Woodland Middle School Named One Of Best In The State

A total of 29 Long Island schools made Niche.com's 2018 list of the top 100 public middle schools in New York, and Woodland Middle School made the list.

In addition, Long Island schools made up half of the top 10, with Great Neck South Middle School ranking as the top school in New York.

The rankings and review website sorted the 19,710 middle schools nationwide based on key student statistics and 4.6 million opinions from 280,000 students and parents.

A high ranking, according to Niche, indicates that a school "is an exceptional academic institution with a diverse set of high-achieving students and faculty, and the students are very happy with their experiences."

Check out the full list of Long Island schools to make the top 100 below (click the links for more details on each school’s ranking):

• Great Neck South Middle School - No. 1
• H.B. Thompson Middle School - No. 2
• Jericho Middle School - No. 4
• Herricks Middle School - No. 5
• South Woods Middle School - No. 7
• Great Neck Middle School - No. 14
• Willets Road School - No. 15
• Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School - No. 23
• Manhasset Middle School - No. 32
• H.B. Mattlin Middle School - No. 33
• Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School - No. 34
• Candlewood Middle School- No. 40
• Merrick Avenue Middle School - No. 42
• Locust Valley Middle School- No. 43
• West Hollow Middle School - No. 45
• John F. Kennedy Middle School- No. 47
• North Shore Middle School- No. 52
• Woodmere Middle School- No. 53
• Westhampton Middle School- No. 55
• Clarke Middle School - No. 60
• Garden City Middle School - No. 63
• Commack Middle School - No. 64
• Oldfield Middle School - No. 69
• Grand Avenue Middle School - No. 78
• Woodland Middle School- No. 79
• Robert Cushman Murphy Jr. High School - No. 80
• Paul J. Gelinas Jr. High School - No. 84
• South Side Middle School - No. 86
• Port Jefferson Middle School - No. 91

See the full rankings here.

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