Howitt School
70 Van Cott Ave
Farmingdale NY, 11735, Nassau County
Phone: 516-752-6519
Ranking: 
(911 out of 3,424, top 27%)*
(911 out of 3,424, top 27%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Farmingdale Union Free 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: | 123 | 121 | 123 | 115 | 130 | 128 | 124 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,377 | 1,396 | 1,419 | 1,455 | 1,423 | 1,470 | 1,454 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 478 | 34.7% | 440 | 31.5% | 442 | 31.1% | 463 | 31.8% | 462 | 32.5% | 465 | 31.6% | 458 | 31.5% |
| Grade 7: | 446 | 32.4% | 453 | 32.4% | 492 | 34.7% | 474 | 32.6% | 483 | 33.9% | 463 | 31.5% | 532 | 36.6% |
| Grade 8: | 450 | 32.7% | 500 | 35.8% | 483 | 34.0% | 490 | 33.7% | 465 | 32.7% | 529 | 36.0% | 453 | 31.2% |
| Ungraded: | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 28 | 1.9% | 13 | 0.9% | 13 | 0.9% | 11 | 0.8% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 735 | 53.4% | 736 | 52.7% | 745 | 52.5% | 760 | 52.2% | 735 | 51.7% | 758 | 51.6% | 745 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 642 | 46.6% | 660 | 47.3% | 674 | 47.5% | 695 | 47.8% | 680 | 47.8% | 704 | 47.9% | 705 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 76 | 5.5% | 69 | 4.9% | 72 | 5.1% | 73 | 5.0% | 69 | 4.8% | 69 | 4.7% | 62 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic: | 219 | 15.9% | 211 | 15.1% | 205 | 14.4% | 197 | 13.5% | 182 | 12.8% | 164 | 11.2% | 159 | 10.9% |
| Black: | 91 | 6.6% | 74 | 5.3% | 69 | 4.9% | 81 | 5.6% | 79 | 5.6% | 80 | 5.4% | 88 | 6.1% |
| White: | 988 | 71.8% | 1,039 | 74.4% | 1,071 | 75.5% | 1,104 | 75.9% | 1,092 | 76.7% | 1,156 | 78.6% | 1,144 | 78.7% |
| 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: | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 215 | 15.6% | 212 | 15.2% | 192 | 13.5% | 154 | 10.6% | 153 | 10.8% | 98 | 6.7% | 132 | 9.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 51 | 3.7% | 61 | 4.4% | 57 | 4.0% | 61 | 4.2% | 48 | 3.4% | 44 | 3.0% | 51 | 3.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.17 | 11.51 | 11.50 | 12.66 | 10.93 | 11.50 | 11.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 61% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 63% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 67% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 55% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 27% | 27% | 29.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 60% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 83% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 61% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 63% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 31.9% | 30.6% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 57% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 80% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 50% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 48% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 53% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 26.1% | 31.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 56% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 66% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 62% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 64% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 65% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 24.8% | 24.8% | 27.7% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 49% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 56% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 69% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 51% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63% | 47% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 50% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 32.9% | 33.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | 54% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 59% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 80% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | 55% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 60% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 14.7% | 14.7% | 27.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 63% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 65% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 71% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | 69% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | 71% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 70% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 54% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 57% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 63% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 63% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 69% |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 83% | 72% |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 87% | 74% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 99% | 81% | 72% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 85% | 70% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 98% | 82% | 72% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 84% | 74% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 99% | 77% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 99% | 83% | 73% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 86% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 86% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 84% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 88% | 72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Howitt School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.