Enrollment
418
Middle
DISTRICT 632 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362730006282
SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER
23 HARDING PL, HUNTINGTON STATION, NY 11746 · (631) 812-3600 · Suffolk County
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% 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.
- DBeats 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
10.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
192 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 418 | 100% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Based on grade levels within SOUTH 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
41.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER
SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER this school | 418 | 45.9% | 41.5% |
| JACK ABRAMS STEM MAGNET SCHOOL HUNTINGTON STATION | 438 | 44.3% | 49.7% |
| SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL SOUTHAMPTON | 324 | 49.1% | 44.3% |
| OREGON MIDDLE SCHOOL MEDFORD | 545 | 52.1% | 43.8% |
| SOUTH OCEAN MIDDLE SCHOOL PATCHOGUE | 513 | 52.8% | 41.2% |
| SAXTON MIDDLE SCHOOL PATCHOGUE | 579 | 43.0% | 41.9% |
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 SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #587 of 766 | #56 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #533 of 768 ▼ 2 | #53 of 66 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #507 of 768 ▲ 124 | #35 of 66 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #421 of 796 | #58 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #350 of 683 | #40 of 66 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #158 of 688 | #17 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.9% | #459 of 773 | #23 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #221 of 524 | #26 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
418
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 418 | 40.2 | 10.4:1 | 46% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 41.9 | 10.2:1 | 47% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 45.1 | 8.8:1 | 58% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 43 | 10.1:1 | 53% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 490 | 41 | 11.9:1 | 51% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 38 | 11.7:1 | 44% (197) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER.
About SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER
SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER runs as a small middle-grades school in HUNTINGTON STATION, New York. Its 418 students are spread across grade 6. The average for middle schools in New York is about 531 students, so this school is 21% smaller than average.
SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER is one of 7 schools in SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 5,670 students in total.
The most common group at SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER is Hispanic students, at 50%. The school is also 35% White, 6% Asian, 6% Black, and 2% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 23%. SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 40.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.4:1. That is close to the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Around 46% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER is D. Compared with New York public middle schools, the school scored higher than 12% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER is 16.6 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 41.5% actual, 58.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
Suffolk County has these Census figures: the median household income is $130,686, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Suffolk County is home to 343 public schools and about 222,439 public school students.
Nearest public school: WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL, about 1.2 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER ranks 5th of 7 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER's enrollment declined 4%, to 418.
The SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,939 students
- HENRY L STIMSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 845 students
- BIRCHWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 659 students
- OAKWOOD PRIMARY CENTERElementary · 643 students
- MAPLEWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 594 students
- COUNTRYWOOD PRIMARY CENTERElementary · 572 students
Other schools in HUNTINGTON STATION
- WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,939 students
- HENRY L STIMSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 845 students
- MAPLEWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 594 students
- COUNTRYWOOD PRIMARY CENTERElementary · 572 students
- JACK ABRAMS STEM MAGNET SCHOOLMiddle · 438 students
- WASHINGTON SCHOOLElementary · 335 students
Nearby schools
- WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,939
- HENRY L STIMSON MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 845
- MAPLEWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 594
- BIRCHWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 659
- WASHINGTON SCHOOL1.5 mi · 335
- JACK ABRAMS STEM MAGNET SCHOOL1.6 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTERHow many students attend SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER?
SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER enrolls approximately 418 students in grades 06-06.
What grades does SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER serve?
SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER serves grades 06-06.
How many teachers does SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER have?
SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER?
At SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER, the student body is approximately 35% White, 50% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER?
SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER is overseen by SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.