Clarke Middle School, Westbury NY

Original Research by School Decision on Clarke Middle School

Clarke Middle School serves a diverse middle-grade population of about mid-size for its grade band in Westbury, a dense suburban village in Nassau County with a strong transit orientation around its LIRR station. The school draws from an economically mixed student body, with a substantial share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and enrolls students across Asian, White, Hispanic, and other backgrounds in roughly balanced proportions.

On state assessments, Clarke's performance shows strength in mathematics but a notable gap in English Language Arts. In sixth-grade math, students achieved proficiency well above the midpoint among Nassau County districts. Seventh-grade math results remained solid and consistent. Eighth-grade math proficiency stayed in the upper range, though participation for that grade fell substantially, reflecting a smaller tested cohort. In English Language Arts, sixth-grade proficiency landed in the midrange for the county, but seventh-grade results dropped below the county median, and eighth-grade results returned to roughly the median. Science data for eighth grade shows proficiency in the bottom quartile for the county. A parent may want to look into whether the school's ELA curriculum and instructional supports are meeting seventh-graders' needs in particular, or whether the shifts reflect grade-level or cohort variation. The older state social-studies result from a prior decade is not comparable to current performance.

The school sits within East Meadow Union Free School District, which passed a substantial capital improvement bond in early 2026 that will reshape school facilities district-wide with new security vestibules at every building, renovated playgrounds at all five elementary schools, and athletic and arts upgrades. For middle-school families, the bond means ongoing infrastructure investment and improvements to safety systems, though at a real cost in property taxes for homeowners over a repayment period of roughly one-and-a-half decades.

Westbury itself is actively growing. The village received state revitalization funding and has rezoned industrial land near its LIRR station for mixed-use, transit-oriented development, with new housing already completed and more planned. The housing market is active, with median home values well above the national benchmark and rental costs reflecting a pricey suburban market, though affordable units are being built as part of the TOD initiative. A downtown centered on Post Avenue near the station has received streetscape and pedestrian improvements, positioning the village as a connected, walkable community for families who prioritize transit access to New York City and local walkability.

No data was available on Clarke's specific staffing, discipline practices, attendance rates, program offerings, or special-population services. The school's website or a direct conversation with the district would illuminate those dimensions of school life. Similarly, enrollment trend data and multi-year academic comparisons were not available, so a reader cannot assess whether the school is on a growth or decline trajectory or whether results are moving in a particular direction over time.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

New York Regents Exams

2 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Science	75	99.0%
Math	73	100.0%

Math

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 90% · ▼ 90 pts below district

▼ 51 pts below state median · ▼ 72 pts below county median

Grade 678%

School 78% · District 84% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 776%

School 76% · District 78% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 873%

School 73% · District 84% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 87% · ▼ 87 pts below district

▼ 54 pts below state median · ▼ 70 pts below county median

Grade 667%

School 67% · District 67%

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 756%

School 56% · District 58% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 862%

School 62% · District 64% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Science

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 77% · ▼ 77 pts below district

▼ 42 pts below state median · ▼ 60 pts below county median

Grade 855%

School 55% · District 52% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 896%

School 96% · district not reported

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

This schoolEAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income50%Higher-income75%25 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income40%Higher-income62%22 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income53%Higher-income65%12 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income59%Higher-income85%27 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income63%Higher-income80%17 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income63%Higher-income78%15 pp gap