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Samoset Middle School

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Samoset Middle School ranks 791 st of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

791^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 47% of New York middle schools

Summary

Samoset Middle School is a public middle school located in Lake Ronkonkoma, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 879 students. It is part of the Sachem Central School District, which is ranked 524 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Samoset Middle School has shown mixed academic performance compared to the state and district averages. While the school performed exceptionally well in Regents exams, with 100% proficiency in Earth Science and Algebra I, its proficiency rates in ELA and Math were generally higher than the district but lower than the state averages. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with male students generally outperforming female students. Samoset's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 258 out of 1,429 middle schools in 2015-2016 (4-star rating) to 846 out of 1,479 in 2021-2022 (2-star rating), indicating inconsistent performance compared to other middle schools in New York.

Samoset Middle School's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than the other middle schools in the Sachem Central School District, such as Seneca Middle School and Sagamore Middle School. However, it lags behind higher-performing schools in neighboring districts, like Nesaquake Middle School and Hauppauge Middle School. The school has seen an increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting that it serves a population with a higher proportion of students from low-income families, which may impact academic outcomes.

847

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,409

Per pupil spending ?

39.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

51 School St
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779-2299

(631) 471-1700

District: Sachem Central School District

Students who attend Samoset Middle School usually attend:

High:

Sachem High School North

Feeder schools for Samoset Middle School:

Elementary:	Cayuga School
	Hiawatha School
	Wenonah School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.0%

Hispanic:

23.6%

Asian:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (66% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg60%

New York avg53%

791^st of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Sachem Central School District

524^th of 874Sachem 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	46.3	791 of 1500	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	770 of 1504	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	592 of 1500	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	846 of 1479	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.1	503 of 1242	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	453 of 1439	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	614 of 1438	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.9	469 of 1455	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.0	258 of 1429	81.9%	★★★★☆
2015	71.7	319 of 1407	77.3%	★★★★☆
2014	83.6	154 of 1401	89.0%	★★★★☆
2013	82.6	187 of 1373	86.4%	★★★★☆
2012	85.8	136 of 1337	89.8%	★★★★☆
2011	83.9	168 of 1295	87.0%	★★★★☆
2010	84.7	137 of 1243	89.0%	★★★★☆
2009	81.2	135 of 1224	89.0%	★★★★☆
2008	78.9	222 of 1185	81.3%	★★★★☆
2007	83.2	144 of 1123	87.2%	★★★★☆
2006	79.7	207 of 1095	81.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	48.9	315 of 706	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	344 of 406	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	318 of 396	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.7	253 of 388	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.1	202 of 381	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	147 of 236	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	194 of 369	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	261 of 374	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	931 of 1457	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	923 of 1465	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	718 of 1463	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	937 of 1454	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.6	471 of 1066	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	366 of 1370	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	588 of 1353	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	736 of 965	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.6	372 of 953	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	550 of 943	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	752 of 914	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.5	234 of 449	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.8	252 of 826	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	794 of 1283	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	682 of 1296	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.6	428 of 1288	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	822 of 1306	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	591 of 935	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	525 of 1241	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	718 of 1245	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	614 of 1455	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	614 of 1464	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	484 of 1464	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	686 of 1455	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	438 of 1071	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	488 of 1366	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	594 of 1352	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	520 of 1298	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.3	732 of 1303	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	409 of 1307	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	678 of 1283	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	216 of 522	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.4	923 of 1139	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.1	650 of 1170	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	464 of 775	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	573 of 778	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.0	426 of 772	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	548 of 748	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.6	267 of 614	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	364 of 716	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	508 of 763	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2022)55th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)15th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Earth Science99%+34 vs state

Math51%~ state avg

English Language Arts46%-5 vs state

Science37%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (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 (2025)	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 Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	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 Earth and Space Sciences 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
Samoset Middle School	Public	6-8	51 School St	Lake Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 471-1700	847	84	10.0	39.4%	500 (59.0%)	44 (5.2%)	200 (23.6%)	71 (8.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (3.2%)	46.3	791^st of 1500 public middle schools	47.3%		47	770^th of 1504 public middle schools	48.8%	21			99.0		100.0			52.0	42.7	43.4	47.3	63.4	26.1	36.8	99.6	99.8	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	100.0	99.8	$32,409	$628	$31,782
Sagamore Middle School	Public	6-8	57 Division St	Holtsville	11742	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 696-8600	893	88	10.1	37.7%	489 (54.8%)	41 (4.6%)	272 (30.5%)	53 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.9%)	45.1	806^th of 1500 public middle schools	46.3%		54.2	637^th of 1504 public middle schools	57.6%	169			99.1		100.0			27.7	41.0	52.3	44.8	66.3	65.6	48.3	98.4	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.6	99.5	$31,620	$628	$30,992
Seneca Middle School	Public	6-8	850 Main St	Holbrook	11741	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 471-1850	928	86	10.8	32.7%	597 (64.3%)	31 (3.3%)	205 (22.1%)	53 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.4%)	43.3	843^rd of 1500 public middle schools	43.8%		39.3	932^nd of 1504 public middle schools	38.0%	89			100.0		100.0			28.4	40.6	38.9	51.1	69.3	46.2	50.0	99.6	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.8	$30,660	$621	$30,040
Dawnwood Middle School	Public	6-8	10 43rd St	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8200	967	70	13.8	47.1%	432 (44.7%)	64 (6.6%)	362 (37.4%)	69 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.0%)	32.7	1053^rd of 1500 public middle schools	29.8%		32.9	1058^th of 1504 public middle schools	29.7%	5					75.0	60.5		36.4	35.9	47.2	49.5	40.0			98.7	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.4	$30,188	$648	$29,541
Ronkonkoma Middle School	Public	6-8	501 Peconic St	Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 467-6000	641	69	9.3	27.1%	336 (52.4%)	36 (5.6%)	193 (30.1%)	62 (9.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	35.7	998^th of 1500 public middle schools	33.5%		47.4	761^st of 1504 public middle schools	49.4%	237					98.6		94.4	31.1		40.6	48.9		20.0	55.6	98.3	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.3	99.6	99.4	$56,624	$1,317	$55,307
Great Hollow Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Southern Blvd	Nesconset	11767	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 382-2805	750	73	10.2	17.2%	524 (69.9%)	20 (2.7%)	106 (14.1%)	78 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	75.8	309^th of 1500 public middle schools	79.4%		71	356^th of 1504 public middle schools	76.3%	47					100.0	100.0		64.6	59.5	64.2	72.6	75.0	40.0	56.0	98.7	99.1	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.3	99.5	$37,466	$814	$36,652
Selden Middle School	Public	6-8	22 Jefferson Ave	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8400	1,080	75	14.4	51.5%	443 (41.0%)	85 (7.9%)	409 (37.9%)	108 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.2%)	21.7	1286^th of 1500 public middle schools	14.3%		26.5	1177^th of 1504 public middle schools	21.7%	109					76.4	69.7		34.2	25.6	34.0	30.6	45.9			95.2	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	95.2	99.9	99.4	$28,414	$657	$27,757
Robert Cushman Murphy Middle School	Public	6-8	351 Oxhead Rd	Stony Brook	11733	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 730-4800	655	65	10.0	21.2%	388 (59.2%)	18 (2.7%)	96 (14.7%)	123 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	66.2	448^th of 1500 public middle schools	70.1%		68.6	395^th of 1504 public middle schools	73.7%	53	100.0	100.0	96.9	99.0	94.3				63.8	63.9		65.7	27.9	42.6	98.9	99.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	99.9	100.0	$42,018	$554	$41,464
Nesaquake Middle School	Public	6-8	479 Edgewood Ave	Saint James	11780	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 382-5105	466	46	10.0	15.0%	380 (81.5%)	3 (0.6%)	45 (9.7%)	18 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.6%)	73.8	333^rd of 1500 public middle schools	77.8%		72.7	336^th of 1504 public middle schools	77.7%	3					100.0	100.0		65.5	54.3	64.7	62.4	76.4	66.7	45.5	97.9	98.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.3	99.3	99.6	$40,420	$36	$40,384
Hauppauge Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Town Line Rd	Hauppauge	11788	Suffolk County	Hauppauge Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 265-3630	725	71	10.2	22.3%	468 (64.6%)	24 (3.3%)	134 (18.5%)	71 (9.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.3%)	55.8	633^rd of 1500 public middle schools	57.8%		70	368^th of 1504 public middle schools	75.5%	265				83.3	100.0	92.2	84.5	54.8	62.5	40.7	57.3	61.8	11.1	41.7	96.9	99.1	98.0	98.0	98.0	99.6	99.0	97.0	$40,437	$508	$39,929

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