📍 975 Jerusalem Ave, Uniondale, Nassau County, 11553
Turtle Hook Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Uniondale, Nassau County. The school has 669 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Uniondale Union Free School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 77.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Turtle Hook Middle School enrolls 669 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 77.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and 1.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 467 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 184 | 28% |
| White | 9 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
439 of the school's 669 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 430 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Turtle Hook 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-40, state senate district 6, state house district 17.
Turtle Hook Middle School is one of 8 schools in UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in UNIONDALE, New York. The district serves 6,189 students district-wide and employs 577 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 669 students, Turtle Hook Middle School is close to the district average of about 774 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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