Is Clarke Middle School a good school?

Clarke Middle School ranks 366 th of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Clarke Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 642 students attended Clarke Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Clarke Middle School?

Students at Clarke Middle School are 37% White, 30% Asian, 28% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Clarke Middle School

Summary:

Clarke Middle School is a public middle school located in Westbury, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 637 students. The school is part of the East Meadow Union Free School District, which is ranked 97 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clarke Middle School has consistently ranked in the top 15% of New York middle schools over the past decade, reaching as high as #65 out of 1,407 schools in 2014-2015. The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the state and district averages, particularly in math, where 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students have outperformed the state by a significant margin in recent years. Clarke Middle School has also achieved a 100% proficiency rate on the Regents exams for Earth Science and Algebra I, outperforming the state and district averages. While the school has shown strong performance for some student subgroups, the varying rankings for Asian, White, special education, and low-income students suggest there may be room for improvement in addressing the needs of these groups.

When comparing Clarke Middle School to nearby schools, it generally outperforms the Uniondale Union Free School District and Westbury Union Free School District on state assessments and Regents exams. The nearby schools have a wide range of free and reduced-price lunch rates, with Turtle Hook Middle School in Uniondale having a very high rate of 65.62%, while Willets Road School in East Williston has a much lower rate of 9.16%, suggesting that Clarke Middle School serves a more economically diverse student population compared to some of its neighbors.

Detail:

Public 6-8

740 Edgewood Dr
Westbury, NY 11590-5497

(516) 876-7401

District: East Meadow Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
366^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,447

Student/teacher ratio: 9.3

Number of students: 642

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.2%

Asian:

30.1%

Hispanic:

28.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 24.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Clarke Middle School ranks better than 75.7% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.98. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Clarke Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (37.2%), Asian (30.1%), Hispanic (28.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 24.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Clarke Middle School is 9.3. (See more...)

Compare Clarke Middle School employs 68.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Clarke Middle School is $16,447.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Clarke Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Clarke Middle School 366^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Clarke Middle School in the ranking list.)

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East Meadow Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks East Meadow Union Free School District 97^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Clarke Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Clarke Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	81.25	175^th	1095	84.0%
2007	84.81	115^th	1123	89.8%
2008	85.00	87^th	1185	92.7%
2009	84.70	53^rd	1224	95.7%
2010	90.62	47^th	1243	96.2%
2011	90.58	63^rd	1295	95.1%
2012	86.53	121^st	1337	90.9%
2013	86.54	141^st	1373	89.7%
2014	92.16	69^th	1401	95.1%
2015	92.77	65^th	1407	95.4%
2016	91.51	83^rd	1429	94.2%
2017	93.08	80^th	1455	94.5%
2018	92.85	82^nd	1438	94.3%
2019	88.44	135^th	1439	90.6%
2021	82.27	158^th	1242	87.3%
2022	85.98	162^nd	1479	89.0%
2023	83.26	204^th	1500	86.4%
2024	69.98	366^th	1504	75.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Clarke Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.74	239^th	1170	79.6%
2019	68.39	181^st	1139	84.1%
2021	50.69	182^nd	522	65.1%
2022	59.59	319^th	1283	75.1%
2023	38.95	761^st	1307	41.8%
2024	50.86	496^th	1303	61.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Clarke Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	92.46	70^th	1245	94.4%
2019	83.26	150^th	1241	87.9%
2021	71.29	188^th	935	79.9%
2022	71.34	254^th	1306	80.6%
2023	74.66	230^th	1288	82.1%
2024	60.51	418^th	1296	67.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Clarke Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	93.14	61^st	1353	95.5%
2019	88.41	118^th	1370	91.4%
2021	77.26	171^st	1066	84.0%
2022	85.21	153^rd	1454	89.5%
2023	83.10	199^th	1463	86.4%
2024	72.72	333^rd	1465	77.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Clarke Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	90.13	100^th	1352	92.6%
2019	87.10	143^rd	1366	89.5%
2021	82.68	132^nd	1071	87.7%
2022	84.60	170^th	1455	88.3%
2023	80.79	211^th	1464	85.6%
2024	65.92	417^th	1464	71.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Clarke Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	83.84	39^th	374	89.6%
2019	72.83	99^th	369	73.2%
2021	51.15	138^th	236	41.5%
2022	62.61	154^th	381	59.6%
2023	63.66	154^th	388	60.3%
2024	48.01	246^th	396	37.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Clarke Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	80.65	114^th	810	85.9%
2019	84.63	83^rd	826	90.0%
2021	63.37	110^th	449	75.5%
2022	83.46	87^th	914	90.5%
2023	81.61	125^th	943	86.7%
2024	66.04	248^th	953	74.0%

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Rank History for White students at Clarke Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	82.16	93^rd	763	87.8%
2019	75.88	153^rd	716	78.6%
2021	80.95	92^nd	614	85.0%
2022	72.46	172^nd	748	77.0%
2023	61.46	280^th	772	63.7%
2024	57.86	312^th	778	59.9%

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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 Clarke Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1993	544	5	28	27	0	n/a	n/a	604
1994	508	5	41	35	0	n/a	n/a	589
1995	505	8	73	31	0	n/a	n/a	617
1996	505	8	73	31	0	n/a	n/a	617
1997	538	4	74	27	4	n/a	n/a	647
1998	509	4	84	35	9	n/a	n/a	641
1999	530	4	76	36	5	n/a	n/a	651
2000	532	2	70	47	2	n/a	n/a	653
2001	537	4	70	52	0	n/a	n/a	663
2002	560	5	86	86	0	n/a	n/a	737
2003	560	5	86	86	0	n/a	n/a	737
2004	510	7	104	87	0	n/a	n/a	708
2005	465	8	92	92	0	n/a	n/a	657
2006	441	11	105	100	0	n/a	n/a	657
2007	428	10	101	115	0	n/a	n/a	654
2008	404	10	104	112	0	n/a	n/a	630
2009	365	13	103	102	0	n/a	n/a	583
2010	337	18	99	99	0	n/a	n/a	553
2011	346	16	104	105	0	0	0	571
2012	341	18	99	118	0	0	0	576
2013	344	15	109	119	0	0	0	587
2014	340	20	114	120	0	0	0	594
2015	331	16	126	101	0	0	0	574
2016	318	17	131	118	0	0	1	585
2017	295	13	139	139	0	0	4	590
2018	300	23	128	150	0	0	5	606
2019	292	25	146	154	0	1	7	625
2020	288	24	159	159	0	1	5	636
2021	277	21	175	166	0	1	3	643
2022	269	23	183	187	0	0	5	667
2023	252	18	172	184	0	2	9	637
2024	239	18	193	182	0	3	7	642

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 Clarke Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	604	36.6	16.5	n/a
1994	589	35.6	16.5	5.4
1995	617	37.0	16.7	4.5
1996	617	37.0	16.7	4.5
1997	647	40.0	16.2	4.8
1998	641	41.2	15.6	4.1
1999	651	47.5	13.7	3.4
2000	653	50.3	13.0	6.9
2001	663	54.6	12.1	4.8
2002	737	53.2	13.9	9.5
2003	737	53.2	13.9	9.5
2004	708	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	657	49.2	13.4	12.8
2006	657	48.0	13.7	9.6
2007	654	48.9	13.4	15
2008	630	52.3	12.0	7.8
2009	583	48.6	12.0	19.2
2010	553	47.9	11.5	17
2011	571	53.4	10.6	16.5
2012	576	44.6	12.9	9.4
2013	587	46.5	12.6	14.1
2014	594	45.9	12.9	15.8
2015	574	46.0	12.4	16.7
2016	585	46.0	12.7	20.3
2017	590	50.4	11.6	22
2018	606	50.2	12.0	24.4
2019	625	48.0	13.0	26.7
2020	636	76.9	8.2	22.8
2021	643	66.4	9.6	24.7
2022	667	66.3	10.0	21.6
2023	637	73.1	8.7	27.2
2024	642	68.3	9.3	24.9

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 Clarke Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	604	36.6	16.5	n/a
1994	589	35.6	16.5	5.4
1995	617	37.0	16.7	4.5
1996	617	37.0	16.7	4.5
1997	647	40.0	16.2	4.8
1998	641	41.2	15.6	4.1
1999	651	47.5	13.7	3.4
2000	653	50.3	13.0	6.9
2001	663	54.6	12.1	4.8
2002	737	53.2	13.9	9.5
2003	737	53.2	13.9	9.5
2004	708	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	657	49.2	13.4	12.8
2006	657	48.0	13.7	9.6
2007	654	48.9	13.4	15
2008	630	52.3	12.0	7.8
2009	583	48.6	12.0	19.2
2010	553	47.9	11.5	17
2011	571	53.4	10.6	16.5
2012	576	44.6	12.9	9.4
2013	587	46.5	12.6	14.1
2014	594	45.9	12.9	15.8
2015	574	46.0	12.4	16.7
2016	585	46.0	12.7	20.3
2017	590	50.4	11.6	22
2018	606	50.2	12.0	24.4
2019	625	48.0	13.0	26.7
2020	636	76.9	8.2	22.8
2021	643	66.4	9.6	24.7
2022	667	66.3	10.0	21.6
2023	637	73.1	8.7	27.2
2024	642	68.3	9.3	24.9

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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