Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School, Port Washington NY

Original Research by School Decision on Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School

Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School is a regular public middle school serving grades six through eight in Port Washington, a walkable waterfront hamlet on Long Island's North Shore with direct rail service to Manhattan and a traditional downtown core mixed with newly developing residential projects.

The school enrolls a mid-sized population of about this grade range, with a student body that is substantially white, with significant shares identifying as Hispanic and Asian. About a sixth of the student population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on special education enrollment and English learner enrollment was not available in the school's public records.

Academic performance, measured by New York state testing, shows proficiency rates across grades and subjects that cluster in a range where many students meet or exceed standards, though with meaningful variation by grade. Sixth-grade math proficiency stands notably higher than eighth-grade math, where proficiency dips. Seventh-grade math proficiency reaches its highest point across the school. In English language arts, performance is more consistent, holding steady across grades six through eight in the mid-to-upper range. Eighth-grade science proficiency sits below the ELA range but remains above half. One parent may want to ask the school directly about the eighth-grade math trend—whether it reflects cumulative difficulty in the subject, changes in instruction or assessment participation, or other factors. The school reports that eighth-grade social studies performance was strong in the last year that assessment was administered.

Against other schools in Nassau County, Carrie Palmer Weber's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile—meaning it ranks among the stronger performers in the county on tested measures. Graduation rate data and chronic absenteeism rates were not available, likely because those metrics apply to high schools and secondary attendance data rather than middle schools.

Port Washington itself is a transit-oriented community on a growth trajectory. The hamlet has a distinctive walkable Main Street with shops, restaurants, and cultural venues, waterfront parks and trails along Manhasset Bay, and direct LIRR service to Penn Station. Housing values are substantial; median home values are high, and rents have risen meaningfully in the past year. A recent voters' referendum established a multi-year facilities improvement fund that the district has been using for building repairs and system upgrades without issuing new debt. The district has also adopted the Science of Reading approach districtwide to align with New York State law and has implemented iReady mathematics curriculum in elementary grades.

This school occupies a strong academic position within a prosperous, stable community with active town planning and infrastructure investment. Families in Port Washington are predominantly homeowners in a high-value market, and the school's peer group reflects that profile. The combination of top-quartile proficiency, a transit-connected hamlet, and ongoing facility improvement funded through voter approval creates a steady, well-resourced setting. The eighth-grade math performance trend is worth understanding directly with the school if a family is weighing enrollment or has a student in that cohort.

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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
Math	151	100.0%
Science	133	100.0%

Math

Grade 688%

School 88% · District 87%

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

Grade 792%

School 92% · District 92%

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 876%

School 76% · District 76%

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

English language arts

Grade 672%

School 72% · District 72%

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

Grade 775%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 874%

School 74% · District 74%

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

Science

Grade 873%

School 73% · District 73%

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 52 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 890%

School 90% · district not reported

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

This schoolPORT WASHINGTON 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-income24%Higher-income80%56 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income57%Higher-income78%21 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income49%Higher-income78%29 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income63%Higher-income91%28 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income82%Higher-income94%12 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income52%Higher-income81%29 pp gap