CANDLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL

Regular School · DIX HILLS, NY

CANDLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a regular school school in DIX HILLS, New York, serving grades 06–08 with 706 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.7:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

706

Teachers (FTE)

72.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

9.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	287	41%
Asian	169	24%
Hispanic/Latino	113	16%
Black or African American	95	13%
Two or more races	40	6%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	706	373M / 333F

English Language Learners: 15 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	71.0% +15.8pp	55.2%	339
Science Proficiency	85-89%	—	176

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.59 grade levels

Math

-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

376

53.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	706	100%

Contact & Location

1200 CARLLS STRAIGHT PATH

DIX HILLS, NY 11746

Phone: (631)592-3300

http://www.halfhollowhills.k12.ny.us

District

HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Per-pupil expenditure: $38,124

District enrollment: 7,222

Other Schools in District

OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
PAUMANOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
SUNQUAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
VANDERBILT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL EAST High
HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL WEST High
WEST HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 11746) → CensusDepth.com
New York population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New York teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

361329001081

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD