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Willard Avenue, South Farmingdale, Long Island, New York July 4, 2021Photo: LINYperson615 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools in South Farmingdale

South Farmingdale’s public schools

Farmingdale Union Free School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Farmingdale. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/6schools 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
$36.0K
▲ 4% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
5,180 students on the public path
In brief

South Farmingdale’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of South Farmingdale’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Farmingdale Senior High School places highest (better than 78%); Howitt School lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve South Farmingdale, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Farmingdale 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 South Farmingdale, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
6–8Howitt Schoolin FarmingdaleC−
9–12Farmingdale Senior High Schoolin FarmingdaleA−

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

The district

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+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 48.9% · 1735 students tested
Math56%
State average 46.5% · 1945 students tested

South Farmingdale vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Farmingdale—Farmingdale Union Free
Massapequa ParkAMassapequa Union Free
FarmingdaleB+Farmingdale Union Free

Every school in South Farmingdale

6 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 South Farmingdalein other towns
Woodward Parkway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Farmingdale
B
815 students12:1Rate it →
Saltzman East Memorial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Farmingdale
C+
592 students9:1Rate 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 →
Farmingdale Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Farmingdale
A−
1,704 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about South Farmingdale’s schools

Are South Farmingdale’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Farmingdale. Farmingdale Union Free School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Farmingdale. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is South Farmingdale in?

Farmingdale Union Free School District.

Where do South Farmingdale kids go to high school?

Farmingdale Senior High School.

Parents talk

What South Farmingdale families are saying about school.

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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.