Hauppauge Middle School, Hauppauge NY

Original Research by School Decision on Hauppauge Middle School

Hauppauge Middle School is a suburban grades 6-8 school in the Hauppauge Union Free School District, serving students from a residential and mixed-use area on Long Island. The school enrolls students across three grade levels, with the student body predominantly white and a meaningful share of Hispanic students, alongside smaller populations of Asian, Black, and multiracial peers. About a sixth of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting moderate economic diversity.

Testing data shows mixed proficiency. In sixth and seventh grades, students performed roughly around the midpoint in math and language arts, with seventh-grade English Language Arts showing stronger results. Eighth grade is where the picture shifts noticeably: eighth-grade math proficiency dropped sharply, while eighth-grade English and science proficiency stayed lower than sixth and seventh grades. The participation rates on state assessments are uneven by grade, ranging from roughly a quarter to over a third of students, which may indicate alternative assessment arrangements or the nature of how the school reports results. A parent may want to look into these participation rates with the school directly to understand whether they reflect assessment opt-outs, different testing windows, or other factors.

Against other districts in Suffolk County, Hauppauge Middle's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile. That is a meaningful gap to note, and a family considering the school should discuss with the district what academic supports are available, what the trajectory has been, and how the school is addressing achievement in the upper grades.

The school sits in an auto-oriented suburban setting mixed with industrial use. Hauppauge itself is dominated by the Long Island Innovation Park, one of the largest industrial centers in the region, alongside established single-family and multifamily residential neighborhoods. The area has no traditional town center, and residents tend to rely on nearby Smithtown and Commack for shopping and dining. Transit options are limited; most daily life depends on car travel.

Housing in the Hauppauge zip code runs moderately above the state benchmark, reflecting the tight, high-demand Long Island suburban market. Inventory remains limited, and demand for homes in established school districts continues to exceed supply. The district recently passed a capital bond referendum in 2023 that is adding to school property taxes, a cost families moving into the area should factor into their decision. On a positive note, the district offers state-funded full-day Universal Pre-Kindergarten for eligible four-year-olds, a tangible benefit for families with younger children.

The middle school's testing results warrant closer conversation with the school about how it is addressing the performance gap, particularly in eighth-grade mathematics, and what support structures exist for students who are below proficiency benchmarks.

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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	129	84.0%
Math	121	100.0%

Math

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 80% · ▼ 80 pts below district

▼ 51 pts below state median · ▼ 49 pts below county median

Grade 657%

School 57% · District 55% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 762%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 811%

School 11% · District 11%

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 80% · ▼ 80 pts below district

▼ 54 pts below state median · ▼ 47 pts below county median

Grade 655%

School 55% · District 52% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 763%

School 63% · District 63%

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

Grade 841%

School 41% · District 41%

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

Science

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 61% · ▼ 61 pts below district

▼ 42 pts below state median · ▼ 40 pts below county median

Grade 842%

School 42% · District 42%

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 887%

School 87% · district not reported

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

This schoolHAUPPAUGE 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-income58%Higher-income54%4 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income36%Higher-income70%34 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income27%Higher-income49%21 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income50%Higher-income59%9 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income33%Higher-income70%37 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income10%Higher-income13%3 pp gap