Howitt School

70 Van Cott Ave, Farmingdale NY, 11735 | Farmingdale Union Free School District | 516-434-5410
  • grades 6-8
  • students 1313
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 52% 9% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 5 in Farmingdale
  • Ranked #0 of 6246 in New York
Proficiency Averages
53%Farmingdale
56%New York

Howitt School is a school servicing grades 6 to 8 and is located in the district of "Farmingdale Union Free School District" in Farmingdale, NY. There are a total of 1,313 students and 110 teachers at Howitt School, for a student to teacher ratio of 12 to 1.

Howitt School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 51.5%, which is 9% lower than the New York average.

Howitt School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1313
Teachers110
Student/Teacher ratio12:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Howitt School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All63%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
650-54%
745-49%
875-79%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All40%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
640-44%
740-44%
835-39%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Howitt School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 71.5% 69.8% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 6.6% 5.9% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 5.5% 5.3% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 15.9% 18.1% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.1% 0.2% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.3% 0.8% 2.0% 3.1%

Farmingdale demographics profile

StatisticFarmingdaleNew YorkNational
Population8,86919,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)8,10641391
Median age44.038.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)57%52%55%
Speak English83%70%79%
Speak Spanish8%15%13%

Education level achieved in Farmingdale

IndexFarmingdaleNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade91.1%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school90.5%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college66.4%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree49.3%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors40.4%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters15.8%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.7%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.3%1.5%1.3%
Write a school review about Howitt School Tell people what you like or don't like about Howitt School…
Source: The Howitt School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.