FARMINGDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

FARMINGDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of the sprawling high schools in FARMINGDALE, New York, overseen by FARMINGDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 1,704 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so FARMINGDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits 155% above that benchmark.

Within FARMINGDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 6 schools and 5,180 students, FARMINGDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, FARMINGDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL shows that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% Black, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 152 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, FARMINGDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.7%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Nassau County) shows that median household earnings sit near $146,202, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FARMINGDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 315 public schools in Nassau County (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students).

Nearest neighbor: WOODWARD PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FARMINGDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, FARMINGDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 58.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FARMINGDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has edged down 10%, going from 1,892 students in 2018 to 1,704 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 65% to 51% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

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