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.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Bay Shore Union Free School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
1022nd of 1,504 New York Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,835
Students who attend Bay Shore Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Bay Shore Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 10.6
Number of students: 1,269
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
51.5%
White:
23.2%
African American:
17.3%
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Two or more races:
3.9%
Asian:
3.9%
American Indian:
0.2%
Pacific Islander:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 57.1%
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