Turtle Hook Middle School
975 Jerusalem Ave
Uniondale NY, 11553, Nassau County
Phone: 516-918-1301
Ranking:
(2,316 out of 3,424, bottom 32%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Uniondale Union Free School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 68 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 74 | 73 | 76 | |||||||
Total Students: | 730 | 737 | 750 | 723 | 731 | 755 | 784 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 243 | 33.3% | 226 | 30.7% | 245 | 32.7% | 238 | 32.9% | 237 | 32.4% | 226 | 29.9% | 271 | 34.6% |
Grade 7: | 227 | 31.1% | 249 | 33.8% | 253 | 33.7% | 223 | 30.8% | 230 | 31.5% | 263 | 34.8% | 256 | 32.7% |
Grade 8: | 252 | 34.5% | 249 | 33.8% | 240 | 32.0% | 253 | 35.0% | 257 | 35.2% | 261 | 34.6% | 246 | 31.4% |
Ungraded: | 8 | 1.1% | 13 | 1.8% | 12 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.7% | 11 | 1.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 372 | 51.0% | 384 | 52.1% | 373 | 49.7% | 382 | 52.8% | 383 | 52.4% | 387 | 51.3% | 407 | 51.9% |
Female: | 358 | 49.0% | 353 | 47.9% | 377 | 50.3% | 341 | 47.2% | 340 | 46.5% | 360 | 47.7% | 372 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 14 | 1.9% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 386 | 52.9% | 372 | 50.5% | 357 | 47.6% | 293 | 40.5% | 311 | 42.5% | 334 | 44.2% | 310 | 39.5% |
Black: | 321 | 44.0% | 352 | 47.8% | 375 | 50.0% | 407 | 56.3% | 409 | 56.0% | 412 | 54.6% | 460 | 58.7% |
White: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.8% | 14 | 1.9% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 338 | 46.3% | 400 | 54.3% | 331 | 44.1% | 213 | 29.5% | 227 | 31.1% | 150 | 19.9% | 321 | 40.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 84 | 11.5% | 106 | 14.4% | 91 | 12.1% | 80 | 11.1% | 85 | 11.6% | 63 | 8.3% | 106 | 13.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.72 | 10.23 | 10.42 | 10.73 | 9.88 | 10.30 | 10.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 61% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 63% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 55% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 52% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 46% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 25.4% | 24.7% | 29.6% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 73% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 40% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 51% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 43% | 49% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 14.1% | 20.6% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 48% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 74% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 41% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 44% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 51% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 21.7% | 31.4% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 52% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 69% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 58% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 55% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 9.7% | 8.2% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 52% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 63% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 57% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 45% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 48% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 25.7% | 33.7% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 61% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 39% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 49% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 12.9% | 16.3% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 61% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 59% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 67% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 65% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 63% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 71% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 71% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 67% | 65% | 72% |
2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 92% | 65% | 74% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 59% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 47% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 56% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 65% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 95% | 63% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 69% | 73% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 65% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 68% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 62% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 58% | 72% |
2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 100% | 78% | 76% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Turtle Hook Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.