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Wantagh Middle School

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Wantagh Middle School ranks 349 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

349^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 77% of New York middle schools

Summary

Wantagh Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Wantagh Union Free School District, with 648 students. The school consistently ranks in the top 30% of New York middle schools, with strong academic performance on state assessments and Regents exams.

Wantagh Middle School's academic excellence is evident across various student groups. The school's female students outperform their male counterparts, ranking in the top 25% of New York middle schools. Additionally, the school's Hispanic and White student groups, as well as its special education and low socioeconomic status students, all perform well, ranking in the top 50% or better of New York middle schools. This suggests a commitment to equity and providing a well-rounded education for all students.

Compared to nearby middle schools, Wantagh Middle School stands out with its consistent high performance, higher per-student spending, and relatively low student-teacher ratio. These factors may contribute to the school's ability to support diverse student groups and maintain its strong academic standing within the region.

645

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,295

Per pupil spending ?

12.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3299 Beltagh Ave
Wantagh, NY 11793-3396

(516) 679-6350

District: Wantagh Union Free School District

Students who attend Wantagh Middle School usually attend:

High:

Wantagh Senior High School

Feeder schools for Wantagh Middle School:

Elementary:	Forest Lake School
	Mandalay School
	Wantagh School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.7%

Hispanic:

10.9%

Asian:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 65th percentile in 2024 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (75% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of New York middle schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 77th (2025) from a 65th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg78%

New York avg54%

349^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

156^th of 874Wantagh 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	73.0	349 of 1500	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	524 of 1504	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	446 of 1500	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	414 of 1479	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	330 of 1242	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	256 of 1439	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.0	133 of 1438	90.8%	★★★★★
2017	89.5	115 of 1455	92.1%	★★★★★
2016	80.6	209 of 1429	85.4%	★★★★☆
2015	86.2	133 of 1407	90.5%	★★★★★
2014	83.9	152 of 1401	89.2%	★★★★☆
2013	86.7	140 of 1373	89.8%	★★★★☆
2012	88.5	90 of 1337	93.3%	★★★★★
2011	87.9	105 of 1295	91.9%	★★★★★
2010	89.0	66 of 1243	94.7%	★★★★★
2009	81.4	126 of 1224	89.7%	★★★★☆
2008	84.1	110 of 1185	90.7%	★★★★★
2007	85.7	100 of 1123	91.1%	★★★★★
2006	83.1	148 of 1095	86.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	207 of 1457	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	339 of 1465	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	354 of 1463	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	337 of 1454	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	280 of 1066	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	162 of 1370	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.3	94 of 1353	93.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	494 of 965	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	410 of 953	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	459 of 943	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	338 of 1283	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	51.0	562 of 1296	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	620 of 1288	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.3	872 of 1306	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	558 of 935	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	472 of 1241	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.2	119 of 1245	90.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	444 of 1455	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	627 of 1464	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	493 of 1464	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	481 of 1455	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	306 of 1071	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	309 of 1366	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	170 of 1352	87.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	268 of 1298	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	54.5	434 of 1303	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	416 of 1307	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	431 of 1283	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	168 of 1139	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	162 of 1170	86.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	328 of 775	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	433 of 778	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	341 of 772	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	343 of 748	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	292 of 614	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	261 of 716	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.5	122 of 763	84.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)86th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth Science100%+35 vs state

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Life Science Biology81%+22 vs state

Math75%+23 vs state

English Language Arts56%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology 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
Wantagh Middle School	Public	6-8	3299 Beltagh Ave	Wantagh	11793	Nassau County	Wantagh Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 679-6350	645	61	10.5	12.2%	527 (81.7%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (10.9%)	24 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	73	349^th of 1500 public middle schools	76.7%		61.3	524^th of 1504 public middle schools	65.2%	175	100.0			100.0	80.6		50.0	56.6	63.5		73.8	81.2	60.7			99.2	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.7	$33,295	$587	$32,708
Jonas E Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	3359 Old Jerusalem Rd	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-7354	899	83	10.8	23.7%	587 (65.3%)	15 (1.7%)	171 (19.0%)	112 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	63.7	487^th of 1500 public middle schools	67.5%		56	611^th of 1504 public middle schools	59.4%	124		100.0		100.0			50.5	58.8	47.8		59.2	78.2	62.8		36.8	98.8	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.9	99.8	$34,919	$470	$34,449
Seaford Middle School	Public	6-8	3940 Sunset Ave	Seaford	11783	Nassau County	Seaford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 592-4280	522	60	8.6	12.5%	447 (85.6%)	4 (0.8%)	40 (7.7%)	23 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	67.8	416^th of 1500 public middle schools	72.3%		72	344^th of 1504 public middle schools	77.1%	72		95.9		98.7			60.3	46.9	70.4		65.2	59.7	71.4			98.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	$35,627	$645	$34,982
Wisdom Lane Middle School	Public	6-8	120 Center Ln	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-7304	765	73	10.4	44.6%	306 (40.0%)	15 (2.0%)	220 (28.8%)	208 (27.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	67.8	415^th of 1500 public middle schools	72.3%		62.5	501^st of 1504 public middle schools	66.7%	86		100.0		100.0			46.2	62.4	61.5		59.5	72.5	75.0		56.7	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	100.0	$35,225	$497	$34,728
Grand Avenue Middle School	Public	7-8	2301 Grand Ave	Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-1100	916	77	11.9	17.0%	594 (64.8%)	25 (2.7%)	155 (16.9%)	115 (12.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.5%)	77	292^nd of 1500 public middle schools	80.5%		77.8	260^th of 1504 public middle schools	82.7%	32	99.1			99.6				66.1	68.8			72.8	51.8		50.0	99.6	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	$33,991	$101	$33,890
Island Trees Middle School	Public	5-9	45 Wantagh Ave S	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Island Trees Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 520-2157	725	67	10.8	35.7%	349 (48.1%)	10 (1.4%)	184 (25.4%)	161 (22.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.1%)	68.7	399^th of 1500 public middle schools	73.4%		70.8	359^th of 1504 public middle schools	76.1%	40		100.0		100.0		68.8	56.2	67.3	57.8	71.2	64.7	65.8	55.6	58.7	46.0	99.0	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	99.7	99.9	$32,386	$743	$31,643
Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	690 Wenwood Dr	East Meadow	11554	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 564-6523	1,141	107	10.6	30.2%	436 (38.2%)	79 (6.9%)	237 (20.8%)	366 (32.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (1.7%)	81.8	231^st of 1500 public middle schools	84.6%		79.4	245^th of 1504 public middle schools	83.7%	14	100.0			100.0			67.3	60.2	64.5		88.0	79.7	89.4		51.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$32,137	$1,000	$31,137
Shore Road School	Public	5-6	2801 Shore Rd	Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	Bellmore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 679-2950	273	20	13.3	19.4%	197 (72.2%)	9 (3.3%)	28 (10.3%)	33 (12.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)								(n/a)						69.7	68.8			71.8	82.5			62.7		99.3	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	99.7	$35,292	$389	$34,903
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
Roosevelt Middle School	Public	7-8	335 E Clinton Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 345-7700	441	53	8.3	64.9%	18 (4.1%)	130 (29.5%)	287 (65.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18.1	1337^th of 1500 public middle schools	10.9%		22	1264^th of 1504 public middle schools	16.0%	73		96.3	96.6	100.0				29.4	25.3			45.4	24.4		21.2	88.5	97.3	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.2	98.8	97.7	$49,082	$3,746	$45,336

Frequently Asked Questions about Wantagh Middle School

What high school do graduates of Wantagh Middle School attend?

Students who attend Wantagh Middle School usually go on to attend Wantagh Senior High School

Is Wantagh Middle School a good school?

Wantagh Middle School ranks 349^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Wantagh Middle School?

Students at Wantagh Middle School are 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Wantagh Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 645 students attended Wantagh Middle School.

What district is Wantagh Middle School in?

Wantagh Union Free School District

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