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Huntington Union Free School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 623 students in Huntington Union Free School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Huntington Union Free School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 68% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
8 Schools
1,656 Schools
# Students
4,067 Students
889,568 Students
# Teachers
390 Teachers
84,014 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Huntington Union Free School District, which is ranked #576 of all 1,017 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 89% has increased from 88% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#564 out of 1020 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
70%
78%
Graduation Rate
89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.57
0.73
# American Indian Students
1 Student
6,890 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
74 Students
78,879 Students
% Asian Students
2%
9%
# Hispanic Students
2,326 Students
261,701 Students
% Hispanic Students
57%
29%
# Black Students
254 Students
178,523 Students
% Black Students
6%
20%
# White Students
1,285 Students
332,953 Students
% White Students
32%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
2,164 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
127 Students
28,638 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
8,272
# Students in K Grade:
307
25,405
# Students in 1st Grade:
294
27,225
# Students in 2nd Grade:
302
26,902
# Students in 3rd Grade:
277
27,296
# Students in 4th Grade:
275
28,343
# Students in 5th Grade:
287
43,302
# Students in 6th Grade:
279
155,845
# Students in 7th Grade:
299
186,412
# Students in 8th Grade:
318
190,934
# Students in 9th Grade:
361
40,985
# Students in 10th Grade:
371
36,781
# Students in 11th Grade:
338
34,389
# Students in 12th Grade:
323
33,539
# Ungraded Students:
36
23,938
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $33,989 is higher than the state median of $31,353. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $32,840 is higher than the state median of $32,230. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$138 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$134 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$33,989
$31,353
Spending / Student
$32,840
$32,230
Best Huntington Union Free School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
J Taylor Finley Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
20 Greenlawn Rd
Huntington, NY 11743
(631) 673-2020
Huntington, NY 11743
(631) 673-2020
Grades: 7-8
| 623 students
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