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Felix Festa Character Middle School
30 Parrott Rd
West Nyack NY, 10994, Rockland County
Phone: 845-624-3971
Ranking: 
(393 out of 3,424, top 11%)*
(393 out of 3,424, top 11%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Clarkstown Central School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 53 | 53 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 47 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 737 | 718 | 701 | 734 | 778 | 765 | 758 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 367 | 49.8% | 363 | 50.6% | 346 | 49.4% | 347 | 47.3% | 386 | 49.6% | 387 | 50.6% | 382 | 50.4% |
| Grade 8: | 363 | 49.3% | 350 | 48.7% | 349 | 49.8% | 383 | 52.2% | 386 | 49.6% | 378 | 49.4% | 376 | 49.6% |
| Ungraded: | 7 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 374 | 50.7% | 343 | 47.8% | 341 | 48.6% | 370 | 50.4% | 384 | 49.4% | 373 | 48.8% | 393 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 363 | 49.3% | 375 | 52.2% | 360 | 51.4% | 364 | 49.6% | 385 | 49.5% | 384 | 50.2% | 361 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 93 | 12.6% | 108 | 15.0% | 106 | 15.1% | 98 | 13.4% | 106 | 13.6% | 111 | 14.5% | 107 | 14.1% |
| Hispanic: | 73 | 9.9% | 71 | 9.9% | 74 | 10.6% | 87 | 11.9% | 69 | 8.9% | 57 | 7.5% | 61 | 8.0% |
| Black: | 29 | 3.9% | 26 | 3.6% | 24 | 3.4% | 25 | 3.4% | 27 | 3.5% | 31 | 4.1% | 27 | 3.6% |
| White: | 531 | 72.0% | 504 | 70.2% | 489 | 69.8% | 516 | 70.3% | 573 | 73.7% | 564 | 73.7% | 562 | 74.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 4.6% | 23 | 3.2% | 34 | 4.9% | 22 | 3.0% | 22 | 2.8% | 25 | 3.3% | 36 | 4.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 1.4% | 17 | 2.4% | 14 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.0% | 15 | 1.9% | 22 | 2.9% | 21 | 2.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.83 | 13.65 | 13.32 | 12.80 | 13.99 | 16.40 | 20.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 80% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 67% | 50% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 48% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | 53% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 59.3% | 31.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | 62% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 64% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | 65% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 42.9% | 27.7% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | 56% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 69% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 65% | 51% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 67% | 47% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | 50% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 54% | 33.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | 80% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 67% | 55% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 79% | 60% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 41.5% | 27.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 71% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | 69% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 71% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | 70% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | 63% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | 63% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 69% |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 88% | 70% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 89% | 72% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 90% | 74% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 88% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 89% | 73% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 96% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 95% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 95% | 72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Felix Festa Character Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.