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Farmingdale Senior High School

Q: Is Farmingdale Senior High School a good school?

Farmingdale Senior High School ranks 427 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

427^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 65% of New York high schools

Summary

Farmingdale Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,690 students in Farmingdale, New York. The school is part of the Farmingdale Union Free School District, which is ranked 354 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Farmingdale Senior High School has consistently ranked in the top half of New York high schools, with its performance on Regents exams generally above the state average in several subject areas. However, the school struggles in some areas like Common Core Geometry, Living Environment, and Algebra I, where proficiency rates are below the state average. The school performs well for Asian and African American students, ranking in the top 40% and top 30% of New York high schools, respectively, in recent years. The school's performance for Hispanic and White students is also above average, ranking in the top 35% and top 40% of New York high schools.

Farmingdale Senior High School has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 16.8% to 34.1% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. The school has relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $19,737 to $35,657 per student in recent years, which is higher than the state average. Farmingdale Senior High School performs well compared to many of the nearby high schools, such as Bethpage Senior High School, Wantagh Senior High School, and Gen Douglas MacArthur Senior High School, but lags behind some of the top-performing nearby schools like Massapequa High School.

1,704

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,601

Per pupil spending ?

26.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Lincoln St
Farmingdale, NY 11735-5799

(516) 434-5210

District: Farmingdale Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.3%

Hispanic:

30.3%

Asian:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (73% vs 66% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Earth Science scores 47 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg75%

New York avg66%

427^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

354^th of 874Farmingdale Union Free School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	427 of 1234	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	456 of 1242	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	457 of 1228	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	425 of 1190	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	243 of 519	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	529 of 1207	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	623 of 1210	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.3	613 of 1221	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.7	617 of 1255	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.2	660 of 1255	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.3	544 of 1237	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.3	484 of 1217	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.7	403 of 1198	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.2	542 of 1165	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.7	407 of 1117	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.0	453 of 1086	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.5	354 of 1027	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.3	318 of 1002	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.4	250 of 986	74.6%	★★★★☆
2005	65.5	268 of 935	71.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	261 of 713	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	209 of 690	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	187 of 671	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	164 of 593	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	46.6	345 of 686	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	302 of 679	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	154 of 413	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	159 of 426	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	182 of 424	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	157 of 386	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	229 of 447	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.5	156 of 426	63.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	472 of 669	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.0	235 of 637	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	328 of 583	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	207 of 481	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	165 of 565	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	53.3	208 of 546	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	396 of 1206	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	446 of 1219	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	595 of 1197	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	376 of 1155	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	132 of 290	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	503 of 1193	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	604 of 1176	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	296 of 885	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	292 of 865	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	267 of 851	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	232 of 760	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.8	16 of 64	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	55.1	329 of 815	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	476 of 791	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	302 of 607	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.9	350 of 564	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.0	104 of 531	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	18 of 389	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	51.4	206 of 493	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	228 of 498	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	495 of 1179	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	530 of 1170	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	585 of 1155	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.8	421 of 1101	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	85 of 289	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	43.9	692 of 1179	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	793 of 1154	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	422 of 1201	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	501 of 1211	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	458 of 1191	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	447 of 1154	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	168 of 354	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	534 of 1190	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	614 of 1176	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	452 of 1149	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	402 of 1144	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	406 of 1130	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	338 of 1038	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	48 of 137	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	487 of 1132	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	589 of 1095	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	307 of 788	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	328 of 781	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	351 of 776	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	343 of 738	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	85 of 133	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	397 of 793	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	460 of 765	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)67th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

African American (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)63rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-7 vs school

Homeless (2025)50th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government84%+9 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts83%+8 vs state

Common Core Algebra II83%+8 vs state

Global History and Geography80%+4 vs state

Chemistry79%+15 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences77%+21 vs state

Geometry76%+16 vs state

Physics72%+4 vs state

Algebra I65%+8 vs state

Life Science Biology52%-7 vs state

Common Core Geometry31%+7 vs state

Living Environment30%-27 vs state

Earth Science18%-47 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Farmingdale Senior High School	Public	9-12	150 Lincoln St	Farmingdale	11735	Nassau County	Farmingdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-5210	1,704	152	11.1	26.9%	874 (51.3%)	121 (7.1%)	517 (30.3%)	130 (7.6%)	11 (0.6%)	7 (0.4%)	43 (2.5%)	64.5	427^th of 1234 public high schools	65.4%		63.9	456^th of 1242 public high schools	63.3%	29	79.3	82.7	82.8	30.9	18.0	80.4	29.8	72.3	83.9	64.6	51.7	75.6	77.3	99.4	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	99.6	99.8	$35,601	$373	$35,228
Plainedge Senior High School	Public	9-12	241 Wyngate Dr	Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Plainedge Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 992-7550	856	71	12.0	16.5%	688 (80.4%)	14 (1.6%)	83 (9.7%)	59 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	74.6	244^th of 1234 public high schools	80.2%		75	241^st of 1242 public high schools	80.6%	3	68.1	95.0	94.3	23.7	26.3	84.7	84.9	61.3	90.6	58.7		83.1		99.3	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	$34,814	$292	$34,522
Island Trees High School	Public	9-12	59 Straight Ln	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Island Trees Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 520-2135	701	66	10.5	37.2%	349 (49.8%)	13 (1.9%)	186 (26.5%)	142 (20.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	74.2	251^st of 1234 public high schools	79.7%		71.4	318^th of 1242 public high schools	74.4%	67	73.9	89.6	91.2	13.3	73.2	93.1	65.0	83.1	93.4	70.6		78.6		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$34,202	$609	$33,593
Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School	Public	9-12	1100 Dixon Ave	Copiague	11726	Suffolk County	Copiague Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 842-4010	1,567	117	13.3	53.6%	128 (8.2%)	334 (21.3%)	1,057 (67.5%)	25 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	18 (1.1%)	47.6	677^th of 1234 public high schools	45.1%		42.7	731^st of 1242 public high schools	41.1%	54	72.8	79.9	73.2	9.6	36.7	80.7	38.6	54.4	86.5	38.3	59.8	48.5	48.4	98.4	99.1	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.2	99.5	99.9	$30,229	$1,473	$28,756
Massapequa High School	Public	9-12	4925 Merrick Rd	Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5901	1,407	133	10.5	12.2%	1,235 (87.8%)	11 (0.8%)	101 (7.2%)	33 (2.3%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (1.5%)	85.6	48^th of 1234 public high schools	96.1%		83.6	61^st of 1242 public high schools	95.1%	13	90.8	100.0	96.7	52.6	37.5	95.2	88.2	82.1	95.6	26.7		79.2		98.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.9	99.1	$36,279	$516	$35,763
Seaford Senior High School	Public	9-12	1575 Seamans Neck Rd	Seaford	11783	Nassau County	Seaford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 592-4380	650	67	9.6	14.6%	533 (82.0%)	8 (1.2%)	74 (11.4%)	28 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	71.4	304^th of 1234 public high schools	75.4%		75.9	213^th of 1242 public high schools	82.9%	91	57.5	90.2	97.6	41.7	78.7	95.5	57.1	25.6	91.6	72.4		62.4		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$38,530	$648	$37,882
Amityville Memorial High School	Public	9-12	250 Merrick Rd	Amityville	11701	Suffolk County	Amityville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 565-6100	936	79	11.8	68.6%	28 (3.0%)	276 (29.5%)	586 (62.6%)	14 (1.5%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.6%)	33	822^nd of 1234 public high schools	33.4%		21.1	963^rd of 1242 public high schools	22.5%	141	34.7	52.3	69.9	16.7	41.4	66.7	33.2	50.0	68.9	42.4		53.9		97.0	97.8	99.9	99.9	99.9	97.9	98.5	99.6	$32,998	$1,179	$31,819
Gen Douglas MacArthur Senior High School	Public	9-12	3369 Old Jerusalem Rd	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-7230	1,295	111	11.6	23.1%	840 (64.9%)	18 (1.4%)	269 (20.8%)	145 (11.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.7%)	86.7	40^th of 1234 public high schools	96.8%		83.7	55^th of 1242 public high schools	95.6%	15	89.6	98.3	95.2	27.3	94.1	98.3	83.9	91.7	98.1	89.7		90.8		99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	99.9	$33,667	$477	$33,190
Bethpage Senior High School	Public	9-12	10 Cherry Ave	Bethpage	11714	Nassau County	Bethpage Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 644-4101	995	87	11.4	28.3%	506 (50.9%)	8 (0.8%)	193 (19.4%)	258 (25.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.5%)	85.7	47^th of 1234 public high schools	96.2%		82.5	75^th of 1242 public high schools	94.0%	28	93.9	82.5	96.6	13.3	97.9	96.7	91.3	91.7	97.8	89.8		93.4		99.4	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.7	99.9	$35,841	$774	$35,068
Wantagh Senior High School	Public	9-12	3297 Beltagh Ave	Wantagh	11793	Nassau County	Wantagh Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 679-6401	826	74	11.1	10.8%	697 (84.4%)	9 (1.1%)	71 (8.6%)	25 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.8%)	80.1	149^th of 1234 public high schools	87.9%		78.2	164^th of 1242 public high schools	86.8%	15	75.4	90.4	95.0	20.0	79.0	96.4	50.0	64.4	91.8	86.7	100.0	84.9		99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	$32,739	$424	$32,315

Frequently Asked Questions about Farmingdale Senior High School

Is Farmingdale Senior High School a good school?

Farmingdale Senior High School ranks 427^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Farmingdale Senior High School in?

Farmingdale Union Free School District

How many students attend Farmingdale Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,704 students attended Farmingdale Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Farmingdale Senior High School?

Students at Farmingdale Senior High School are 51% White, 30% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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