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Howard T Herber Middle School

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Howard T Herber Middle School ranks 468 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

468^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 69% of New York middle schools

Summary

Howard T Herber Middle School is a public middle school located in Malverne, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 414 students. The school is part of the Malverne Union Free School District, which is ranked 320 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Howard T Herber Middle School has shown a fluctuating performance in its statewide ranking over the years, ranging from a high of 309 out of 1,504 New York middle schools in 2023-2024 (rated 4 stars) to a low of 880 out of 1,242 in 2020-2021 (rated 1 star). The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the district and state averages, particularly in math, where the percentage of students proficient or better is significantly higher than the district and state. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Regents exams, such as U.S. History and Government (90.48%), Algebra I (92.36%), and Earth and Space Sciences (93.1%), are notably higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Oceanside Middle School has a similar performance profile to Howard T Herber Middle School, with both schools ranking in the top 30% of New York middle schools. In contrast, some nearby schools, such as Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School and Lawrence Road Middle School, have significantly lower rankings and proficiency rates, highlighting the relative strength of Howard T Herber Middle School. The school's focus on resource allocation and targeted support for students appear to be contributing factors to its success.

428

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,253

Per pupil spending ?

0.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

75 Ocean Ave
Malverne, NY 11565-2245

(516) 887-6445

District: Malverne Union Free School District

Students who attend Howard T Herber Middle School usually attend:

High:

Malverne Senior High School

Feeder schools for Howard T Herber Middle School:

Elementary:	Davison Avenue Intermediate School
	Maurice W Downing Primary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.5%

Hispanic:

29.2%

White:

18.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (73% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg73%

New York avg57%

468^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

320^th of 874Malverne 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	65.0	468 of 1500	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.2	309 of 1504	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	534 of 1500	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	833 of 1479	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	880 of 1242	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.2	580 of 1439	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	632 of 1438	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.6	509 of 1455	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.6	341 of 1429	76.1%	★★★★☆
2015	51.8	628 of 1407	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.2	648 of 1401	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.7	478 of 1373	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.8	579 of 1337	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.4	408 of 1295	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.9	331 of 1243	73.4%	★★★★☆
2009	76.0	275 of 1224	77.5%	★★★★☆
2008	75.2	300 of 1185	74.7%	★★★★☆
2007	74.2	297 of 1123	73.6%	★★★★☆
2006	73.6	292 of 1095	73.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	143 of 676	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	147 of 705	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	234 of 696	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	357 of 706	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	167 of 253	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.8	176 of 653	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	174 of 663	73.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	87.9	16 of 388	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	51.9	211 of 381	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	271 of 1457	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	276 of 1465	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	419 of 1463	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	51.0	678 of 1454	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.2	632 of 1066	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.0	465 of 1370	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	496 of 1353	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	280 of 965	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	125 of 953	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	212 of 943	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.0	395 of 914	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	264 of 449	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	372 of 826	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	270 of 810	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	613 of 1283	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	388 of 1296	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	461 of 1288	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	593 of 1306	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.3	691 of 935	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.2	414 of 1241	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	648 of 1245	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	628 of 1455	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.4	366 of 1464	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	591 of 1464	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	888 of 1455	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	859 of 1071	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	625 of 1366	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	631 of 1352	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	443 of 1298	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	639 of 1303	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.0	979 of 1307	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	693 of 1283	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	820 of 1139	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.4	284 of 1170	75.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	76.5	157 of 778	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	54.7	357 of 772	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	295 of 748	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	305 of 614	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	340 of 763	55.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Asian (2023)96th percentile+31 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile+13 vs school

White (2024)80th percentile~ school

African American (2025)79th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth and Space Sciences93%+37 vs state

Algebra I92%+36 vs state

U.S. History and Government90%+15 vs state

Math74%+20 vs state

Life Science Biology74%+15 vs state

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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
Howard T Herber Middle School	Public	6-8	75 Ocean Ave	Malverne	11565	Nassau County	Malverne Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-6445	428	43	10.0	0.7%	78 (18.2%)	182 (42.5%)	125 (29.2%)	33 (7.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	65	468^th of 1500 public middle schools	68.8%		74.2	309^th of 1504 public middle schools	79.5%	159			90.5	92.4	73.6		93.1			52.0	60.6	43.9			80.0	68.2				98.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	$34,253	$919	$33,334
South Side Middle School	Public	6-8	67 Hillside Ave	Rockville Centre	11570	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 255-8976	806	86	9.4	16.6%	562 (69.7%)	51 (6.3%)	138 (17.1%)	24 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.8%)	81.5	236^th of 1500 public middle schools	84.3%		72	345^th of 1504 public middle schools	77.1%	109	91.2			96.2						67.0	60.7	65.1			81.0	78.2				99.2	99.8	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.7	$38,529	$557	$37,972
Lynbrook North Middle School	Public	6-8	529 Merrick Rd	Lynbrook	11563	Nassau County	Lynbrook Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-0282	284	35	8.0	21.1%	144 (50.7%)	26 (9.2%)	81 (28.5%)	25 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	56.2	626^th of 1500 public middle schools	58.3%		55.2	624^th of 1504 public middle schools	58.5%	2	98.0	76.1		100.0						63.5	42.9	47.6			72.6	51.5	39.1			99.3	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	$36,147	$382	$35,766
Lynbrook South Middle School	Public	6-8	333 Union Ave	Lynbrook	11563	Nassau County	Lynbrook Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 887-0267	414	39	10.5	11.6%	276 (66.7%)	22 (5.3%)	72 (17.4%)	29 (7.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	60.1	556^th of 1500 public middle schools	62.9%		51.9	679^th of 1504 public middle schools	54.9%	123	100.0	85.7		100.0						74.1	33.7	53.1			60.6	63.4	48.3			99.2	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	100.0	99.7	$33,580	$382	$33,198
Valley Stream Memorial Junior High School	Public	7-9	320 Fletcher Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream Central High School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 872-7710	937	82	11.4	48.2%	66 (7.0%)	348 (37.1%)	277 (29.6%)	224 (23.9%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (1.2%)	56.1	629^th of 1500 public middle schools	58.1%		49.6	719^th of 1504 public middle schools	52.2%	90				85.0	69.7	95.2	93.9				54.7	51.9				61.5	50.7		39.4	98.0	99.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.8	99.6	$34,648	$766	$33,881
George Washington School	Public	4-6	347 William St	West Hempstead	11552	Nassau County	West Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 390-3130	340	24	14.0	33.2%	49 (14.4%)	62 (18.2%)	184 (54.1%)	36 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)								(n/a)								50.5	56.1	49.4			47.2	55.2	60.3			44.7		98.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$42,301	$2,077	$40,223
Woodmere Middle School	Public	6-8	1170 Peninsula Blvd	Hewlett	11557	Nassau County	Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 792-4300	644	74	8.7	25.5%	375 (58.2%)	54 (8.4%)	119 (18.5%)	76 (11.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.2%)	74.3	326^th of 1500 public middle schools	78.3%		69.1	384^th of 1504 public middle schools	74.5%	58	100.0			100.0		100.0				65.7	67.6	71.2			70.4	65.6	19.1		20.0	97.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.7	99.8	99.5	$45,830	$314	$45,516
Lawrence Road Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Lawrence Rd	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-1501	623	72	8.6	65.3%	6 (1.0%)	225 (36.1%)	363 (58.3%)	14 (2.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	29.2	1138^th of 1500 public middle schools	24.1%		18.5	1326^th of 1504 public middle schools	11.8%	188				78.8	59.2					35.7	40.8	35.5			36.3	53.8	6.7		5.9	97.5	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.7	$43,916	$2,136	$41,780
Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School	Public	7-8	70 Greenwich St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4301	748	60	12.4	76.6%	0 (0.0%)	185 (24.7%)	552 (73.8%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.7	1381^st of 1500 public middle schools	7.9%		9.3	1443^rd of 1504 public middle schools	4.1%	62				33.0	22.0						30.5	30.3				28.7				99.4	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.7	$44,164	$2,781	$41,383
School 9m-Oceanside Middle School	Public	7-8	186 Alice Ave	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 678-8518	801	77	10.4	21.0%	498 (62.2%)	25 (3.1%)	214 (26.7%)	42 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.6%)	67	433^rd of 1500 public middle schools	71.1%		64	477^th of 1504 public middle schools	68.3%	44				90.8	99.1						55.6	58.7				73.7			47.7	98.5	99.1	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.4	99.3	99.6	$35,890	$709	$35,181

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