📍 785 Candlewood Rd, Brentwood, Suffolk County, 11717
South Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Brentwood, Suffolk County. The school has 1,033 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Brentwood Union Free School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 78.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Middle School enrolls 1,033 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 78.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% Black or African American and 1.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 928 | 90% |
| Black or African American | 69 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 18 | 1.7% |
| White | 13 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
891 of the school's 1,033 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 833 qualify for free lunch and 58 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-20, state senate district 4, state house district 6.
South Middle School is one of 17 schools in BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in BRENTWOOD, New York. The district serves 18,462 students district-wide and employs 1,260 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,033 students, South Middle School is close to the district average of about 1,086 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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