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Great Hollow Middle School

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Great Hollow Middle School ranks 309 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

309^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 79% of New York middle schools

Summary

Great Hollow Middle School is a public middle school located in Nesconset, New York, serving 771 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Smithtown Central School District, which is ranked 232 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Great Hollow Middle School consistently ranks in the top 25% of New York middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 203-356 over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, 64.6% of 6th graders, 59.46% of 7th graders, and 64.21% of 8th graders scored proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 50.86%, 50.99%, and 52.38%, respectively. The school also excels in math, with 72.61% of 6th graders, 75% of 7th graders, and 40% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 51.2%, 56.47%, and 46.74%.

Great Hollow Middle School's performance is consistent across different student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of New York middle schools for female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, and special education students. The school's performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is also noteworthy, ranking in the top 50% of New York middle schools in this category. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.8 and per-student spending of $34,992 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district and state averages.

750

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,466

Per pupil spending ?

17.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Southern Blvd
Nesconset, NY 11767-1700

(631) 382-2805

District: Smithtown Central School District

Feeder schools for Great Hollow Middle School:

Elementary:	Mills Pond Elementary School
	Mount Pleasant Elementary School
	Tackan Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.9%

Hispanic:

14.1%

Asian:

10.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (73% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of New York middle schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg71%

New York avg53%

309^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

232^nd of 874Smithtown 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	75.8	309 of 1500	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	356 of 1504	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	203 of 1500	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	222 of 1479	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	235 of 1242	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	269 of 1439	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	231 of 1438	83.9%	★★★★☆
2017	81.1	206 of 1455	85.8%	★★★★☆
2016	85.5	145 of 1429	89.9%	★★★★☆
2015	83.6	157 of 1407	88.8%	★★★★☆
2014	80.8	192 of 1401	86.3%	★★★★☆
2013	89.8	108 of 1373	92.1%	★★★★★
2012	87.0	113 of 1337	91.5%	★★★★★
2011	87.7	108 of 1295	91.7%	★★★★★
2010	84.9	133 of 1243	89.3%	★★★★☆
2009	80.1	169 of 1224	86.2%	★★★★☆
2008	82.5	150 of 1185	87.3%	★★★★☆
2007	85.0	111 of 1123	90.1%	★★★★★
2006	85.7	102 of 1095	90.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	127 of 406	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	221 of 396	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	79.1	70 of 388	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	104 of 381	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	49 of 236	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	77 of 369	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	147 of 374	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	335 of 1457	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	300 of 1465	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	230 of 1463	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	261 of 1454	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	191 of 1066	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	371 of 1370	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	324 of 1353	76.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	293 of 965	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	212 of 953	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	145 of 943	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	181 of 914	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	79 of 449	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	102 of 826	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	151 of 810	81.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	614 of 1283	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	309 of 1296	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	338 of 1288	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	90.0	82 of 1306	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	60.7	269 of 935	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	422 of 1241	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	464 of 1245	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	297 of 1455	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	413 of 1464	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	169 of 1464	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	209 of 1455	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	217 of 1071	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	198 of 1366	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	172 of 1352	87.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	231 of 1298	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.6	405 of 1303	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.8	197 of 1307	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	124 of 1283	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	57.7	141 of 522	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	217 of 1139	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	57 of 1170	95.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	285 of 775	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	337 of 778	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	221 of 772	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	263 of 748	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	251 of 614	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	312 of 716	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	258 of 763	66.2%	★★★☆☆

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)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)69th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Life Science Biology100%+42 vs state

Math69%+17 vs state

English Language Arts63%+12 vs state

Science56%+13 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	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
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
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
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
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
Ralph Reed School	Public	7-8	200 Half Mile Rd	Central Islip	11722	Suffolk County	Central Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 348-5066	1,192	86	13.8	61.9%	30 (2.5%)	184 (15.4%)	946 (79.4%)	10 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.5%)	12.3	1403^rd of 1500 public middle schools	6.5%		16	1364^th of 1504 public middle schools	9.3%	39			97.2		100.0				23.3	25.0		28.6	22.9	24.5	98.2	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	100.0	99.8	$21,648	$337	$21,310
Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School	Public	7-9	351 Oxhead Rd	Stony Brook	11790	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
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
Accompsett Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	660 Meadow Rd	Smithtown	11787	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	Yes	No	No	(631) 382-2305	522	54	9.6	18.4%	394 (75.5%)	8 (1.5%)	75 (14.4%)	33 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	61.5	528^th of 1500 public middle schools	64.8%		76.7	278^th of 1504 public middle schools	81.5%	250					100.0	98.7		47.7	58.3	50.0	55.3	75.6	45.0	65.4	98.8	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.9	99.3	99.6	$39,969	$1,439	$38,530
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Great Hollow Middle School

What district is Great Hollow Middle School in?

Smithtown Central School District

How many students attend Great Hollow Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 750 students attended Great Hollow Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Great Hollow Middle School?

Students at Great Hollow Middle School are 70% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Great Hollow Middle School a good school?

Great Hollow Middle School ranks 309^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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