Is Berner Middle School a good school?

Berner Middle School ranks 272 nd of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Berner Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,550 students attended Berner Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Berner Middle School?

Students at Berner Middle School are 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Berner Middle School

Summary:

Berner Middle School is a public middle school located in Massapequa, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,596 students. The school is part of the Massapequa Union Free School District, which is ranked 254 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Berner Middle School consistently performs above the state average in New York State Assessments for English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 66.93% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 51.88%. In Math, 80.56% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 57.08%. The school's students also excel in Regents exams, with 100% proficiency in Earth Science and Algebra I, significantly higher than the state averages. Berner Middle School's performance is particularly strong among female, Hispanic, and multi-racial student groups, ranking in the top 25% of New York middle schools for these subgroups in recent years.

Berner Middle School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.6 to 10.1 over the past three school years, which is lower than many of the nearby middle schools, such as Plainedge Middle School and Island Trees Middle School. Additionally, the school's spending per student is higher than the state average, ranging from $20,266 to $21,728 over the past four school years, which may contribute to its strong academic outcomes. While Berner Middle School outperforms many of the nearby middle schools, some schools like Seaford Middle School and Island Trees Middle School also demonstrate strong performance, particularly in specific subject areas or student subgroups.

Detail:

Public 6-8

50 Carman Mill Rd
Massapequa, NY 11758-5499

(516) 308-5701

District: Massapequa Union Free School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,309

Student/teacher ratio: 9.5

Number of students: 1,550

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.6%

Hispanic:

10.2%

Two or more races:

3.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 9.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Berner Middle School ranks better than 81.9% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.06. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (83.6%), Hispanic (10.2%), two or more races (3.5%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Berner Middle School is 9.5. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Berner Middle School is $21,309.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Berner Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Berner Middle School 272^nd of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Berner Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Massapequa Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Massapequa Union Free School District 254^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Berner Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	85.16	112^th	1095	89.8%
2007	88.48	55^th	1123	95.1%
2008	86.55	59^th	1185	95.0%
2009	84.04	64^th	1224	94.8%
2010	87.87	80^th	1243	93.6%
2011	88.23	103^rd	1295	92.0%
2012	90.68	57^th	1337	95.7%
2013	89.93	105^th	1373	92.4%
2014	85.73	133^rd	1401	90.5%
2015	78.21	225^th	1407	84.0%
2016	79.89	215^th	1429	85.0%
2017	77.51	263^rd	1455	81.9%
2018	82.73	201^st	1438	86.0%
2019	82.66	207^th	1439	85.6%
2021	81.07	169^th	1242	86.4%
2022	90.17	112^th	1479	92.4%
2023	86.23	166^th	1500	88.9%
2024	77.06	272^nd	1504	81.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Berner Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	72.09	61^st	220	72.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Berner Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.95	119^th	1170	89.8%
2019	60.88	244^th	1139	78.6%
2021	48.50	198^th	522	62.1%
2022	55.92	375^th	1283	70.8%
2023	72.42	206^th	1307	84.2%
2024	57.84	378^th	1303	71.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.62	313^th	1245	74.9%
2019	73.67	248^th	1241	80.0%
2021	86.01	81^st	935	91.3%
2022	81.01	156^th	1306	88.1%
2023	82.05	166^th	1288	87.1%
2024	61.72	403^rd	1296	68.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Berner Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.78	231^st	1353	82.9%
2019	82.85	196^th	1370	85.7%
2021	82.24	131^st	1066	87.7%
2022	89.14	105^th	1454	92.8%
2023	86.27	155^th	1463	89.4%
2024	81.50	209^th	1465	85.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Berner Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	83.37	180^th	1352	86.7%
2019	80.86	212^th	1366	84.5%
2021	73.84	212^th	1071	80.2%
2022	88.42	122^nd	1455	91.6%
2023	81.62	202^nd	1464	86.2%
2024	70.48	345^th	1464	76.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Berner Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.59	91^st	374	75.7%
2023	74.96	95^th	388	75.5%
2024	67.87	127^th	396	67.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Berner Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.02	203^rd	810	74.9%
2019	64.84	227^th	826	72.5%
2022	75.23	150^th	914	83.6%
2023	81.56	126^th	943	86.6%
2024	81.35	120^th	953	87.4%

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Rank History for White students at Berner Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.82	205^th	763	73.1%
2019	69.88	213^th	716	70.3%
2021	71.73	148^th	614	75.9%
2022	81.31	112^th	748	85.0%
2023	74.47	181^st	772	76.6%
2024	61.34	282^nd	778	63.8%

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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 Berner Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	1083	1	8	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	1100
1990	991	0	19	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	1029
1991	1019	0	12	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	1043
1992	1530	3	21	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	1574
1993	1495	1	17	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	1531
1994	1474	2	33	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	1527
1995	1492	2	6	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	1513
1996	1492	2	6	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	1513
1997	1463	1	20	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	1505
1998	1533	5	10	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	1581
1999	1562	5	8	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	1611
2000	1087	3	11	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	1121
2001	1160	3	13	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	1189
2002	1313	4	11	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	1335
2003	1313	4	11	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	1335
2004	1309	7	27	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	1352
2005	1286	2	18	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	1327
2006	1329	6	14	29	1	n/a	n/a	0	1379
2007	1339	6	17	32	1	n/a	n/a	1	1396
2008	1342	3	13	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	1388
2009	1375	4	12	34	1	n/a	n/a	0	1426
2010	1348	3	17	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	1399
2011	1264	1	17	36	0	0	0	0	1318
2012	1249	1	17	40	0	0	0	0	1307
2013	1245	1	24	32	0	0	1	0	1303
2014	1152	4	15	40	0	0	1	0	1212
2015	1131	5	10	46	1	0	0	0	1193
2016	1118	3	20	41	2	0	2	0	1186
2017	1059	2	27	38	1	1	5	0	1133
2018	1505	5	35	66	3	2	10	0	1626
2019	1438	9	31	79	6	3	7	0	1573
2020	1426	7	28	74	7	4	14	0	1560
2021	1374	7	28	80	5	2	17	0	1513
2022	1389	7	24	112	2	0	39	0	1573
2023	1365	11	33	141	0	0	46	0	1596
2024	1296	12	29	158	0	1	54	0	1550

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 Berner Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1100	93.6	11.7	n/a
1990	1029	94.7	10.8	n/a
1991	1043	86.0	12.1	n/a
1992	1574	128.3	12.2	n/a
1993	1531	121.7	12.6	n/a
1994	1527	120.0	12.7	2.2
1995	1513	127.1	11.9	1.8
1996	1513	127.1	11.9	1.8
1997	1505	121.7	12.4	2.3
1998	1581	126.5	12.5	3.2
1999	1611	129.4	12.4	1.2
2000	1121	83.8	13.4	3.2
2001	1189	88.6	13.4	3
2002	1335	97.1	13.7	3.4
2003	1335	97.1	13.7	3.4
2004	1352	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1327	99.2	13.4	2
2006	1379	104.0	13.3	2.8
2007	1396	110.2	12.7	2.4
2008	1388	108.9	12.7	1.9
2009	1426	111.7	12.8	2.3
2010	1399	110.9	12.6	3.6
2011	1318	102.3	12.8	3.5
2012	1307	107.5	12.1	5.5
2013	1303	105.5	12.3	4.6
2014	1212	95.0	12.7	5
2015	1193	98.0	12.1	8.2
2016	1186	101.0	11.7	9.4
2017	1133	94.1	12.0	8.7
2018	1626	143.4	11.3	8.3
2019	1573	140.3	11.2	8.7
2020	1560	160.4	9.7	9.1
2021	1513	156.3	9.6	8.9
2022	1573	154.8	10.1	8.8
2023	1596	162.9	9.7	10.3
2024	1550	161.5	9.5	9.2

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 Berner Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1100	93.6	11.7	n/a
1990	1029	94.7	10.8	n/a
1991	1043	86.0	12.1	n/a
1992	1574	128.3	12.2	n/a
1993	1531	121.7	12.6	n/a
1994	1527	120.0	12.7	2.2
1995	1513	127.1	11.9	1.8
1996	1513	127.1	11.9	1.8
1997	1505	121.7	12.4	2.3
1998	1581	126.5	12.5	3.2
1999	1611	129.4	12.4	1.2
2000	1121	83.8	13.4	3.2
2001	1189	88.6	13.4	3
2002	1335	97.1	13.7	3.4
2003	1335	97.1	13.7	3.4
2004	1352	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1327	99.2	13.4	2
2006	1379	104.0	13.3	2.8
2007	1396	110.2	12.7	2.4
2008	1388	108.9	12.7	1.9
2009	1426	111.7	12.8	2.3
2010	1399	110.9	12.6	3.6
2011	1318	102.3	12.8	3.5
2012	1307	107.5	12.1	5.5
2013	1303	105.5	12.3	4.6
2014	1212	95.0	12.7	5
2015	1193	98.0	12.1	8.2
2016	1186	101.0	11.7	9.4
2017	1133	94.1	12.0	8.7
2018	1626	143.4	11.3	8.3
2019	1573	140.3	11.2	8.7
2020	1560	160.4	9.7	9.1
2021	1513	156.3	9.6	8.9
2022	1573	154.8	10.1	8.8
2023	1596	162.9	9.7	10.3
2024	1550	161.5	9.5	9.2

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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