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J Taylor Finley Middle School

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J Taylor Finley Middle School ranks 1005 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1005^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 33% of New York middle schools

Summary

J Taylor Finley Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in the Huntington Union Free School District in New York, with 594 students. The school's performance has been relatively stable over the past 10 years, earning 1-3 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars and ranking between 628-1082 out of around 1500 New York middle schools.

Academically, J Taylor Finley Middle School's proficiency rates on state assessments are generally below the state and district averages, with significant disparities in performance between different student subgroups. For example, while White students perform relatively well, African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students perform poorly, ranking in the bottom 25-30% of New York middle schools. However, the school's students excel on Regents exams, with proficiency rates exceeding the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Commack Middle School, East Northport Middle School, and South Woods Middle School, J Taylor Finley Middle School generally performs worse on state assessments, suggesting room for improvement. However, the school's significant increase in per-student spending, from $19,313 in 2020-2021 to $37,411 in 2023-2024, indicates the Huntington Union Free School District is committed to investing in the school's resources and programs to enhance student outcomes.

579

Students ?

8.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,296

Per pupil spending ?

54.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Greenlawn Rd
Huntington, NY 11743-2926

(631) 673-2020

District: Huntington Union Free School District

Students who attend J Taylor Finley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Huntington High School

Feeder schools for J Taylor Finley Middle School:

Elementary:	Flower Hill School
	Jefferson School
	Southdown School
	Washington School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.9%

White:

34.0%

African American:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

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

!Science scores 22 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg51%

New York avg53%

1,005^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	35.4	1005 of 1500	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	941 of 1504	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1082 of 1500	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	939 of 1479	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	960 of 1242	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	783 of 1439	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	717 of 1438	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.0	679 of 1455	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.0	628 of 1429	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.6	647 of 1407	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.8	613 of 1401	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.1	410 of 1373	70.1%	★★★★☆
2012	72.2	382 of 1337	71.4%	★★★★☆
2011	79.6	251 of 1295	80.6%	★★★★☆
2010	76.1	298 of 1243	76.0%	★★★★☆
2009	68.9	470 of 1224	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.1	479 of 1185	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.0	300 of 1123	73.3%	★★★★☆
2006	75.5	264 of 1095	75.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	430 of 676	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	535 of 705	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	671 of 696	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	497 of 706	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	190 of 253	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	581 of 653	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	612 of 663	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	156 of 406	61.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	534 of 646	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	450 of 615	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	497 of 591	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	498 of 581	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	105 of 118	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	438 of 473	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	351 of 503	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	817 of 1457	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	886 of 1465	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1096 of 1463	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	841 of 1454	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	774 of 1066	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	737 of 1370	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.9	554 of 1353	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	864 of 965	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	849 of 953	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	840 of 943	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	805 of 914	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	418 of 449	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	721 of 826	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	676 of 810	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	28.1	364 of 457	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	1155 of 1283	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1194 of 1296	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1199 of 1288	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1213 of 1306	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	894 of 935	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1100 of 1241	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1074 of 1245	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	1113 of 1455	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	923 of 1464	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1011 of 1464	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	982 of 1455	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	885 of 1071	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	726 of 1366	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	785 of 1352	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	882 of 1298	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	752 of 1303	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	705 of 1307	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	468 of 1283	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	541 of 1139	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	327 of 1170	72.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	205 of 775	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	186 of 778	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	216 of 772	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	123 of 748	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.4	254 of 614	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	241 of 716	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.3	175 of 763	77.1%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)74th percentile+41 vs school

Asian (2025)62nd percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile-9 vs school

Homeless (2018)20th percentile-30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth Science100%+35 vs state

Algebra I76%+20 vs state

Math52%~ state avg

English Language Arts42%-9 vs state

Science22%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Geometry (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 Algebra I End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 4th 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
J Taylor Finley Middle School	Public	7-8	20 Greenlawn Rd	Huntington	11743	Suffolk County	Huntington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 673-2020	579	70	8.2	54.1%	197 (34.0%)	39 (6.7%)	312 (53.9%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	35.4	1005^th of 1500 public middle schools	33.0%		38.9	941^st of 1504 public middle schools	37.4%	64	100.0		76.5					40.7	44.8				56.3	0.0		21.7	97.3	98.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.6	98.6	99.3	$42,296	$1,641	$40,655
Woodhull Intermediate School	Public	4-6	140 Woodhull Rd	Huntington	11743	Suffolk County	Huntington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 673-2030	435	47	9.3	59.3%	79 (18.2%)	22 (5.1%)	307 (70.6%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)								(n/a)					39.1	54.3	53.8			44.5	46.1	56.9			40.5		90.8	99.6	98.8	98.8	98.8	95.5	99.4	96.3	$37,987	$2,970	$35,016
Oldfield Middle School	Public	6-8	2 Oldfield Rd	Greenlawn	11740	Suffolk County	Harborfields Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 754-5310	627	59	10.5	18.2%	436 (69.5%)	21 (3.3%)	110 (17.5%)	37 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	78.4	278^th of 1500 public middle schools	81.5%		79	249^th of 1504 public middle schools	83.4%	29	98.9		99.0				62.8	68.6	69.6			64.0	81.5	47.3		56.5	91.3	97.8	97.9	97.9	97.9	98.7	97.8	96.7	$32,441	$668	$31,772
Jack Abrams Stem Magnet School	Public, Magnet	4-6	155 Lowndes Ave	Huntington Station	11746	Suffolk County	Huntington Union Free School District	No	Yes	No	No	(631) 673-2060	438	46	9.4	44.3%	185 (42.2%)	29 (6.6%)	194 (44.3%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)								(n/a)					50.3	69.6	45.6			53.8	53.0	47.3			55.2		98.8	99.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	99.2	99.6	$37,866	$2,547	$35,318
Silas Wood 6th Grade Center	Public	6	23 Harding Pl	Huntington Station	11746	Suffolk County	South Huntington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 812-3600	418	40	10.3	45.9%	145 (34.7%)	24 (5.7%)	209 (50.0%)	27 (6.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)								(n/a)							40.9					48.0					95.6	98.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.5	98.5	98.5	$36,097	$1,274	$34,822
Henry L Stimson Middle School	Public	7-8	401 Oakwood Rd	Huntington Station	11746	Suffolk County	South Huntington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 812-3700	845	77	10.9	45.8%	254 (30.1%)	52 (6.2%)	458 (54.2%)	43 (5.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.1%)	16.7	1353^rd of 1500 public middle schools	9.8%		16.5	1354^th of 1504 public middle schools	10.0%	1	100.0	97.1	100.0					29.8	26.5				32.6	21.9		32.8	98.5	99.1	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.3	99.0	99.8	$35,967	$1,270	$34,698
Elwood Middle School	Public	6-8	478 Elwood Rd	Elwood	11731	Suffolk County	Elwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 266-5420	425	45	9.4	25.9%	231 (54.4%)	27 (6.4%)	103 (24.2%)	54 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	68.3	408^th of 1500 public middle schools	72.8%		62.3	506^th of 1504 public middle schools	66.4%	98	100.0		100.0				65.2	63.6	68.8			51.7	74.0	35.7		41.2	99.0	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.6	$39,790	$1,226	$38,564
East Northport Middle School	Public	5-8	1075 5th Ave	East Northport	11731	Suffolk County	Northport-East Northport Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 262-6770	633	65	9.7	15.2%	468 (73.9%)	7 (1.1%)	101 (16.0%)	33 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.6%)	67.4	426^th of 1500 public middle schools	71.6%		73.5	324^th of 1504 public middle schools	78.5%	102	100.0	94.5	100.0	100.0		51.2	51.4	54.8	65.9		70.8	70.8	59.4	58.3	51.2	40.0	98.0	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.3	99.3	99.1	$40,614	$665	$39,949
South Woods Middle School	Public	6-8	99 Pell Ln	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5621	802	84	9.5	15.7%	297 (37.0%)	3 (0.4%)	44 (5.5%)	428 (53.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (3.4%)	94.1	79^th of 1500 public middle schools	94.7%		96.1	59^th of 1504 public middle schools	96.1%	20	99.6		99.7	100.0			74.5	83.7	80.4			87.4	93.3				98.4	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.6	100.0	$38,101	$385	$37,717
Commack Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Vanderbilt Pky	Commack	11725	Suffolk County	Commack Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 858-3505	1,337	118	11.3	16.8%	871 (65.1%)	35 (2.6%)	209 (15.6%)	176 (13.2%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (2.9%)	66.6	438^th of 1500 public middle schools	70.8%		74	317^th of 1504 public middle schools	78.9%	121	100.0	90.3	100.0				45.1	55.3	62.7			66.5	72.7	69.6			99.5	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	99.6	99.8	$36,937	$583	$36,354

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