Manhasset Middle School, Manhasset NY

Original Research by School Decision on Manhasset Middle School

Manhasset Middle School serves seventh and eighth graders in an affluent North Shore hamlet in Nassau County, a setting where residential prosperity supports a strong school system. The school sits near the town's downtown, close to the Manhasset LIRR station and Manhasset Valley Park, giving it a location connected to community life rather than isolated on a separate campus.

The school's academic picture is mixed by grade and subject. In seventh-grade math and English Language Arts, proficiency is substantially high. Seventh-grade math shows strong results, with most students demonstrating proficiency. Seventh-grade ELA performance is also solid, with a large majority meeting or exceeding state standards. In eighth grade, the picture shifts noticeably lower. Eighth-grade math proficiency drops considerably compared to seventh grade, while eighth-grade ELA proficiency, though still majority-level, is notably below seventh grade. State testing data for eighth-grade science was not reported. This grade-level dip is a pattern worth asking the school about; it may reflect course transitions, student composition across the two grades, or instructional factors particular to the eighth-grade experience. Compared to other districts in Nassau County, Manhasset's overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint, placing it in the stronger half of the county's schools.

The student body is economically comfortable. About one in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, well below both county and state averages. The enrollment is split fairly evenly between seventh and eighth grades. Racially and ethnically, the school is majority white, with substantial Asian representation and smaller populations of Hispanic and Black students; demographic data on students with IEPs or English learners was not available.

The Manhasset Union Free School District, which operates two elementary schools and this secondary school, is in the midst of significant change. In December 2022, voters approved a major capital bond to renovate and upgrade all three buildings across the district, addressing aging infrastructure and adding modern instructional spaces. This multi-year project is visible in the school's physical environment and represents a lasting commitment to facilities, though it did increase school property taxes modestly each year for families already in an expensive housing market. The district has also broadened its secondary course and pathway offerings in recent years, adding biomedical sciences, business, broadcast journalism, engineering, and computer science pathways, plus additional AP and world-language courses. At the elementary level, the district has invested in strengthened math and literacy instruction through new coaching positions and expanded teaching time. These changes point to a district actively reshaping its programs and classrooms.

The housing market in Manhasset reflects the area's character. Residential property values are high, and new single-family construction commands premium prices. Development has also brought luxury multifamily housing such as The Ritz-Carlton Residences. For families considering the school, property taxes are a steady presence; the district's budget relies overwhelmingly on local revenues, and levy increases at or near the state cap mean annual school tax growth is built into long-term planning. The broader economy is stable, anchored by North Shore University Hospital as the dominant employer and by the retail and dining corridors along Northern Boulevard and Plandome Road.

Manhasset Middle School fits a family looking for a solid suburban middle school in an economically stable, predominantly affluent community with active school investment and growing academic program depth. The notable drop in eighth-grade proficiency compared to seventh grade merits direct conversation with the school about curriculum, instruction, or student experience in that grade.

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Academic performance

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

Advanced Placement & IB

1 subject offered · 2023-24

Each card is one AP or IB subject. The headline number is the share of students scoring 3 or higher on the exam — the threshold for college credit at most universities. The bar below each rate shows the underlying distribution across performance levels.

Score:12· no credit345· extremely well qualified

Sciences

Environmental Science

20 tested · HS

95.0%

scored 3 or higher

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
Math	168	100.0%
Science	27	100.0%

Math

Grade 794%

School 94% · District 94%

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Grade 869%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 787%

School 87% · District 87%

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 879%

School 79% · District 79%

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

Science

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 899%

School 99% · district not reported

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

This schoolMANHASSET 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 7Lower-income71%Higher-income89%17 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income50%Higher-income84%34 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income85%Higher-income95%10 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income38%Higher-income79%41 pp gap