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Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School

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Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School ranks 155 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

155^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 90% of New York middle schools

Summary

Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District. With 918 students, the school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New York, performing exceptionally well on academic measures.

The school's proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments in English Language Arts and Math are significantly higher than state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th grade ELA proficiency rate was 81.69% compared to the state average of 56.61%. Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School also excels in Regents exams, with 100% proficiency rates in Algebra I and Earth and Space Sciences. When compared to nearby schools like Hicksville Middle School and Plainedge Middle School, Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School consistently outperforms its peers.

The school's strong performance extends across diverse student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, and English Language Learners. For instance, the school ranked 59th out of 1,463 New York middle schools for its female students in 2022-2023, and 1st out of 591 middle schools for its English Language Learners in the same year. This suggests a focus on equity and inclusion, providing a high-quality education and support for students from various backgrounds.

953

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,795

Per pupil spending ?

17.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

121 Central Park Rd
Plainview, NY 11803-2098

(516) 434-3308

District: Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District

Students who attend Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School usually attend:

High:

Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School

Feeder schools for Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School:

Elementary:	Pasadena Elementary School
	Stratford Road School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

44.5%

White:

43.4%

Hispanic:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (81% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of New York middle schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg82%

New York avg52%

155^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District

73^rd of 874Plainview-Old Bethpage 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	87.7	155 of 1500	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	150 of 1504	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	91 of 1500	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	79 of 1479	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.8	91 of 1242	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	108 of 1439	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	116 of 1438	91.9%	★★★★★
2017	84.4	175 of 1455	88.0%	★★★★☆
2016	80.1	213 of 1429	85.1%	★★★★☆
2015	83.3	166 of 1407	88.2%	★★★★☆
2014	85.4	138 of 1401	90.1%	★★★★★
2013	88.2	122 of 1373	91.1%	★★★★★
2012	87.3	104 of 1337	92.2%	★★★★★
2011	86.8	119 of 1295	90.8%	★★★★★
2010	87.0	92 of 1243	92.6%	★★★★★
2009	81.4	130 of 1224	89.4%	★★★★☆
2008	81.1	175 of 1185	85.2%	★★★★☆
2007	82.8	159 of 1123	85.8%	★★★★☆
2006	86.1	96 of 1095	91.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	146 of 406	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	148 of 396	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.6	90 of 388	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	85 of 381	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.5	104 of 236	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	109 of 369	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	124 of 374	66.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	99.6	1 of 591	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	141 of 1457	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	137 of 1465	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	59 of 1463	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	75 of 1454	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	86.7	92 of 1066	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	117 of 1370	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	99 of 1353	92.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	126 of 965	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	93 of 943	90.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	198 of 1283	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	130 of 1296	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	73 of 1288	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	37 of 1306	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	79.2	132 of 935	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	109 of 1241	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	78.6	189 of 1245	84.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	155 of 1455	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	155 of 1464	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	110 of 1464	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	75 of 1455	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	78 of 1071	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	96 of 1366	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	139 of 1352	89.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	155 of 1298	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	136 of 1303	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	122 of 1307	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	67.3	241 of 1283	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	253 of 1139	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	200 of 1170	82.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	217 of 775	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	140 of 778	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	163 of 772	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	154 of 748	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	83 of 614	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	146 of 716	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	129 of 763	83.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2023)100th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences97%+41 vs state

Math83%+30 vs state

English Language Arts73%+20 vs state

Science67%+23 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)	Regents Geometry (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 Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry 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
Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School	Public	5-8	121 Central Park Rd	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3308	953	80	11.9	17.8%	414 (43.4%)	4 (0.4%)	76 (8.0%)	424 (44.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.7%)	87.7	155^th of 1500 public middle schools	89.7%		88.4	150^th of 1504 public middle schools	90.0%	5			100.0			97.5	81.7	69.5	70.5	71.4	79.9	84.7	83.7	87.1	70.7	45.5	99.2	99.5	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.5	99.8	$28,795	$401	$28,394
H B Mattlin Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Washington Ave	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-3250	783	69	11.2	11.0%	484 (61.8%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.1%)	235 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	93.2	91^st of 1500 public middle schools	93.9%		92.7	102^nd of 1504 public middle schools	93.2%	11			100.0		100.0	97.6	75.7	86.0	77.7	70.2	86.3	95.2	88.6	78.1	79.1	60.0	98.7	98.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.1	99.3	100.0	$32,129	$460	$31,669
H B Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	98 Ann Dr	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5760	951	98	9.6	15.8%	379 (39.9%)	6 (0.6%)	31 (3.3%)	513 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.2%)	93	93^rd of 1500 public middle schools	93.8%		96.4	53^rd of 1504 public middle schools	96.5%	40	99.7		99.7		100.0			81.9	83.0	79.7		89.1	92.5	30.0		23.1	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$40,446	$344	$40,102
John F Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Broadway	Bethpage	11714	Nassau County	Bethpage Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 644-4201	759	68	11.0	26.1%	385 (50.7%)	4 (0.5%)	126 (16.6%)	217 (28.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.3%)	82.8	217^th of 1500 public middle schools	85.5%		80.5	228^th of 1504 public middle schools	84.8%	11	100.0		100.0					61.8	67.4	77.0		77.8	83.5	51.0		56.6	99.4	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.9	99.7	99.7	$31,852	$275	$31,578
Hicksville Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Jerusalem Ave	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 733-2262	1,215	103	11.7	52.4%	212 (17.4%)	26 (2.1%)	506 (41.6%)	434 (35.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	32 (2.6%)	42.5	862^nd of 1500 public middle schools	42.5%		38.3	951^st of 1504 public middle schools	36.8%	89	98.0	64.0	69.2		100.0			49.5	35.8	41.9		62.7	47.6	0.0			98.0	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.5	$29,275	$935	$28,340
South Woods Middle School	Public	6-8	99 Pell Ln	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5621	802	84	9.5	15.7%	297 (37.0%)	3 (0.4%)	44 (5.5%)	428 (53.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (3.4%)	94.1	79^th of 1500 public middle schools	94.7%		96.1	59^th of 1504 public middle schools	96.1%	20	99.6		99.7		100.0			74.5	83.7	80.4		87.4	93.3				98.4	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.6	100.0	$38,101	$385	$37,717
Jericho Middle School	Public	6-8	99 Cedar Swamp Rd	Jericho	11753	Nassau County	Jericho Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 203-3620	825	73	11.2	18.4%	126 (15.3%)	12 (1.5%)	29 (3.5%)	632 (76.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (2.8%)	95.7	59^th of 1500 public middle schools	96.1%		95.1	73^rd of 1504 public middle schools	95.1%	14			100.0	100.0	100.0	98.9		79.8	84.3	85.8		90.9	93.5	87.7		71.7	99.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	$37,923	$173	$37,750
Plainedge Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Stewart Ave	Bethpage	11714	Nassau County	Plainedge Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 992-7650	661	62	10.6	12.4%	510 (77.2%)	9 (1.4%)	68 (10.3%)	62 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	54.9	654^th of 1500 public middle schools	56.4%		62.6	494^th of 1504 public middle schools	67.2%	160	90.2		98.9					43.5	56.7	50.0		55.7	60.4				99.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.8	99.7	$34,501	$287	$34,214
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
West Hollow Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Old E Neck Rd	Melville	11747	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 592-3400	968	94	10.2	23.8%	452 (46.7%)	114 (11.8%)	144 (14.9%)	195 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.5%)	75.4	313^th of 1500 public middle schools	79.1%		77.4	270^th of 1504 public middle schools	82.0%	43	100.0		99.4		100.0			60.9	62.6	64.2		72.9	74.4	64.0		44.6	97.7	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	99.4	$42,758	$00	$42,758

Frequently Asked Questions about Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School

Is Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School a good school?

Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School ranks 155^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 953 students attended Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School.

What district is Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School in?

Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District

What is the racial makeup of Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School?

Students at Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School are 44% Asian, 43% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School attend?

Students who attend Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School usually go on to attend Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School

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