📍 1870 Merrick Ave, Merrick, Nassau County, 11566
Merrick Avenue Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Merrick, Nassau County. The school has 814 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 74.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 73% of students are proficient in reading. 64% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Merrick Avenue Middle School enrolls 814 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 74.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 604 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 118 | 14% |
| Asian | 57 | 7% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
68 of the school's 814 students (8.4%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 56 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Merrick Avenue Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-40, state senate district 8, state house district 14.
Merrick Avenue Middle School is one of 5 schools in BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in NORTH MERRICK, New York. The district serves 5,321 students district-wide and employs 470 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 814 students, Merrick Avenue Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 1,064 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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