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Felix Festa Determination Middle School

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Felix Festa Determination Middle School ranks 258 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8

258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 83% of New York middle schools

Summary

Felix Festa Determination Middle School is a public middle school in West Nyack, New York, serving 619 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Clarkstown Central School District, which is ranked 225 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Felix Festa Determination Middle School consistently ranks in the top 20% of New York middle schools, with impressive academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, 8th-grade students achieved proficiency rates of 64.68% in English Language Arts, 63.67% in Math, and 68.46% in Science, significantly higher than the state averages. The school also excels in Regents exams, with 100% proficiency rates in Algebra I and Earth and Space Sciences, compared to the state averages of 56.07% and 56.02%. Additionally, the school demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, including underrepresented minorities, English Language Learners, and Special Education students.

When compared to nearby schools, Felix Festa Determination Middle School stands out. While other middle schools in the Clarkstown Central School District also perform well, Felix Festa Determination consistently outperforms them. In contrast, schools in the East Ramapo Central School District, such as Pomona Middle School and Chestnut Ridge Middle School, perform significantly worse than Felix Festa Determination. The school's academic excellence is on par with other high-performing districts in the region, such as Pearl River Middle School and South Orangetown Middle School.

679

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,577

Per pupil spending ?

22.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 Parrott Rd
West Nyack, NY 10994

(845) 624-3972

District: Clarkstown Central School District

Students who attend Felix Festa Determination Middle School usually attend:

High:

Clarkstown North Senior High School

Feeder schools for Felix Festa Determination Middle School:

Elementary:	Bardonia Elementary School
	Lakewood Elementary School
	Laurel Plains Elementary School
	Link Elementary School
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	Little Tor Elementary School
	New City Elementary School
	Strawtown Elementary School
	West Nyack Elementary School
	Woodglen Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.2%

Hispanic:

26.8%

Asian:

16.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2014 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (75% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of New York middle schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg76%

New York avg52%

258^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

225^th of 874Clarkstown Central 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	79.9	258 of 1500	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	300 of 1504	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	318 of 1500	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	278 of 1479	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	512 of 1242	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	371 of 1438	74.2%	★★★★☆
2017	62.4	479 of 1455	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	80.0	214 of 1429	85.0%	★★★★☆
2015	68.9	363 of 1407	74.2%	★★★★☆
2014	84.7	145 of 1401	89.7%	★★★★☆
2013	87.7	127 of 1373	90.8%	★★★★★
2012	85.1	149 of 1337	88.9%	★★★★☆
2011	81.4	211 of 1295	83.7%	★★★★☆
2010	59.8	590 of 1243	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.3	686 of 1224	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	81.5	171 of 1185	85.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	68 of 676	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	66.4	162 of 706	77.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	187 of 406	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	155 of 396	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	160 of 381	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	173 of 374	53.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	102 of 646	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	27.4	536 of 615	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	444 of 591	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.3	172 of 503	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	243 of 1457	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	361 of 1465	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	338 of 1454	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	57.9	388 of 1066	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	380 of 1353	71.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	171 of 965	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	227 of 953	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	200 of 943	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	199 of 914	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	53.5	347 of 810	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	410 of 1283	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	433 of 1296	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	278 of 1288	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.0	464 of 1306	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.6	697 of 935	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.1	667 of 1245	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	247 of 1455	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	247 of 1464	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	362 of 1464	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	238 of 1455	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	51.0	474 of 1071	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	324 of 1352	76.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	88 of 235	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.2	33 of 190	82.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	146 of 1298	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	163 of 1303	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	223 of 1307	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	96 of 1283	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	50.3	440 of 1170	62.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	183 of 775	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	275 of 778	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	300 of 772	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	297 of 748	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.1	245 of 614	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	334 of 763	56.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)90th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile~ school

White (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)63rd percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)54th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences100%+44 vs state

Science68%+25 vs state

English Language Arts65%+12 vs state

Math64%+17 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 Life Science Biology (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 (2025)	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 Life Science Biology 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
Felix Festa Character Middle School	Public	7	30 Parrott Rd	West Nyack	10994	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 624-3971	612	53	11.4	25.2%	281 (45.9%)	48 (7.8%)	189 (30.9%)	80 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.6%)								(n/a)									55.3					59.2				78.3	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.8	99.5	99.3	$14,358	$368	$13,990
Felix Festa Determination Middle School	Public	8	30 Parrott Rd	West Nyack	10994	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 624-3972	679	57	11.9	22.7%	334 (49.2%)	33 (4.9%)	182 (26.8%)	111 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	79.9	258^th of 1500 public middle schools	82.8%		74.9	300^th of 1504 public middle schools	80.1%	42			100.0		100.0					64.7					63.7		68.5	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	$14,577	$373	$14,204
Felix Festa Achievement Middle School	Public	6	30 Parrott Rd	West Nyack	10994	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 624-3969	609	55	11.1	22.7%	292 (47.9%)	32 (5.3%)	180 (29.6%)	80 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.4%)								(n/a)								62.1					63.2					95.9	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.4	$14,429	$369	$14,059
A MacArthur Barr Middle School	Public	5-8	143 Church St	Nanuet	10954	Rockland County	Nanuet Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 627-4044	635	67	9.4	35.0%	238 (37.5%)	54 (8.5%)	235 (37.0%)	88 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.8%)	66.8	436^th of 1500 public middle schools	70.9%		76.1	288^th of 1504 public middle schools	80.9%	148	100.0		100.0				62.7	54.0	59.7	73.2		60.6	68.6	56.8	42.9	56.9	47.7	98.8	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.3	99.0	$38,642	$557	$38,085
Nyack Middle School	Public	6-8	98 S Highland Ave	Nyack	10960	Rockland County	Nyack Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 353-7200	644	68	9.4	29.3%	234 (36.3%)	91 (14.1%)	214 (33.2%)	42 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	54 (8.4%)	57.4	605^th of 1500 public middle schools	59.7%		55.1	626^th of 1504 public middle schools	58.4%	21			100.0	76.8				54.6	56.9	50.0			59.3	60.8	52.3		16.7	97.8	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.6	$33,712	$694	$33,017
Kakiat Elementary School	Public	4-8	465 Viola Rd	Spring Valley	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6100	822	63	12.9	92.6%	26 (3.2%)	152 (18.5%)	623 (75.8%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	23	1265^th of 1500 public middle schools	15.7%		30.1	1102^nd of 1504 public middle schools	26.7%	163		88.9	82.8			13.4	25.8	29.1	29.7	41.1	22.5	25.0	25.7	26.2	44.1	18.0	39.3	99.0	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	99.7	99.7	$30,914	$4,456	$26,458
South Orangetown Middle School	Public	6-8	160 Van Wyck Rd	Blauvelt	10913	Rockland County	South Orangetown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 680-1103	641	69	9.2	18.9%	389 (60.7%)	11 (1.7%)	145 (22.6%)	63 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.8%)	62.4	512^th of 1500 public middle schools	65.9%		50.7	700^th of 1504 public middle schools	53.5%	188	100.0		100.0					47.1	52.8	53.7			72.7	64.1	62.7		41.2	97.8	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.4	$38,747	$195	$38,552
Pomona Middle School	Public	7-8	101 Pomona Rd	Suffern	10901	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6200	689	49	14.1	85.6%	6 (0.9%)	102 (14.8%)	571 (82.9%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6	1466^th of 1500 public middle schools	2.3%		6.1	1478^th of 1504 public middle schools	1.7%	12		63.2	51.3						14.0	18.7				10.7	3.0		23.8	93.6	93.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	96.5	98.9	$34,612	$5,899	$28,713
Pearl River Middle School	Public	5-7	520 Gilbert Ave	Pearl River	10965	Rockland County	Pearl River Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 620-3870	501	50	9.9	16.6%	354 (70.7%)	11 (2.2%)	92 (18.4%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	78.7	272^nd of 1500 public middle schools	81.9%		88.9	145^th of 1504 public middle schools	90.4%	127							68.9	66.4	57.8			64.9	73.3	75.0		58.3		99.3	100.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	$39,984	$659	$39,325
Chestnut Ridge Middle School	Public	7-8	892 Ny-45	Chestnut Ridge	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6300	637	48	13.3	87.0%	31 (4.9%)	116 (18.2%)	474 (74.4%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8.4	1446^th of 1500 public middle schools	3.6%		8.6	1451^st of 1504 public middle schools	3.5%	5		92.0	100.0						13.8	25.4				12.6	8.2		28.5	93.5	96.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	96.8	96.0	96.5	$38,117	$4,734	$33,383

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