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Enrollment
579
Middle
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361509001260
J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
20 GREENLAWN RD, HUNTINGTON, NY 11743 · (631) 673-2020 · Suffolk County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of New York public middle schools
- C+Test 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
8.2:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
313 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 7 | 286 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 284 | 49% |
| Ungraded | 9 | 2% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL→HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within HUNTINGTON 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
42.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
68.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 67.8% |
% 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 579 | 54.1% | 48.9% |
| SOUTH OCEAN MIDDLE SCHOOL PATCHOGUE | 513 | 52.8% | 41.2% |
| OREGON MIDDLE SCHOOL MEDFORD | 545 | 52.1% | 43.8% |
| JAMES A FARLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STONY POINT | 533 | 49.5% | 43.1% |
| SLEEPY HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH TARRYTOWN | 617 | 55.3% | 56.0% |
| RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL RIVERHEAD | 793 | 52.2% | 51.5% |
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 J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #450 of 766 | #41 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #286 of 768 ▼ 1 | #34 of 66 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #475 of 768 ▼ 34 | #32 of 66 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #297 of 796 | #43 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.2:1 | #44 of 683 | #4 of 66 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #206 of 688 | #25 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.1% | #383 of 773 | #13 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.8% | #149 of 524 | #12 of 59 |
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
579
-105 (-15%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 579 | 70.5 | 8.2:1 | 54% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 594 | 69.8 | 8.5:1 | 55% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 623 | 67.2 | 9.3:1 | 58% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | 64 | 10.7:1 | 60% (412) |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 53.6 | 13.5:1 | 50% (364) |
| 2015-16 | 698 | 53 | 13.2:1 | 45% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 696 | 61 | 11.4:1 | 22% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 620 | 56 | 11.1:1 | 23% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 680 | 54 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is the name of a medium-sized middle-grades school in HUNTINGTON, New York. Students in grades 7 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 579 students.
HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 3,995 students, and its 8 schools include J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is 54% Hispanic by enrollment. Enrollment also includes 34% White, 7% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 31 points above the 23% share among Suffolk County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 70.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 8.2 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 54%. It compares with 39% for public schools in Suffolk County.
The allk12 Grade for J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is C+. Compared with New York public middle schools, the school scored higher than 36% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In New York, J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 48.9% actual against a predicted 55.1%.
Among Suffolk County residents, the median household income is $130,686, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Besides J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, Suffolk County has 342 other public schools.
WOODHULL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in 7th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL dropped 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 684 to 579 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 10.7:1 to 8.2:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,530,146
Census ACS
Median income
$130,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
343
222,439 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,363 students
- JACK ABRAMS STEM MAGNET SCHOOLMiddle · 438 students
- WOODHULL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 435 students
- WASHINGTON SCHOOLElementary · 335 students
- JEFFERSON SCHOOLElementary · 297 students
- FLOWER HILL SCHOOLElementary · 278 students
Other schools in HUNTINGTON
- HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,363 students
- OAKWOOD PRIMARY CENTERElementary · 643 students
- WOODHULL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 435 students
- JAMES H BOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 421 students
- LLOYD HARBOR SCHOOLElementary · 389 students
- JEFFERSON SCHOOLElementary · 297 students
Nearby schools
- WOODHULL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 435
- FLOWER HILL SCHOOL1.0 mi · 278
- WASHINGTON DRIVE PRIMARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 621
- OLDFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 627
- JACK ABRAMS STEM MAGNET SCHOOL1.7 mi · 438
- HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 1,363
Frequently asked questions
About J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 579 students in grades 07-08.
Is J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 8.2:1 students per teacher at J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 34% White, 54% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.