Is Merrick Avenue Middle School a good school?

Merrick Avenue Middle School ranks 273 rd of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Merrick Avenue Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 846 students attended Merrick Avenue Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Merrick Avenue Middle School?

Students at Merrick Avenue Middle School are 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Merrick Avenue Middle School attend?

Students who attend Merrick Avenue Middle School usually go on to attend Sanford H Calhoun High School

Merrick Avenue Middle School

Summary:

Merrick Avenue Middle School is a high-performing public magnet middle school serving 814 students in grades 7-9 in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District in Merrick, New York. The school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, currently ranking 273 out of 1,504 middle schools and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Merrick Avenue Middle School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages in standardized test scores across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 84.54% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 81.26% for the district and 57.08% for the state. The school also excels in Regents exams, with 99.62% proficiency in Earth Science and 100% proficiency in Algebra I, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's performance is strong across different student subgroups, with the school ranking 159 out of 953 New York middle schools for Hispanic students and 217 out of 778 for White students, both with a 4-star rating.

Merrick Avenue Middle School's success may be attributed to its relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.4 to 10.9 over the past few years, as well as its higher spending per student ($22,250 in 2022-2023) compared to the state average. While the school's performance in 8th-grade Math and Science could be an area for further improvement, it consistently outperforms nearby schools, such as Grand Avenue Middle School in the same district, as well as schools in the Uniondale and Freeport school districts, which have lower rankings and test scores.

Detail:

Public, Magnet 7-9

1870 Merrick Ave
Merrick, NY 11566-9998

(516) 992-1200

District: Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
273^rd of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,250

Students who attend Merrick Avenue Middle School usually attend:

High:

Sanford H Calhoun High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.9

Number of students: 846

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.5%

Hispanic:

12.8%

Asian:

6.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 10.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Merrick Avenue Middle School ranks better than 81.8% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.83. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (76.5%), Hispanic (12.8%), Asian (6.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 10.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Merrick Avenue Middle School is 10.9. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Merrick Avenue Middle School is $22,250.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Merrick Avenue Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Merrick Avenue Middle School 273^rd of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Merrick Avenue Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District 114^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Merrick Avenue Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Merrick Avenue Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	84.16	127^th	1095	88.4%
2007	86.94	79^th	1123	93.0%
2008	83.93	117^th	1185	90.1%
2009	78.75	198^th	1224	83.8%
2010	84.22	143^rd	1243	88.5%
2011	83.70	175^th	1295	86.5%
2012	86.05	128^th	1337	90.4%
2013	83.79	167^th	1373	87.8%
2014	78.35	217^th	1401	84.5%
2015	84.87	141^st	1407	90.0%
2016	73.19	297^th	1429	79.2%
2017	72.86	325^th	1455	77.7%
2018	77.21	274^th	1438	80.9%
2019	87.01	156^th	1439	89.2%
2021	76.75	212^th	1242	82.9%
2022	80.05	230^th	1479	84.4%
2023	87.88	152^nd	1500	89.9%
2024	76.83	273^rd	1504	81.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Merrick Avenue Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.72	565^th	1170	51.7%
2019	52.38	358^th	1139	68.6%
2021	43.77	244^th	522	53.3%
2022	58.81	331^st	1283	74.2%
2023	82.97	112^th	1307	91.4%
2024	44.56	611^th	1303	53.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Merrick Avenue Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.13	618^th	1245	50.4%
2019	75.71	223^rd	1241	82.0%
2021	83.00	100^th	935	89.3%
2022	81.99	150^th	1306	88.5%
2023	87.41	109^th	1288	91.5%
2024	59.06	444^th	1296	65.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Merrick Avenue Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.83	272^nd	1353	79.9%
2019	82.67	201^st	1370	85.3%
2021	71.51	222^nd	1066	79.2%
2022	84.32	161^st	1454	88.9%
2023	86.02	157^th	1463	89.3%
2024	74.78	307^th	1465	79.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Merrick Avenue Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.41	259^th	1352	80.8%
2019	90.31	115^th	1366	91.6%
2021	78.11	168^th	1071	84.3%
2022	74.21	278^th	1455	80.9%
2023	86.89	146^th	1464	90.0%
2024	76.88	241^st	1464	83.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Merrick Avenue Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.67	112^th	374	70.1%
2019	80.58	60^th	369	83.7%
2021	46.28	153^rd	236	35.2%
2022	63.44	149^th	381	60.9%
2023	65.11	145^th	388	62.6%
2024	41.16	277^th	396	30.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Merrick Avenue Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	47.97	333^rd	705	52.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Merrick Avenue Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	66.04	218^th	810	73.1%
2019	70.71	185^th	826	77.6%
2021	84.79	43^rd	449	90.4%
2022	67.40	214^th	914	76.6%
2023	76.25	171^st	943	81.9%
2024	75.97	159^th	953	83.3%

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Rank History for White students at Merrick Avenue Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.54	272^nd	763	64.4%
2019	78.80	120^th	716	83.2%
2021	66.34	181^st	614	70.5%
2022	69.16	201^st	748	73.1%
2023	79.68	143^rd	772	81.5%
2024	67.80	217^th	778	72.1%

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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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by a parent
Monday, November 2, 2009

I have a child in the special education program and the principle, teachers, and staff are wonderful! They care about the kids as if they were their own. I am very lucky to have my child in this school! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Merrick Avenue Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	775	4	19	4	0	n/a	n/a	802
1990	800	5	15	6	0	n/a	n/a	826
1991	735	2	29	17	0	n/a	n/a	783
1992	756	2	26	13	0	n/a	n/a	797
1993	751	5	26	11	0	n/a	n/a	793
1994	688	5	28	22	0	n/a	n/a	743
1995	745	5	9	24	0	n/a	n/a	783
1996	745	5	9	24	0	n/a	n/a	783
1997	791	3	15	29	0	n/a	n/a	838
1998	807	4	26	25	0	n/a	n/a	862
1999	872	6	13	21	0	n/a	n/a	912
2000	851	7	32	20	0	n/a	n/a	910
2001	882	6	24	24	0	n/a	n/a	936
2002	957	0	41	13	0	n/a	n/a	1011
2003	957	0	41	13	0	n/a	n/a	1011
2004	910	7	51	37	0	n/a	n/a	1005
2005	865	6	44	37	0	n/a	n/a	952
2006	932	7	16	43	0	n/a	n/a	998
2007	920	12	27	41	0	n/a	n/a	1000
2008	887	10	34	47	0	n/a	n/a	978
2009	880	9	32	64	1	n/a	n/a	986
2010	868	9	33	59	1	n/a	n/a	970
2011	838	12	32	58	2	0	0	942
2012	835	9	38	29	2	1	0	914
2013	836	12	38	35	2	0	0	923
2014	753	14	31	83	2	0	0	883
2015	692	13	47	93	1	0	0	846
2016	685	16	49	94	2	0	6	852
2017	670	15	38	81	3	1	9	817
2018	664	20	44	72	4	1	4	809
2019	677	24	46	75	4	1	3	830
2020	636	22	44	60	1	0	8	771
2021	607	16	51	67	0	3	9	753
2022	590	19	65	105	0	3	7	789
2023	604	19	57	118	0	4	12	814
2024	647	19	52	108	0	4	16	846

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 Merrick Avenue Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	802	61.2	13.1	n/a
1990	826	61.1	13.5	n/a
1991	783	59.5	13.1	n/a
1992	797	61.2	13.0	n/a
1993	793	45.0	17.6	n/a
1994	743	44.0	16.9	1.9
1995	783	48.5	16.1	1.5
1996	783	48.5	16.1	1.5
1997	838	52.7	15.9	1.7
1998	862	56.4	15.3	0.8
1999	912	59.5	15.3	0.9
2000	910	58.7	15.5	1.2
2001	936	61.3	15.3	0.9
2002	1011	63.4	15.9	1.7
2003	1011	63.4	15.9	1.7
2004	1005	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	952	63.4	15.0	1.8
2006	998	71.0	14.1	1.8
2007	1000	72.1	13.9	0.3
2008	978	72.1	13.6	1.5
2009	986	71.4	13.8	2.7
2010	970	73.4	13.2	4
2011	942	72.5	12.9	4.6
2012	914	68.9	13.2	4.5
2013	923	67.4	13.6	5
2014	883	62.8	14.0	5.1
2015	846	60.0	14.1	6.5
2016	852	63.0	13.5	7.5
2017	817	63.3	12.9	7.6
2018	809	61.8	13.0	7.4
2019	830	62.0	13.3	7
2020	771	77.7	9.9	8.3
2021	753	71.7	10.4	4.6
2022	789	73.3	10.7	6.8
2023	814	74.3	10.9	8.4
2024	846	77.6	10.9	10.3

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 Merrick Avenue Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	802	61.2	13.1	n/a
1990	826	61.1	13.5	n/a
1991	783	59.5	13.1	n/a
1992	797	61.2	13.0	n/a
1993	793	45.0	17.6	n/a
1994	743	44.0	16.9	1.9
1995	783	48.5	16.1	1.5
1996	783	48.5	16.1	1.5
1997	838	52.7	15.9	1.7
1998	862	56.4	15.3	0.8
1999	912	59.5	15.3	0.9
2000	910	58.7	15.5	1.2
2001	936	61.3	15.3	0.9
2002	1011	63.4	15.9	1.7
2003	1011	63.4	15.9	1.7
2004	1005	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	952	63.4	15.0	1.8
2006	998	71.0	14.1	1.8
2007	1000	72.1	13.9	0.3
2008	978	72.1	13.6	1.5
2009	986	71.4	13.8	2.7
2010	970	73.4	13.2	4
2011	942	72.5	12.9	4.6
2012	914	68.9	13.2	4.5
2013	923	67.4	13.6	5
2014	883	62.8	14.0	5.1
2015	846	60.0	14.1	6.5
2016	852	63.0	13.5	7.5
2017	817	63.3	12.9	7.6
2018	809	61.8	13.0	7.4
2019	830	62.0	13.3	7
2020	771	77.7	9.9	8.3
2021	753	71.7	10.4	4.6
2022	789	73.3	10.7	6.8
2023	814	74.3	10.9	8.4
2024	846	77.6	10.9	10.3

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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