Felix Festa Determination Middle School
30 Parrott Rd
West Nyack NY, 10994, Rockland County
Phone: 845-624-3972
Ranking: 
(848 out of 3,424, top 25%)*
(848 out of 3,424, top 25%)*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 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 59 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 692 | 684 | 718 | 764 | 746 | 751 | 769 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 355 | 51.3% | 319 | 46.6% | 350 | 48.7% | 363 | 47.5% | 390 | 52.3% | 351 | 46.7% | 403 | 52.4% |
| Grade 8: | 328 | 47.4% | 357 | 52.2% | 363 | 50.6% | 400 | 52.4% | 356 | 47.7% | 400 | 53.3% | 366 | 47.6% |
| Ungraded: | 9 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 353 | 51.0% | 341 | 49.9% | 370 | 51.5% | 408 | 53.4% | 384 | 51.5% | 397 | 52.9% | 399 | 51.9% |
| Female: | 339 | 49.0% | 343 | 50.1% | 348 | 48.5% | 356 | 46.6% | 354 | 47.5% | 346 | 46.1% | 366 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 94 | 13.6% | 95 | 13.9% | 101 | 14.1% | 110 | 14.4% | 108 | 14.5% | 102 | 13.6% | 112 | 14.6% |
| Hispanic: | 80 | 11.6% | 77 | 11.3% | 76 | 10.6% | 90 | 11.8% | 75 | 10.1% | 59 | 7.9% | 54 | 7.0% |
| Black: | 17 | 2.5% | 13 | 1.9% | 16 | 2.2% | 25 | 3.3% | 35 | 4.7% | 36 | 4.8% | 31 | 4.0% |
| White: | 495 | 71.5% | 488 | 71.3% | 515 | 71.7% | 535 | 70.0% | 526 | 70.5% | 553 | 73.6% | 570 | 74.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 5.1% | 31 | 4.5% | 59 | 8.2% | 47 | 6.2% | 33 | 4.4% | 33 | 4.4% | 21 | 2.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 3.8% | 19 | 2.8% | 25 | 3.5% | 20 | 2.6% | 19 | 2.5% | 20 | 2.7% | 19 | 2.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.01 | 12.48 | 13.03 | 14.76 | 13.42 | 12.80 | 13.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 91% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 68% | 54% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 17% | 94% | 83% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 72% | 61% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | 80% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 67% | 50% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 48% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 53% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 59.3% | 31.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 75% | 62% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 64% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 65% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 42.9% | 27.7% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | 56% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | 69% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 65% | 51% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 67% | 47% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 50% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 54% | 33.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 94% | 80% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 55% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 79% | 60% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 41.5% | 27.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 71% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | 69% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 71% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 70% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 63% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | 63% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 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 | 99% | 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 Determination Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.