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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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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
1174
Classroom Teachers
127

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.8% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Howitt School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
46%
40%
43%
49%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
60%
53%
54%
49%
66%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
45%
40%
51%
27%
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 6 361 30.7%
Grade 7 400 34.1%
Grade 8 408 34.8%
Total 1174 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 55.4% 53.8% 41.4%
Black 7.5% 7.0% 16.1%
Hispanic 29.1% 31.0% 31.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.0% 7.2% 10.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.1% 0.9% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 34.7% 34.2% 54.7%
Free lunch eligible 30.2% 29.8% 52.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.4% 4.4% 2.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 39,732 19,571,216
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,045.1 413
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 13.7% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.9% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.4% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 19.9% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,955 7,668,956
Single Parent Households With Children 3.6% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.7% 87.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 45.0% 39.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 44.7% 26.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.1% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.1% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 8.8% 13.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.1% 12.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.0% 9.7%
$15,000 or less 5.1% 9.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $20,645 $109,689,000 57.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,652 $8,779,000 4.6%
Staff $1,526 $8,110,000 4.2%
General Administration $546 $2,901,000 1.5%
School Administration $2,212 $11,752,000 6.1%
Operation $3,020 $16,046,000 8.4%
Transportation $1,769 $9,401,000 4.9%
Other $941 $5,001,000 2.6%
Total Support $11,668 $61,990,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,740 $19,871,000 10.4%
Total Expenditures $36,053 $191,550,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $19,896 $50,406,243,000 56.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $809 $2,049,610,000 2.3%
Staff $1,397 $3,539,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $417 $1,057,675,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,199 $3,036,934,000 3.4%
Operation $2,479 $6,281,335,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,691 $4,284,036,000 4.8%
Other $992 $2,514,157,000 2.8%
Total Support $8,985 $22,763,242,000 25.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,238 $15,804,476,000 17.8%
Total Expenditures $35,120 $88,973,961,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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