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Dawnwood Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

10 43rd St, Centereach, NY 11720 · (631) 285-8200 · Part of Middle Country Central School District

Brookhaven’s School Grade B better than 62% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
967
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Dawnwood Middle School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 26% of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, C, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

10 43rd St, Centereach

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6272
Grade 7311
Grade 8376
Ungraded8
Enrollment over time
1,018’20
979’21
1,074’22
1,020’23
967’24

Down 5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 45%Hispanic 37%Asian 7%Black 7%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dawnwood Middle School from Brookhaven families.

Other schools in Middle Country Central School District

The district →
Unity Drive Kindergarten-Pre K Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Centereach
478 students25:1
Bicycle Path Kindergarten-Pre K Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Selden
449 students25:1
North Coleman Road School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Centereach
C+
399 students22:1
Jericho Elementary School
Other · Grades K–9 · Centereach
B−
423 students17:1
Stagecoach School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Selden
B
351 students16:1
Eugene Auer Memorial School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lake Grove
B
308 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Brookhaven’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.