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Howitt School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
70 Van Cott Ave
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Phone
(516) 434-5410
District
FARMINGDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
NASSAU COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1199
Classroom Teachers
129

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

7

(10 is best)

Better than 60.3% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Howitt School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
47%
53%
46%
64%
48%
59%
47%
53%
46%
64%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
50%
47%
48%
60%
52%
54%
50%
47%
48%
60%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
47%
48%
55%
45%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 375 31.3%
Grade 7 397 33.1%
Grade 8 422 35.2%
Total 1199 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 57.9% 55.8% 42.2%
Black 6.6% 6.7% 16.4%
Hispanic 28.7% 29.9% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.7% 6.8% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.8% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 22.4% 23.1% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 20.9% 21.4% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.6% 1.7% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 40,037 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,076.1 416
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.4% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.6% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.6% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 18.5% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,911 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 3.9% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.1% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 44.5% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 43.3% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.1% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.1% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.3% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 5.9% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.6% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 4.7% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $19,842 $104,188,000 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,663 $8,731,000 4.7%
Staff $1,473 $7,736,000 4.2%
General Administration $524 $2,753,000 1.5%
School Administration $2,216 $11,638,000 6.3%
Operation $3,034 $15,930,000 8.6%
Transportation $1,840 $9,663,000 5.2%
Other $936 $4,917,000 2.7%
Total Support $11,687 $61,368,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,696 $19,408,000 10.5%
Total Expenditures $35,225 $184,964,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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