Westbury Middle School, Westbury NY

Original Research by School Decision on Westbury Middle School

Westbury Middle School serves grades six through eight in the incorporated village of Westbury, a dense suburban community in Nassau County on Long Island with a downtown anchored by a Long Island Rail Road station. The school enrollment falls in the mid-range for a middle school, with students spread roughly evenly across the three grades.

The student body reflects the village's demographics. A substantial majority of students are Hispanic, with a significant Black population and much smaller shares of White, Asian, and multiracial students. Most families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating widespread economic need in the attendance area. The school does not report data on special education enrollment or English learner population, so those numbers are unavailable.

On state assessments in mathematics and English language arts, the school's proficiency results sit well below the county midpoint. In sixth-grade math, roughly one in four students reached proficiency; that share rose modestly to about one in three in seventh grade, then dipped again in eighth grade. In English language arts, sixth-graders showed proficiency at about one in three; seventh and eighth graders improved to roughly two in five. Science testing occurs only in eighth grade, where about one in three students met proficiency. The participation rate in eighth-grade science was notably low, at about one in three students tested, which may reflect students exempt from or not enrolled in the full assessment.

Positioned against the county's districts, Westbury Middle School's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile. This reflects sustained lower performance across tested grades and subjects, a pattern a parent may want to explore further with the school to understand instructional approaches, student support services, and any recent initiatives aimed at improving outcomes.

The Westbury Union Free School District recently approved facility improvements funded by voter-approved capital reserves, directed at upgrades and physical-plant work in a district with documented space constraints. The district has also expanded access to universal pre-kindergarten, launching full-day programming alongside existing half-day options for the first time in the 2025-26 school year, a change that may strengthen kindergarten readiness and early literacy foundations for students entering the system.

The village itself is in active growth, with downtown revitalization centered on transit-oriented development near the LIRR station. New mixed-use housing, a streetscape initiative, and rezoning for higher-density residential and retail have reshaped the community, signaling both demographic change and potential shifts in student enrollment and family composition. Housing costs in the postal area are moderately high relative to national benchmarks but broadly aligned with Nassau County market norms. Rental housing has become more available as new apartment buildings opened, offering families options beyond traditional single-family homes.

For a family considering this school, the takeaway is a middle school serving a community with high economic need, where state test performance currently lags county norms across the grade band. The school is part of a district making visible investments in younger grades and facility infrastructure, which may signal longer-term strategic commitment. The community itself is in transition, with new families moving into developing downtown areas and the LIRR providing commute access to New York City employment centers.

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Academic performance

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

New York Regents Exams

3 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	165	74.0%
Science	132	65.0%
Social Studies	20	100.0%

Math

Grade 624%

School 24% · District 24%

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 47 pts below county median

Grade 733%

School 33% · District 33%

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 35 pts below county median

Grade 826%

School 26% · District 26%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 634%

School 34% · District 34%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 743%

School 43% · District 43%

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 842%

School 42% · District 42%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Science

Grade 832%

School 32% · District 32%

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

This schoolWESTBURY 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-income30%Higher-income46%16 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income39%Higher-income54%15 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income39%Higher-income48%9 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income21%Higher-income30%8 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income31%Higher-income36%4 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income26%Higher-income29%3 pp gap