Mhs Ames Campus, Massapequa NY - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Mhs Ames Campus

MHS Ames Campus is a ninth-grade transition school that feeds from Berner Middle School into Massapequa High School's Main Campus for grades 10-12. It sits in a suburban residential neighborhood on Long Island's South Shore, within the Massapequa Union Free School District.

The school's enrollment is small for a public high school; it serves a student body that is predominantly white, with smaller representation from Hispanic, Asian, and other racial groups. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting the school draws from a generally middle-to-upper-middle-income catchment.

State testing data for eighth and ninth grade at this campus were not available, so the school's academic performance cannot be read against state proficiency benchmarks. Ninth-grade state assessment results for math, English language arts, and science show no reported test-taking at this location, which is unusual and warrants clarification with the school; it may indicate the data are not yet published, the school did not administer the assessment this year, or students took tests at a different location. Against the comparison of school districts in Nassau County, proficiency performance sits in the bottom quartile, though the absence of student-level scores makes this comparison difficult to interpret. A parent seeking to understand this ninth grade's academic standing would be well advised to reach out to the school directly about how ninth graders are assessed and where results are reported.

The school is not identified as a Title I school, and no information about special education services, English learner support, or other accommodations was provided in public records, so a family with students requiring those services should confirm availability and capacity directly.

Massapequa itself is a built-out post-war suburban community, predominantly residential with Cape Cods, ranches, colonials, and townhomes interspersed with commercial corridors. Housing values in the zip code are stable and solid for suburban Long Island, and the area is known for family orientation and community ties. The nearby Village of Massapequa Park offers a walkable, quaint downtown with local shops and restaurants. Transit to New York City is available via the Long Island Rail Road at the Massapequa station, putting the city roughly an hour away. The Peter J. Schmitt Massapequa Preserve, the county's largest park, anchors outdoor recreation.

The district has been subject to a state mandate to eliminate its Native American mascot and team name, a policy dispute that has involved federal litigation and remains unresolved as of early 2026. The outcome carries implications for district branding, student identity, and, in some scenarios, state funding. Voters approved a capital bond in October 2023 for facility improvements district-wide, and related debt service has raised the district's tax levy in subsequent budgets.

For a parent considering this school, the central question is whether ninth-grade separation from the main high school campus serves your family's needs. The school functions as a transition year in a graded structure, so understanding its curriculum, advising model, and the flow into grades 10-12 at the main campus would clarify whether this pathway fits your child's learning style and social needs.

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Academic performance

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

Advanced Placement & IB

2 subjects 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

Math and Computer Science

Computer Science Principles

9 tested · Grade 9

100.0%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

Human Geography

72 tested · Grade 9

88.9%

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
Science	238	97.0%
Math	195	99.0%

Math

Grade 80%

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

▼ 37 pts below state median · ▼ 38 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 57% · ▼ 57 pts below district

▼ 48 pts below state median · ▼ 56 pts below county median

Science

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 47% · ▼ 47 pts below district

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

This schoolMASSAPEQUA 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.