Wisdom Lane Middle School, Levittown NY

Original Research by School Decision on Wisdom Lane Middle School

Wisdom Lane Middle School serves grades six through eight in Levittown, an unincorporated residential hamlet on Long Island developed after World War II as the nation's first large-scale mass-produced suburb. The school sits in a built-out community of owner-occupied single-family homes and tree-lined streets, where growth today comes through infill and redevelopment rather than new subdivisions. Recent capital investment includes a newly completed track and field facility at the school, reflecting ongoing district commitment to infrastructure.

The school's enrollment is small, spread across the three grades, with a student body that is roughly evenly split between white and Hispanic students, with a substantial Asian population and smaller numbers of other groups. Just under a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating moderate economic diversity within the school population. Data on English learners and students with individualized education plans were not available.

On state testing, Wisdom Lane's results are mixed and show participation challenges that a parent may want to look into directly with the school. In mathematics, sixth-grade proficiency sits below the midpoint, while seventh and eighth grades reach proficiency levels above the midpoint, suggesting some strength in upper grades. In English language arts, sixth-grade proficiency is also below midpoint; seventh and eighth grades perform above midpoint. Science testing data exists only for eighth grade, where results fall below the midpoint. Notably, participation rates drop significantly in the upper grades, falling to roughly a third in sixth grade and a quarter or less in eighth grade, which can affect how representative these numbers are of the full student body. Across tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Nassau County. The school has no graduation rate to report, as it does not serve high school grades. A state test result for social studies exists from years past but no current data was available.

The district proposed a budget increase for the coming year that reflects growth in both curriculum and facilities spending, a signal that families considering a move would feel through school property taxes and the resources available in classrooms and buildings.

Levittown itself is car-oriented suburban terrain. Commercial activity concentrates along the Hempstead Turnpike corridor, while most daily life unfolds in residential blocks with neighborhood parks, playgrounds, and seasonal community pools. The Levittown Public Library serves as a community anchor, and transit options include local bus service and nearby Long Island Rail Road stations within easy driving distance of Penn Station. Home values in the zip code are moderate to upper-middle range for the region, and rental housing exists but at a substantial share of household income. The area remains zoned to preserve its low-density residential character, which shapes what kinds of development can occur and what commercial life looks like.

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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	78	100.0%
Math	72	100.0%

Math

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 66% · ▼ 66 pts below district

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

Grade 660%

School 60% · District 59%

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 773%

School 73% · District 75% · ▼ 3 pts below district

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

Grade 875%

School 75% · District 67% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 37 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 50%

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

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

Grade 646%

School 46% · District 48% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 762%

School 62% · District 61% · ▲ 2 pts above district

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

Grade 862%

School 62% · District 54% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Science

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 52% · ▼ 52 pts below district

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

Grade 857%

School 57% · District 47% · ▲ 10 pts above district

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

Social studies

Grade 895%

School 95% · district not reported

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

This schoolLEVITTOWN 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-income23%Higher-income59%36 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income50%Higher-income69%19 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income74%Higher-income53%21 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income41%Higher-income70%29 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income80%Higher-income68%12 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income80%Higher-income73%7 pp gap