Is Bay Shore Middle School a good school?

Bay Shore Middle School ranks 1022 nd of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bay Shore Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,269 students attended Bay Shore Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Bay Shore Middle School?

Students at Bay Shore Middle School are 51% Hispanic, 23% White, 17% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Bay Shore Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bay Shore Middle School usually go on to attend Bay Shore Senior High School

Bay Shore Middle School

Summary:

Bay Shore Middle School is a public middle school serving 1,298 students in grades 6-8 in the Bay Shore Union Free School District in Bay Shore, New York. According to the data, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 734 and 1,022 out of around 1,500 schools.

Bay Shore Middle School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 27.21% to 42.48%, compared to the state averages of 43.64% to 51.88%. In math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 25.35% to 52.34%, compared to the state averages of 40.72% to 50.56%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White students performing relatively well, but other subgroups, such as Asian, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and students with low socioeconomic status, performing poorly.

When comparing Bay Shore Middle School to nearby middle schools, such as Candlewood Middle School in the Half Hollow Hills Central School District, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. Despite the school's relatively high spending per student ($21,835 per student in 2022-2023) and low student-teacher ratio (11.3 in 2022-2023), Bay Shore Middle School has not shown significant improvement in its overall ranking or academic performance over the past 10 years, remaining in the bottom half of New York middle schools.

Detail:

Public 6-8

393 Brook Ave
Bay Shore, NY 11706-5646

(631) 968-1208

District: Bay Shore Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1022^nd of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,835

Students who attend Bay Shore Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bay Shore Senior High School

Feeder schools for Bay Shore Middle School:

Elementary:	Brook Avenue Elementary School
	Fifth Avenue School
	Gardiner Manor School
	Mary G Clarkson School
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	South Country School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.6

Number of students: 1,269

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.5%

White:

23.2%

African American:

17.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 57.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bay Shore Middle School ranks worse than 68% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.74. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Bay Shore Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (51.5%), White (23.2%), African American (17.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 57.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bay Shore Middle School is 10.6. (See more...)

Compare Bay Shore Middle School employs 119.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bay Shore Middle School is $21,835.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bay Shore Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bay Shore Middle School 1022^nd of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Bay Shore Middle School in the ranking list.)

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White students:

Bay Shore Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bay Shore Union Free School District 656^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bay Shore Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Bay Shore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	73.97	289^th	1095	73.6%
2007	72.64	324^th	1123	71.1%
2008	74.02	330^th	1185	72.2%
2009	73.71	329^th	1224	73.1%
2010	70.72	404^th	1243	67.5%
2011	72.55	379^th	1295	70.7%
2012	73.18	357^th	1337	73.3%
2013	58.44	519^th	1373	62.2%
2014	46.24	734^th	1401	47.6%
2015	39.60	849^th	1407	39.7%
2016	34.51	955^th	1429	33.2%
2017	39.60	871^st	1455	40.1%
2018	42.94	815^th	1438	43.3%
2019	42.53	778^th	1439	45.9%
2021	38.30	774^th	1242	37.7%
2022	33.89	997^th	1479	32.6%
2023	41.11	904^th	1500	39.7%
2024	34.74	1022^nd	1504	32.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Bay Shore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	55.64	91^st	220	58.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bay Shore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.33	337^th	503	33.0%
2019	32.21	351^st	473	25.8%
2022	26.93	505^th	581	13.1%
2023	28.85	490^th	591	17.1%
2024	23.93	582^nd	615	5.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Bay Shore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.71	981^st	1170	16.2%
2019	35.88	718^th	1139	37.0%
2022	35.35	838^th	1283	34.7%
2023	48.52	544^th	1307	58.4%
2024	33.66	863^rd	1303	33.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bay Shore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.98	833^rd	1245	33.1%
2019	37.30	748^th	1241	39.7%
2021	39.36	550^th	935	41.2%
2022	26.13	1060^th	1306	18.8%
2023	32.65	937^th	1288	27.3%
2024	28.66	992^nd	1296	23.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Bay Shore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.86	784^th	1353	42.1%
2019	37.30	879^th	1370	35.8%
2021	30.20	795^th	1066	25.4%
2022	34.35	974^th	1454	33.0%
2023	37.86	942^nd	1463	35.6%
2024	29.08	1102^nd	1465	24.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Bay Shore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.74	768^th	1352	43.2%
2019	48.94	624^th	1366	54.3%
2021	41.99	612^th	1071	42.9%
2022	34.77	960^th	1455	34.0%
2023	44.98	784^th	1464	46.4%
2024	42.18	825^th	1464	43.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Bay Shore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	54.77	186^th	369	49.6%
2022	17.95	337^th	381	11.5%
2024	29.08	317^th	396	19.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Bay Shore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.58	371^st	663	44.0%
2019	51.05	257^th	653	60.6%
2021	50.99	110^th	253	56.5%
2022	35.79	457^th	706	35.3%
2023	38.79	433^rd	696	37.8%
2024	32.01	510^th	705	27.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bay Shore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.40	453^rd	810	44.1%
2019	43.20	435^th	826	47.3%
2021	38.75	271^st	449	39.6%
2022	32.13	649^th	914	29.0%
2023	36.84	598^th	943	36.6%
2024	36.31	617^th	953	35.3%

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Rank History for White students at Bay Shore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.02	316^th	763	58.6%
2019	48.49	367^th	716	48.7%
2021	64.06	197^th	614	67.9%
2022	62.01	261^st	748	65.1%
2023	68.43	234^th	772	69.7%
2024	50.12	386^th	778	50.4%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Bay Shore Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	671	197	8	142	8	n/a	n/a	0	1026
1990	650	176	12	166	0	n/a	n/a	0	1004
1991	674	180	15	160	0	n/a	n/a	0	1029
1992	671	192	14	177	3	n/a	n/a	0	1057
1993	658	211	12	175	1	n/a	n/a	0	1057
1994	669	236	12	193	1	n/a	n/a	0	1111
1995	641	235	12	205	1	n/a	n/a	0	1094
1996	641	235	12	205	1	n/a	n/a	0	1094
1997	685	215	20	187	0	n/a	n/a	0	1107
1998	649	240	18	184	1	n/a	n/a	0	1092
1999	670	248	23	210	2	n/a	n/a	0	1153
2000	695	272	23	238	1	n/a	n/a	0	1229
2001	679	304	36	284	0	n/a	n/a	0	1303
2002	753	326	42	314	2	n/a	n/a	0	1437
2003	753	326	42	314	2	n/a	n/a	0	1437
2004	800	309	46	311	1	n/a	n/a	0	1467
2005	747	291	31	320	1	n/a	n/a	0	1390
2006	677	309	39	350	1	n/a	n/a	0	1376
2007	617	310	32	383	1	n/a	n/a	0	1343
2008	588	281	45	391	1	n/a	n/a	0	1306
2009	559	268	46	414	0	n/a	n/a	0	1287
2010	529	255	55	414	0	n/a	n/a	1	1254
2011	560	292	59	440	1	0	0	0	1352
2012	553	298	70	438	1	1	10	0	1371
2013	531	322	64	469	1	1	13	0	1401
2014	469	339	68	487	0	0	10	0	1373
2015	502	318	58	551	2	0	15	0	1446
2016	476	296	58	548	1	0	7	0	1386
2017	487	267	49	564	0	0	18	0	1385
2018	452	253	63	591	2	1	20	0	1382
2019	416	267	68	602	3	1	35	0	1392
2020	395	266	64	614	4	0	51	0	1394
2021	342	239	64	615	4	0	54	0	1318
2022	343	222	58	648	6	0	56	0	1333
2023	315	234	49	648	4	1	47	0	1298
2024	294	219	49	653	3	1	50	0	1269

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bay Shore Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1026	77.6	13.2	n/a
1990	1004	79.5	12.6	n/a
1991	1029	77.5	13.2	n/a
1992	1057	72.8	14.5	n/a
1993	1057	69.7	15.2	n/a
1994	1111	71.2	15.6	21
1995	1094	78.2	14.0	31.9
1996	1094	78.2	14.0	31.9
1997	1107	79.0	14.0	31.3
1998	1092	82.8	13.2	36.2
1999	1153	89.8	12.8	30.5
2000	1229	92.8	13.2	16
2001	1303	93.1	14.0	40.6
2002	1437	111.9	12.8	37
2003	1437	111.9	12.8	37
2004	1467	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1390	113.1	12.3	40.1
2006	1376	111.0	12.4	42.4
2007	1343	112.6	11.9	38.9
2008	1306	120.1	10.9	42.7
2009	1287	119.6	10.8	43.1
2010	1254	115.0	10.9	45.3
2011	1352	105.4	12.8	50.2
2012	1371	101.1	13.5	48.1
2013	1401	109.0	12.8	52
2014	1373	101.5	13.5	49.5
2015	1446	97.0	14.9	52.2
2016	1386	99.0	14.0	52.7
2017	1385	93.4	14.8	50.1
2018	1382	100.4	13.7	n/a
2019	1392	93.7	14.8	59.1
2020	1394	124.5	11.1	58.2
2021	1318	120.8	10.9	57.3
2022	1333	115.2	11.5	54.3
2023	1298	114.4	11.3	55.7
2024	1269	119.3	10.6	57.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bay Shore Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1026	77.6	13.2	n/a
1990	1004	79.5	12.6	n/a
1991	1029	77.5	13.2	n/a
1992	1057	72.8	14.5	n/a
1993	1057	69.7	15.2	n/a
1994	1111	71.2	15.6	21
1995	1094	78.2	14.0	31.9
1996	1094	78.2	14.0	31.9
1997	1107	79.0	14.0	31.3
1998	1092	82.8	13.2	36.2
1999	1153	89.8	12.8	30.5
2000	1229	92.8	13.2	16
2001	1303	93.1	14.0	40.6
2002	1437	111.9	12.8	37
2003	1437	111.9	12.8	37
2004	1467	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1390	113.1	12.3	40.1
2006	1376	111.0	12.4	42.4
2007	1343	112.6	11.9	38.9
2008	1306	120.1	10.9	42.7
2009	1287	119.6	10.8	43.1
2010	1254	115.0	10.9	45.3
2011	1352	105.4	12.8	50.2
2012	1371	101.1	13.5	48.1
2013	1401	109.0	12.8	52
2014	1373	101.5	13.5	49.5
2015	1446	97.0	14.9	52.2
2016	1386	99.0	14.0	52.7
2017	1385	93.4	14.8	50.1
2018	1382	100.4	13.7	n/a
2019	1392	93.7	14.8	59.1
2020	1394	124.5	11.1	58.2
2021	1318	120.8	10.9	57.3
2022	1333	115.2	11.5	54.3
2023	1298	114.4	11.3	55.7
2024	1269	119.3	10.6	57.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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