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Enrollment
428
Middle
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MALVERNE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361821001641
HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL
75 OCEAN AVE, MALVERNE, NY 11565 · (516) 887-6445 · Nassau County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of New York public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
3 students
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 132 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 144 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 152 | 36% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL→MALVERNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MALVERNE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
52.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
92.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 92.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 92.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (70.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 428 | 0.7% | 70.2% |
| LYNBROOK NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL LYNBROOK | 284 | 21.1% | 63.9% |
| LYNBROOK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL LYNBROOK | 414 | 11.6% | 65.6% |
| IRVINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL IRVINGTON | 392 | 8.4% | 86.0% |
| ORVILLE A TODD MIDDLE SCHOOL POUGHKEEPSIE | 385 | 25.7% | 66.5% |
| FARRAGUT MIDDLE SCHOOL HASTINGS ON HUDSON | 520 | 3.7% | 82.8% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #135 of 766 | #22 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #99 of 768 ▼ 6 | #17 of 52 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #317 of 768 ▼ 112 | #36 of 52 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #411 of 796 | #43 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #300 of 683 | #24 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #68 of 688 | #3 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 0.7% | #773 of 773 | #52 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.7% | #96 of 168 | #14 of 21 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
428
+15 (+4%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 537
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 428 | 42.6 | 10.1:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 41.9 | 9.9:1 | 34% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 40.9 | 10.3:1 | 45% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 39 | 10.6:1 | 49% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 35.4 | 11.4:1 | 45% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 35 | 11.0:1 | 44% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 513 | 44 | 11.7:1 | 40% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 51 | 11.8:1 | 24% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 537 | 46 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle school. Its address is in MALVERNE, New York. Federal data show 428 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
MALVERNE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT has a total of 4 schools and 1,808 students, HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL among them.
The largest racial or ethnic group at HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL is Black, with 43% of students. The remaining shares are 29% Hispanic, 18% White, and 8% Asian. Nassau County as a whole is about 11% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
Classroom staffing at HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL totals 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.1:1. The ratio is within a point of the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 1%. Compared with the 31% average for public schools in Nassau County, the school's rate is lower.
Among New York public middle schools, HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 66%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 74.7% at HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 70.2%.
For the population of Nassau County, median household income comes to about $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Nassau County counts 315 public schools with about 200,775 students.
Measured in a straight line, MALVERNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 70.2% is above the 65.6% average for nearby schools.
HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolled 413 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 428.
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Nassau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,389,591
Census ACS
Median income
$146,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
315
200,775 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MALVERNE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MALVERNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 628 students
- MAURICE W DOWNING PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 382 students
- DAVISON AVENUE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 370 students
Other schools in MALVERNE
- MALVERNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 628 students
- MAURICE W DOWNING PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 382 students
Nearby schools
- MALVERNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 628
- DAVISON AVENUE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 370
- MAURICE W DOWNING PRIMARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 382
- WATSON SCHOOL0.7 mi · 224
- WEST END SCHOOL1.0 mi · 386
- CORNWELL AVENUE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 428 students in grades 06-08.
Is HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 18% White, 29% Hispanic, 43% Black, 8% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of MALVERNE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.