Plainedge’s public schools
Plainedge Union Free School District and Farmingdale Union Free School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Plainedge. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 53% 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
Plainedge’s schools, in brief
School by school
6 of Plainedge’s 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Plainedge Senior High School places highest (better than 98%); Howitt School lowest (23%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Seven elementary schools serve Plainedge, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Farmingdale Senior High School and Plainedge Senior High School. 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 Plainedge, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Plainedge · depends on your address
Charles E Schwarting School
Grades PK–5 · 524 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Massapequa
Eastplain School
Grades PK–5 · 445 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in N Massapequa
6th grade in Plainedge · depends on your address
Howitt School
Grades 6–8 · 1,180 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Farmingdale
Plainedge Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 661 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bethpage
7th grade in Plainedge · depends on your address
Howitt School
Grades 6–8 · 1,180 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Farmingdale
Plainedge Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 661 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bethpage
8th grade in Plainedge · depends on your address
Howitt School
Grades 6–8 · 1,180 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Farmingdale
Plainedge Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 661 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bethpage
9th grade in Plainedge · depends on your address
Farmingdale Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,704 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Farmingdale
Plainedge Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 856 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Massapequa
10th grade in Plainedge · depends on your address
Farmingdale Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,704 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Farmingdale
Plainedge Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 856 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Massapequa
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Plainedge Union Free School District.
Two districts serve Plainedge
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Plainedge vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Plainedge’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Plainedge | — | Plainedge Union Free PK–12 · Farmingdale Union Free K–12 |
| Hempstead | A | Bellmore-Merrick Central High 7–12 · Sewanhaka Central High 7–12 · Valley Stream Central High 7–12 |
| Oyster Bay | — | — |
| Farmingdale | B+ | Farmingdale Union Free |
Every school in Plainedge
11 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).
Questions about Plainedge’s schools
Are Plainedge’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Plainedge. Plainedge Union Free School District and Farmingdale Union Free School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Plainedge. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Plainedge in?
Plainedge Union Free School District and Farmingdale Union Free School District.
Where do Plainedge kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Farmingdale Senior High School and Plainedge Senior High School.
Parents talk
What Plainedge families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Plainedge → They have their own page.
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.