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Enrollment
1,180
Middle
DISTRICT 863 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARMINGDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361098000878
HOWITT SCHOOL
70 VAN COTT AVE, FARMINGDALE, NY 11735 · (516) 434-5410 · Nassau County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,180 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of New York public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
9.3:1
127 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
328 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 406 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 367 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 401 | 34% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 1% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
HOWITT SCHOOL→FARMINGDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within FARMINGDALE 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
46.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
72.2%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 72.2% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 66.6% |
% 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 HOWITT SCHOOL
HOWITT SCHOOL's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOWITT SCHOOL this school | 1,180 | 27.8% | 57.8% |
| LAKELAND-COPPER BEECH MIDDLE SCHOOL YORKTOWN HEIGHTS | 1,219 | 31.5% | 59.7% |
| CORNWALL MIDDLE SCHOOL CORNWALL | 905 | 22.8% | 71.3% |
| UNION VALE MIDDLE SCHOOL LAGRANGEVILLE | 990 | 28.1% | 53.1% |
| SENECA MIDDLE SCHOOL HOLBROOK | 928 | 32.7% | 53.9% |
| WEST BABYLON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WEST BABYLON | 817 | 25.0% | 59.4% |
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 HOWITT SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #291 of 766 | #38 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #250 of 768 ▲ 49 | #36 of 52 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #401 of 768 ▼ 47 | #41 of 52 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,180 | #45 of 796 | #4 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #161 of 683 | #16 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #147 of 688 | #12 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.8% | #635 of 773 | #21 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #318 of 524 | #11 of 30 |
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
1,180
-81 (-6%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 749
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 1,180 | 127.1 | 9.3:1 | 28% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 1,174 | 127.4 | 9.2:1 | 35% (407) |
| 2022-23 | 1,199 | 128.7 | 9.3:1 | 22% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 1,261 | 121 | 10.4:1 | 5% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 1,313 | 109.6 | 12.0:1 | 23% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 1,389 | 109 | 12.7:1 | 26% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 1,455 | 114 | 12.8:1 | 15% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 955 | 81 | 11.8:1 | 11% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 749 | 67 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HOWITT SCHOOL.
About HOWITT SCHOOL
HOWITT SCHOOL is a large middle school in FARMINGDALE, New York, one of the schools in FARMINGDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It enrolled 1,180 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in New York average about 531 students each.
FARMINGDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 6 schools and 5,180 students, including HOWITT SCHOOL.
By race and ethnicity, HOWITT SCHOOL is 52% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at HOWITT SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
Federal data list 127.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at HOWITT SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 9.3:1. The average ratio among middle schools in New York is 10.3:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 28%.
The allk12 Grade for HOWITT SCHOOL is B-. Compared with New York public middle schools, the school scored higher than 49% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For HOWITT SCHOOL, the prediction is 64.8% and the result is 57.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Nassau County, median household income is about $146,202, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. HOWITT SCHOOL is among the 315 public schools in Nassau County.
The closest public school to HOWITT SCHOOL is NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. HOWITT SCHOOL comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 6%, from 1,261 to 1,180. The number of students per teacher fell from 10.4 to 9.3 over 4 years.
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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 FARMINGDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FARMINGDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,704 students
- WOODWARD PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 815 students
- SALTZMAN EAST MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 592 students
- ALBANY AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 536 students
- NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 353 students
Other schools in FARMINGDALE
- FARMINGDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,704 students
- WOODWARD PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 815 students
- SALTZMAN EAST MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 592 students
- NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 353 students
Nearby schools
- NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 353
- SALTZMAN EAST MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 592
- WOODWARD PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 815
- FARMINGDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,704
- ALBANY AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 536
- PLAINEDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 661
Frequently asked questions
About HOWITT SCHOOLHow many students attend HOWITT SCHOOL?
HOWITT SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,180 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does HOWITT SCHOOL serve?
HOWITT SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HOWITT SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HOWITT SCHOOL is approximately 9.3:1 (127 FTE teachers).
How diverse is HOWITT SCHOOL?
HOWITT SCHOOL reports a student body of 52% White, 29% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is HOWITT SCHOOL public or private?
HOWITT SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FARMINGDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.