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Schools in East Farmingdale

East Farmingdale’s public schools

Farmingdale Union Free School District and Half Hollow Hills Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for East Farmingdale. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?12/15schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 68% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
56%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$37.5K
▲ 8% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Half Hollow Hills Central
Students per teacher
10.8
NY 11.2
Schools in town
0
12,383 students on the public path
In brief

East Farmingdale’s schools, in brief

School by school

12 of East Farmingdale’s 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Half Hollow Hills High School West places highest (better than 100%); Howitt School lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Nine elementary schools serve East Farmingdale, graded from C+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and three high schools: Farmingdale Senior High School, Half Hollow Hills High School East and Half Hollow Hills High School West. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in East Farmingdale, with each school’s own grade.

9 schools teach K in East Farmingdale’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C+ to A−, so check the specific school.
Woodward Parkway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Farmingdale
B
815 students12:1Rate it →
Vanderbilt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dix Hills
A−
708 students14:1Rate it →
Signal Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dix Hills
B+
672 students14:1Rate it →
Paumanok Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dix Hills
A−
602 students13:1Rate it →
Saltzman East Memorial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Farmingdale
C+
592 students9:1Rate it →
Otsego Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dix Hills
B
574 students12:1Rate it →
Sunquam Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Melville
B
538 students12:1Rate it →
Albany Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · North Massapequa
B
536 students12:1Rate it →
Northside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Farmingdale
B−
353 students12:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Farmingdale Union Free School District.

Two districts serve East Farmingdale

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Farmingdale Union Free School DistrictGrades K–12 · 6 schools · 5,180 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$35,980NY $34,607 · FY2024
B+
Half Hollow Hills Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 7,203 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$37,518NY $34,607 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Farmingdale Union Free School District48%
State average 48.9% · 1735 students tested
Math · K–12, Farmingdale Union Free School District56%
State average 46.5% · 1945 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Half Hollow Hills Central School District64%
State average 48.9% · 2554 students tested
Math · PK–12, Half Hollow Hills Central School District76%
State average 46.5% · 3016 students tested

East Farmingdale vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share East Farmingdale’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
East Farmingdale—Half Hollow Hills Central PK–12 · Farmingdale Union Free K–12
Babylon——
HuntingtonAHalf Hollow Hills Central

Every school in East Farmingdale

15 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving East Farmingdalein other towns
Signal Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dix Hills
B+
672 students14:1Rate it →
Woodward Parkway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Farmingdale
B
815 students12:1Rate it →
Vanderbilt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dix Hills
A−
708 students14:1Rate it →
Paumanok Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dix Hills
A−
602 students13:1Rate it →
Saltzman East Memorial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Farmingdale
C+
592 students9:1Rate it →
Otsego Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dix Hills
B
574 students12:1Rate it →
Sunquam Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Melville
B
538 students12:1Rate it →
Albany Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · North Massapequa
B
536 students12:1Rate it →
Northside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Farmingdale
B−
353 students12:1Rate it →
Howitt School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Farmingdale
C−
1,180 students9:1Rate it →
West Hollow Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Melville
B+
968 students10:1Rate it →
Candlewood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dix Hills
B+
706 students10:1Rate it →
Farmingdale Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Farmingdale
A−
1,704 students11:1Rate it →
Half Hollow Hills High School East
High · Grades 9–12 · Dix Hills
A+
1,407 students10:1Rate it →
Half Hollow Hills High School West
High · Grades 9–12 · Dix Hills
A+
1,028 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about East Farmingdale’s schools

Are East Farmingdale’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for East Farmingdale. Farmingdale Union Free School District and Half Hollow Hills Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for East Farmingdale. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 12 of its 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is East Farmingdale in?

Farmingdale Union Free School District and Half Hollow Hills Central School District.

Where do East Farmingdale kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Farmingdale Senior High School, Half Hollow Hills High School East and Half Hollow Hills High School West.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.