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Howitt School

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Howitt School ranks 734 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

734^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 51% of New York middle schools

Summary

Howitt School is a public middle school located in Farmingdale, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,174 students. It 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.

Howitt School's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages. The school's students have consistently performed well on Regents exams, with 100% proficiency rates in Algebra I and 86.87% proficiency in Living Environment Biology in the 2024-2025 school year. Howitt School also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.2 to 9.7 over the past few years, which is lower than many of the nearby schools like H.B. Mattlin Middle School and Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School.

However, Howitt School's performance, as measured by its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger star rating, has fluctuated over the years, ranging from a high of 3 stars in some years to a low of 1 star in others. Additionally, the school has a significant population of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with free and reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 22.44% to 34.67% over the past few years. While Howitt School outperforms some of the lower-performing schools in the area, such as Copiague Middle School and Edmund W. Miles Middle School, it faces challenges in maintaining consistent high performance compared to the top-performing schools in the region.

1,180

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,573

Per pupil spending ?

27.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Van Cott Ave
Farmingdale, NY 11735-3729

(516) 434-5410

District: Farmingdale Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.9%

Hispanic:

29.4%

African American:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New York median (51st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

New York avg53%

734^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 49% (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	49.2	734 of 1500	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	776 of 1504	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.5	546 of 1500	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	921 of 1479	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	912 of 1242	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	690 of 1439	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.9	880 of 1438	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.1	698 of 1455	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.8	805 of 1429	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.4	635 of 1407	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.3	604 of 1401	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.6	603 of 1373	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.7	431 of 1337	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.7	342 of 1295	73.6%	★★★★☆
2010	73.2	349 of 1243	71.9%	★★★★☆
2009	75.5	288 of 1224	76.5%	★★★★☆
2008	76.4	277 of 1185	76.6%	★★★★☆
2007	79.9	203 of 1123	81.9%	★★★★☆
2006	79.0	216 of 1095	80.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	356 of 676	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	429 of 705	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	343 of 696	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	407 of 706	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	291 of 406	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	299 of 396	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	265 of 388	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	324 of 381	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	219 of 236	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	58.1	161 of 369	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.0	267 of 374	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	618 of 646	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	397 of 615	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	272 of 591	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.0	471 of 581	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	709 of 1457	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	748 of 1465	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.2	513 of 1463	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	819 of 1454	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	858 of 1066	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	638 of 1370	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.4	924 of 1353	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	605 of 965	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	603 of 953	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	474 of 943	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	674 of 914	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	347 of 449	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	385 of 826	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.7	607 of 810	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	409 of 603	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	448 of 594	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	519 of 543	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	720 of 1283	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	686 of 1296	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	622 of 1288	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.6	987 of 1306	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	877 of 935	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	706 of 1241	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	829 of 1245	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	721 of 1455	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	761 of 1464	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.0	540 of 1464	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	927 of 1455	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	759 of 1071	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	662 of 1366	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	761 of 1352	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	95 of 235	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	82 of 220	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	448 of 1298	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	591 of 1303	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	547 of 1307	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	780 of 1283	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.3	488 of 522	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	622 of 1139	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	822 of 1170	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	430 of 775	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	431 of 778	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.9	322 of 772	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.5	543 of 748	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	489 of 614	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	500 of 716	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	597 of 763	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

African American (2025)47th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-14 vs school

Homeless (2025)32nd percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)28th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Life Science Biology87%+29 vs state

Math59%+7 vs state

English Language Arts46%-5 vs state

Science31%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (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)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (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 Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment 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	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% 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
Howitt School	Public	6-8	70 Van Cott Ave	Farmingdale	11735	Nassau County	Farmingdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-5410	1,180	127	9.2	27.8%	613 (51.9%)	87 (7.4%)	347 (29.4%)	87 (7.4%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.1%)	49.2	734^th of 1500 public middle schools	51.1%		46.6	776^th of 1504 public middle schools	48.4%	42				100.0	86.9				52.0	39.7	46.4		60.5	62.5	49.6		31.5	98.3	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.2	99.6	$38,573	$348	$38,226
Plainedge Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Stewart Ave	Bethpage	11714	Nassau County	Plainedge Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 992-7650	661	62	10.6	12.4%	510 (77.2%)	9 (1.4%)	68 (10.3%)	62 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	54.9	654^th of 1500 public middle schools	56.4%		62.6	494^th of 1504 public middle schools	67.2%	160	90.2			98.9					43.5	56.7	50.0		55.7	60.4				99.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.8	99.7	$34,501	$287	$34,214
John F Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Broadway	Bethpage	11714	Nassau County	Bethpage Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 644-4201	759	68	11.0	26.1%	385 (50.7%)	4 (0.5%)	126 (16.6%)	217 (28.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.3%)	82.8	217^th of 1500 public middle schools	85.5%		80.5	228^th of 1504 public middle schools	84.8%	11	100.0			100.0					61.8	67.4	77.0		77.8	83.5	51.0		56.6	99.4	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.9	99.7	99.7	$31,852	$275	$31,578
Island Trees Middle School	Public	5-9	45 Wantagh Ave S	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Island Trees Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 520-2157	725	67	10.8	35.7%	349 (48.1%)	10 (1.4%)	184 (25.4%)	161 (22.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.1%)	68.7	399^th of 1500 public middle schools	73.4%		70.8	359^th of 1504 public middle schools	76.1%	40		100.0		100.0				68.8	56.2	67.3	57.8	71.2	64.7	65.8	55.6	58.7	46.0	99.0	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	99.7	99.9	$32,386	$743	$31,643
Edmund W Miles Middle School	Public	6-8	501 Rt 110	Amityville	11701	Suffolk County	Amityville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 565-6200	592	60	9.8	73.1%	18 (3.0%)	189 (31.9%)	349 (59.0%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.5%)	11	1418^th of 1500 public middle schools	5.5%		11.1	1424^th of 1504 public middle schools	5.3%	6		58.8	75.0	60.0					27.3	18.5	36.9		21.9	18.6				95.2	97.7	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.8	98.3	98.2	$34,861	$1,215	$33,646
Milton L Olive Middle School	Public	6-8	140 Garden City Ave	Wyandanch	11798	Suffolk County	Wyandanch Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 870-0525	546	56	9.7	76.9%	5 (0.9%)	153 (28.0%)	387 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.5	1411^th of 1500 public middle schools	5.9%		10.7	1427^th of 1504 public middle schools	5.1%	16		56.1		33.7					23.2	22.1	29.0		27.4	30.3			19.1	97.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.8	99.2	99.5	$43,122	$2,764	$40,359
H B Mattlin Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Washington Ave	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-3250	783	69	11.2	11.0%	484 (61.8%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.1%)	235 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	93.2	91^st of 1500 public middle schools	93.9%		92.7	102^nd of 1504 public middle schools	93.2%	11				100.0		100.0	97.6	75.7	86.0	77.7	70.2	86.3	95.2	88.6	78.1	79.1	60.0	98.7	98.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.1	99.3	100.0	$32,129	$460	$31,669
West Hollow Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Old E Neck Rd	Melville	11747	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 592-3400	968	94	10.2	23.8%	452 (46.7%)	114 (11.8%)	144 (14.9%)	195 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.5%)	75.4	313^th of 1500 public middle schools	79.1%		77.4	270^th of 1504 public middle schools	82.0%	43	100.0			99.4		100.0			60.9	62.6	64.2		72.9	74.4	64.0		44.6	97.7	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	99.4	$42,758	$00	$42,758
Copiague Middle School	Public	6-8	2650 Great Neck Rd	Copiague	11726	Suffolk County	Copiague Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 842-4011	1,081	90	11.9	58.1%	100 (9.3%)	199 (18.4%)	743 (68.7%)	16 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	20 (1.9%)	35.5	1003^rd of 1500 public middle schools	33.1%		23.6	1236^th of 1504 public middle schools	17.8%	233	100.0			93.8					48.1	32.4	38.8		53.4	48.5	30.5		35.5	96.4	99.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.2	99.5	99.1	$33,517	$1,510	$32,008
Jonas E Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	3359 Old Jerusalem Rd	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-7354	899	83	10.8	23.7%	587 (65.3%)	15 (1.7%)	171 (19.0%)	112 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	63.7	487^th of 1500 public middle schools	67.5%		56	611^th of 1504 public middle schools	59.4%	124		100.0		100.0					50.5	58.8	47.8		59.2	78.2	62.8		36.8	98.8	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.9	99.8	$34,919	$470	$34,449

Frequently Asked Questions about Howitt School

What district is Howitt School in?

Farmingdale Union Free School District

Is Howitt School a good school?

Howitt School ranks 734^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Howitt School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,180 students attended Howitt School.

What is the racial makeup of Howitt School?

Students at Howitt School are 52% White, 29% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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