HOWITT SCHOOL

As a sizable junior high in FARMINGDALE, New York, HOWITT SCHOOL educates 1,180 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within FARMINGDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 122% larger than typical.

FARMINGDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 5,180 students; HOWITT SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, HOWITT SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 29% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, HOWITT SCHOOL has 127 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting HOWITT SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HOWITT SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.8%, the actual is 57.8%, a residual of -7.0 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Nassau County indicate the typical household earns roughly $146,202 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. HOWITT SCHOOL is one of 315 public schools in Nassau County (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students).

Nearest neighbor: NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HOWITT SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, HOWITT SCHOOL comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 62.1%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HOWITT SCHOOL has fell 10%, going from 1,313 students in 2018 to 1,180 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 65% to 52% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.