5	99.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.0	99.0	99.0	$30,943	$910	$30,033
Bicycle Path Kindergarten-Pre K Center	Public	PK-K	27 N Bicycle Path	Selden	11784	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8800	449	18	24.6	48.8%	209 (46.5%)	33 (7.3%)	142 (31.6%)	48 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)								(n/a)								99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	$28,300	$5,627	$22,673
Clinton Avenue School	Public	K-2	140 Clinton Ave	Port Jefferson Station	11776	Suffolk County	Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 474-8150	381	26	14.6	36.5%	188 (49.3%)	11 (2.9%)	157 (41.2%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.9%)								(n/a)								97.5	98.4	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.4	98.8	97.7	$31,981	$347	$31,633
Frank J Carasiti Elementary School	Public	K-2	90 Rocky Pt-Yaphank Rd	Rocky Point	11778	Suffolk County	Rocky Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 849-7202	531	47	11.4	19.2%	391 (73.6%)	12 (2.3%)	93 (17.5%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)								(n/a)								97.6	98.3	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.3	98.6	98.5	$34,724	$706	$34,018
Mount Sinai Elementary School	Public	K-4	118 N Country Rd	Mount Sinai	11766	Suffolk County	Mount Sinai Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 870-2600	657	53	12.4	15.7%	473 (72.0%)	12 (1.8%)	123 (18.7%)	36 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.8%)	69.3	710^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.0%		85.4	305^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.5%	405	51.7	76.0		70.0	79.0			98.5	98.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.4	99.6	$31,434	$605	$30,829
Terryville Road School	Public	3-5	401 Terryville Rd	Port Jefferson Station	11776	Suffolk County	Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 474-2834	471	35	13.2	41.4%	220 (46.7%)	33 (7.0%)	179 (38.0%)	16 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	15.2	2189^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.5%		24	1946^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.4%	243	35.0	40.7	21.6	35.3	35.4	19.8	29.8	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.6	99.4	99.4	99.4	$30,921	$319	$30,602
Hawkins Path School	Public	1-5	485 Hawkins Rd	Selden	11784	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 285-8530	385	28	13.7	55.6%	155 (40.3%)	24 (6.2%)	142 (36.9%)	44 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	25.2	1918^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.6%		18.4	2108^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.8%	190	43.9	45.5	44.1	34.9	38.5	36.4	35.1	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$28,788	$1,220	$27,568

Frequently Asked Questions about West Middle Island School

What is the racial makeup of West Middle Island School?

Students at West Middle Island School are 44% White, 25% Hispanic, 15% African American, 11% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend West Middle Island School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 697 students attended West Middle Island School.

What district is West Middle Island School in?

Longwood Central School District

Is West Middle Island School a good school?

West Middle Island School ranks 1808^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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