Grade Trends

Candlewood Middle School

Grades 6–8 Public District: Half Hollow Hills Central School District

1200 Carlls Straight Path, Dix Hills, NY 11746 Map

Math (met standard)
78%
+26 state 53% · 2024-25
English (met standard)
68%
+17 state 51% · 2024-25
Science (met standard)
57%
+13 state 44% · 2024-25
Low income
28%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
706
2024-25
Students per teacher
9.7
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 6 72% state 51% · 2024-25 68% state 51% · 2024-25 —
Grade 7 82% state 57% · 2024-25 67% state 51% · 2024-25 —
Grade 8 85% state 47% · 2024-25 69% state 52% · 2024-25 57% state 44% · 2024-25
All grades 78% state 53% · 2024-25 68% state 51% · 2024-25 57% state 44% · 2024-25
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2024-25 78% state 53% 68% state 51% 57% state 44%
2023-24 73% state 50% 60% state 48% 38% state 34%
2022-23 71% state 49% 55% state 49% —
2021-22 60% state 34% 65% state 52% —
2018-19 64% state 44% 69% state 45% —
2017-18 65% state 41% 66% state 45% —
2016-17 59% state 36% 61% state 40% —
2015-16 67% state 36% 54% state 36% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Commack Middle School
Grades 6–8 · Commack Union Free School District
1.8 mi
69%
+17 vs state
53%
+2 vs state
— 4% Average of math, English and science: 65% in 2022-23 → 61% in 2024-25 17% 1,337 White 65%
Robert Frost Middle School
Grades 6–8 · Deer Park Union Free School District
2.5 mi
47%
−5 vs state
46%
−5 vs state
41%
−3 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 51% in 2022-23 → 47% in 2024-25 44% 913 Hispanic 33%
North Middle School
Grades 6–8 · Brentwood Union Free School District
2.7 mi
17%
−35 vs state
21%
−30 vs state
32%
−12 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 27% in 2022-23 → 19% in 2024-25 85% 1,051 Hispanic 92%
West Middle School
Grades 6–8 · Brentwood Union Free School District
2.9 mi
24%
−29 vs state
23%
−29 vs state
21%
−23 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 28% in 2022-23 → 23% in 2024-25 82% 906 Hispanic 79%
Academy Charter School 2 (the)
Grades K–6 Charter · Academy Charter School 2 (the)
3.8 mi
76%
+20 vs state
74%
+21 vs state
— Not enough years of data 75% 468 Black 56%
South Middle School
Grades 6–8 · Brentwood Union Free School District
4.1 mi
32%
−20 vs state
37%
−15 vs state
29%
−15 vs state
9% Average of math, English and science: 25% in 2022-23 → 34% in 2024-25 86% 975 Hispanic 88%
Elwood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · Elwood Union Free School District
4.4 mi
56%
+4 vs state
66%
+14 vs state
41%
−2 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 57% in 2022-23 → 61% in 2024-25 26% 425 White 54%
Milton L Olive Middle School
Grades 6–8 · Wyandanch Union Free School District
4.5 mi
29%
−25 vs state
24%
−27 vs state
19%
−24 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 33% in 2022-23 → 27% in 2024-25 77% 546 Hispanic 71%
West Hollow Middle School
Grades 6–8 · Half Hollow Hills Central School District
4.6 mi
72%
+19 vs state
63%
+11 vs state
45%
+1 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 65% in 2022-23 → 67% in 2024-25 24% 968 White 47%
East Middle School
Grades 6–8 · Brentwood Union Free School District
4.6 mi
30%
−22 vs state
33%
−19 vs state
30%
−14 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 27% in 2022-23 → 31% in 2024-25 87% 1,108 Hispanic 91%