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West Babylon Junior High School

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West Babylon Junior High School ranks 457 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

457^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 70% of New York middle schools

Summary

West Babylon Junior High School is a public middle school serving 808 students in grades 6-8 in West Babylon, NY, which is part of the West Babylon Union Free School District. The school has consistently maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and typically ranks in the middle range of New York middle schools.

West Babylon Junior High School outperforms the state average in most subject areas, particularly in Math and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 70.47% proficiency in 7th grade Math compared to the state average of 56.47%. The school also performs well on Regents exams, with 100% proficiency in Earth Science and Algebra I in recent years. However, the school's ELA proficiency rates are more mixed, with 6th and 8th grade performing better than 7th grade compared to state averages. The school's performance for its African American, White, and Special Education student subgroups is particularly strong, ranking in the top 30-40% of New York middle schools in recent years.

West Babylon Junior High School has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $17,360 in 2020-2021 to $33,395 in 2023-2024, which may have contributed to the school's relatively small class sizes. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as those in the Amityville Union Free School District, Brentwood Union Free School District, and Wyandanch Union Free School District, West Babylon Junior High School generally outperforms many of its neighbors, suggesting it provides a relatively stronger educational experience for its students.

817

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,779

Per pupil spending ?

25%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Old Farmingdale Rd
West Babylon, NY 11704-6508

(631) 376-7204

District: West Babylon Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.4%

Hispanic:

35.3%

African American:

11.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the New York median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg61%

New York avg53%

457^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 30%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

385^th of 874West Babylon 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	65.6	457 of 1500	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	746 of 1504	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	563 of 1500	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	578 of 1479	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	729 of 1242	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	764 of 1439	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	755 of 1438	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	63.4	456 of 1455	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.6	474 of 1429	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.8	424 of 1407	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.8	479 of 1401	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.3	373 of 1373	72.8%	★★★★☆
2012	82.9	187 of 1337	86.0%	★★★★☆
2011	79.8	247 of 1295	80.9%	★★★★☆
2010	83.2	163 of 1243	86.9%	★★★★☆
2009	74.8	305 of 1224	75.1%	★★★★☆
2008	80.0	200 of 1185	83.1%	★★★★☆
2007	77.4	251 of 1123	77.6%	★★★★☆
2006	79.3	211 of 1095	80.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	214 of 676	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	318 of 705	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	308 of 696	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	270 of 706	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	101 of 253	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	338 of 653	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	380 of 663	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	322 of 646	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	364 of 615	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	339 of 591	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	233 of 581	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	48 of 118	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	269 of 503	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	452 of 1457	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	794 of 1465	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	675 of 1463	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	604 of 1454	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.8	719 of 1066	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	869 of 1370	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	829 of 1353	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	310 of 965	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	521 of 953	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	439 of 943	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	354 of 914	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	299 of 449	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	548 of 826	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	493 of 810	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	632 of 1283	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.1	847 of 1296	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	599 of 1288	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	689 of 1306	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	649 of 935	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	854 of 1241	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	899 of 1245	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	455 of 1455	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	658 of 1464	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	455 of 1464	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	518 of 1455	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.1	611 of 1071	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	622 of 1366	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	630 of 1352	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	271 of 1298	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	52.3	463 of 1303	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	222 of 1307	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	438 of 1283	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	248 of 522	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	307 of 1139	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	46.2	514 of 1170	56.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	238 of 775	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	344 of 778	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	243 of 772	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	301 of 748	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	396 of 614	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	419 of 716	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	462 of 763	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)79th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

African American (2025)68th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth Science100%+35 vs state

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Math63%+10 vs state

English Language Arts55%+4 vs state

Science55%+11 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)	Regents Geometry (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	Regents Geometry 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
West Babylon Junior High School	Public	6-8	200 Old Farmingdale Rd	West Babylon	11704	Suffolk County	West Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 376-7204	817	65	12.5	25.0%	387 (47.4%)	97 (11.9%)	288 (35.3%)	28 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	65.6	457^th of 1500 public middle schools	69.5%		48.1	746^th of 1504 public middle schools	50.4%	289	100.0			100.0			60.9	45.3	60.3	56.3	70.5	60.6	54.8	98.2	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.9	99.9	$35,779	$312	$35,466
Robert Moses Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Phelps Ln	North Babylon	11703	Suffolk County	North Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 620-7300	1,022	86	11.8	51.6%	248 (24.3%)	254 (24.9%)	392 (38.4%)	75 (7.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.7%)	15.8	1367^th of 1500 public middle schools	8.9%		19	1319^th of 1504 public middle schools	12.3%	48				96.0	78.1		26.2	29.6	41.0	25.2	32.2	21.6	13.6	98.8	99.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	$28,013	$963	$27,049
Lindenhurst Middle School	Public	6-8	350 S Wellwood Ave	Lindenhurst	11757	Suffolk County	Lindenhurst Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 867-3500	1,260	123	10.2	46.2%	690 (54.8%)	64 (5.1%)	432 (34.3%)	51 (4.0%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	17 (1.3%)	35.1	1010^th of 1500 public middle schools	32.7%		29.2	1119^th of 1504 public middle schools	25.6%	109	100.0			74.5		100.0	49.1	28.9	52.0	44.4	44.2		20.0	99.4	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	$22,612	$00	$22,612
Beach Street Middle School	Public	6-8	17 Beach St	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 930-1600	380	42	8.9	11.3%	318 (83.7%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	48.2	751^st of 1500 public middle schools	49.9%		43.2	852^nd of 1504 public middle schools	43.4%	101		84.0		97.0			35.9	51.1	50.0	52.9	60.7			99.0	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.4	99.6	$37,513	$1,030	$36,483
Udall Road Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Udall Rd	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 930-1650	438	48	9.0	22.4%	319 (72.8%)	10 (2.3%)	85 (19.4%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	30.6	1110^th of 1500 public middle schools	26.0%		41.8	879^th of 1504 public middle schools	41.6%	231		78.9		98.9			25.0	37.5	50.0	34.6	51.6	7.7		99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	$37,875	$1,541	$36,334
Milton L Olive Middle School	Public	6-8	140 Garden City Ave	Wyandanch	11798	Suffolk County	Wyandanch Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 870-0525	546	56	9.7	76.9%	5 (0.9%)	153 (28.0%)	387 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.5	1411^th of 1500 public middle schools	5.9%		10.7	1427^th of 1504 public middle schools	5.1%	16		56.1		33.7			23.2	22.1	29.0	27.4	30.3		19.1	97.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.8	99.2	99.5	$43,122	$2,764	$40,359
Copiague Middle School	Public	6-8	2650 Great Neck Rd	Copiague	11726	Suffolk County	Copiague Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 842-4011	1,081	90	11.9	58.1%	100 (9.3%)	199 (18.4%)	743 (68.7%)	16 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	20 (1.9%)	35.5	1003^rd of 1500 public middle schools	33.1%		23.6	1236^th of 1504 public middle schools	17.8%	233	100.0			93.8			48.1	32.4	38.8	53.4	48.5	30.5	35.5	96.4	99.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.2	99.5	99.1	$33,517	$1,510	$32,008
Edmund W Miles Middle School	Public	6-8	501 Rt 110	Amityville	11701	Suffolk County	Amityville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 565-6200	592	60	9.8	73.1%	18 (3.0%)	189 (31.9%)	349 (59.0%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.5%)	11	1418^th of 1500 public middle schools	5.5%		11.1	1424^th of 1504 public middle schools	5.3%	6		58.8	75.0	60.0			27.3	18.5	36.9	21.9	18.6			95.2	97.7	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.8	98.3	98.2	$34,861	$1,215	$33,646
Robert Frost Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Half Hollow Rd	Deer Park	11729	Suffolk County	Deer Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 274-4210	913	88	10.3	43.6%	221 (24.2%)	191 (20.9%)	303 (33.2%)	164 (18.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.4%)	43.5	839^th of 1500 public middle schools	44.1%		45.3	807^th of 1504 public middle schools	46.3%	32		100.0		100.0			43.9	48.3	46.2	34.6	63.3	43.9	40.8	98.3	99.8	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	99.6	$33,312	$1,182	$32,130
West Middle School	Public	6-8	2030 Udall Rd	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2371	906	81	11.1	82.2%	41 (4.5%)	101 (11.1%)	714 (78.8%)	32 (3.5%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (1.0%)	10.9	1420^th of 1500 public middle schools	5.3%		9.8	1434^th of 1504 public middle schools	4.7%	14	87.8	82.6		91.1			31.6	20.0	17.9	27.3	22.2	20.8	20.6	89.4	97.8	99.3	99.3	99.3	93.5	99.2	94.9	$37,883	$2,311	$35,571

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