Candlewood Middle School

1200 Carll's Strt Pth, Dix Hills, NY 11746 | (631) 592-3300

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 1,071

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,071 middle school students from grades 6-8
Ranks 126th out of 1,279 middle schools in NY.

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Andrew Greene

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

School District Details

Half Hollow Hills Central School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $17,469
Graduation Rate: 98.6%
Dropout Rate: 0.4%
Students Per Teacher: 14.3
Enrolled Students: 10,037

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,071
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 82.6
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 576 (53.8%)
Females: 490 (45.8%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 35 (3.3%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 69 (6.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 104 (9.7%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Candlewood Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.09%
Black	159	14.8%
Asian	132	12.3%
Hispanic	45	4.2%
White	729	68.1%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	326	30.4%
7th Grade	383	35.8%
8th Grade	343	32.0%
Ungraded	19	1.8%

Public Assistance (2010)

Estimated Percent of Students From Households That Receive Public Assistance: 1-10%

Attendance & Suspensions (2009)

Attendance Rate

School:

95.0%

District:

95.0%

State:

93.0%

Percent of Students Suspended

School:

2.0%

District:

2.0%

State:

5.0%

Teacher Experience & Educational Background (2010)

Percent of Teachers with Less Than 3 Years of Experience

School:

4.0%

District:

4.0%

Percent of Teachers with Master's or Ph.D.

School:

65.0%

District:

59.0%

Teacher Turnover Rates (2010)

Turnover Rate For All Teachers

School:

9.0%

District:

12.0%

Turnover Rate For Teachers with Less Than 5 Years of Experience

School:

8.0%

District:

27.0%

Source: NY Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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