Candlewood Middle School
Dix Hills, NY · Middle School · Grades 6-8
Candlewood Middle School is a middle school in Dix Hills, NY with 719 students enrolled and a 67% proficiency rate. Part of Half Hollow Hills Central School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Candlewood Middle School is a middle school located in Dix Hills, New York. The school serves 719 students in grades 6-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.9:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 67% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
23% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Candlewood Middle School is part of the Half Hollow Hills Central School District in New York.
How This School Compares
Candlewood Middle School has 719 students enrolled, making it smaller than the average school in Half Hollow Hills Central School District (802 students). Its 67% proficiency rate is 8 percentage points above the district average of 60%. Compared to the New York state average of 47%, the school performs 21 points higher. With a 10.9:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
Candlewood Middle School has 719 students enrolled in grades 6-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.9:1.
According to EDFacts data, 67% of students at Candlewood Middle School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Candlewood Middle School is part of the Half Hollow Hills Central School District in Dix Hills, New York. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.