Mineola Middle School, Mineola NY

Original Research by School Decision on Mineola Middle School

Mineola Middle School serves students in grades five through seven in the Mineola Union Free School District, a Long Island community anchored by Nassau County government and major healthcare employment. The school sits on Emory Road in a tree-lined village with a stable white-collar economy and strong civic infrastructure, including a public library and several parks.

The school enrolls a mid-sized population across three grade levels. Families here are economically mixed: while a substantial majority of students come from households above the free- or reduced-price lunch threshold, the school also serves a meaningful population of lower-income students. Racially and ethnically, the enrollment is diverse, with a plurality white, a substantial share Hispanic, and smaller populations of Asian and multiracial students.

In math, proficiency rates across the school's tested grades show steady performance. In grade five, roughly three in five students meet or exceed state proficiency. By grade six, proficiency ticks up slightly, with about two-thirds of tested students proficient. In grade seven, the rate settles at roughly two-thirds again. English language arts performance is mixed. Fifth-grade ELA proficiency sits at roughly two-thirds of students, a solid outcome. Sixth-grade ELA drops noticeably, with just over half of students proficient. Seventh-grade ELA falls further, to about one in two students proficient. Science proficiency in grade five sits at just under one half of students meeting state standards.

When measured against other districts in Nassau County, Mineola Middle School's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among its county peers. A parent may want to look into this further with the school and district to understand the context, whether specific student support strategies are in place, and what trajectory the school is on.

The broader district context matters for families considering this school. The Mineola district has been in the midst of sustained physical and programmatic change. In 2021, voters approved a major capital purchase of an adjacent building across from the high school to expand that campus and house a new program called Synergy, an alternative high school model that replaces traditional class blocks and letter grades with competency-based learning, internships, and student agency. The middle school itself is undergoing renovation, with a new gymnasium and cafeteria upgrade planned to open in the 2025-26 school year. The district continues to fund capital improvements through voter-approved reserve propositions. At the property-tax level, the district budgets consistently at or near its allowable tax cap each year; the 2026-27 budget passed with a tax increase exactly at the cap. For prospective residents, the school's location in Mineola carries both the appeal of strong civic anchors and the reality of a competitive housing market in Nassau County, where median home values are substantial and rents are rising.

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Academic performance

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

New York Regents Exams

1 course 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	26	100.0%

Math

Grade 40%

School 0% · District 64% · ▼ 64 pts below district

▼ 58 pts below state median · ▼ 78 pts below county median

Grade 562%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 668%

School 68% · District 68%

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

Grade 765%

School 65% · District 65%

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

English language arts

Grade 40%

School 0% · District 54% · ▼ 54 pts below district

▼ 53 pts below state median · ▼ 68 pts below county median

Grade 568%

School 68% · District 68%

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 658%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 753%

School 53% · District 53%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Science

Grade 550%

School 50% · District 50%

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

Social studies

Grade 894%

School 94% · district not reported

▲ 15 pts above state median · even with county median

This schoolMINEOLA 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 5Lower-income57%Higher-income73%16 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income32%Higher-income68%36 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income25%Higher-income65%40 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income26%Higher-income62%36 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income52%Higher-income66%14 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income45%Higher-income77%33 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income38%Higher-income77%39 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income56%Higher-income84%29 pp gap