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West Hempstead Middle School

Serves grades 7 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
450 Nassau Blvd
West Hempstead, NY 11552
Phone
(516) 390-3160
District
WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
NASSAU COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
284
Classroom Teachers
34

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.4% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

West Hempstead Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
42%
40%
48%
41%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
36%
38%
50%
6%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
8
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 137 48.2%
Grade 8 145 51.1%
Total 284 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 21.9% 22.9% 42.7%
Black 25.6% 20.4% 16.7%
Hispanic 45.6% 48.4% 29.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.7% 7.8% 10.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 45.4% 39.1% 51.9%
Free lunch eligible 39.4% 34.5% 49.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.0% 4.6% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 18,705 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 7,167.7 415
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.9% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.3% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.7% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 12.9% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,366 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 8.6% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.9% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 46.4% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 42.9% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.5% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.3% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 9.7% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.7% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 2.8% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 3.1% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $20,474 $36,013,766 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,184 $3,841,656 5.3%
Staff $1,045 $1,838,155 2.5%
General Administration $783 $1,377,297 1.9%
School Administration $1,711 $3,009,649 4.2%
Operation $2,359 $4,149,481 5.7%
Transportation $2,718 $4,780,962 6.6%
Other $868 $1,526,812 2.1%
Total Support $11,668 $20,524,012 28.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,981 $15,797,579 21.8%
Total Expenditures $41,123 $72,335,357 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,076 $25,679,492,110 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $711 $1,811,195,610 3.9%
Staff $1,093 $2,785,174,478 6.0%
General Administration $369 $939,188,377 2.0%
School Administration $665 $1,695,918,538 3.6%
Operation $1,225 $3,122,121,555 6.7%
Transportation $822 $2,095,516,316 4.5%
Other $434 $1,104,814,866 2.4%
Total Support $5,318 $13,553,790,026 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,875 $7,327,505,512 15.7%
Total Expenditures $18,270 $46,560,743,229 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%