Farmingdale Senior High School, Farmingdale NY

Original Research by School Decision on Farmingdale Senior High School

Farmingdale Senior High School is a mid-sized suburban public high school serving grades nine through twelve on a campus in South Farmingdale, within the Farmingdale Union Free School District in Nassau County. The school enrolls a student body that is roughly half white, with substantial shares of Hispanic and Asian students, and a meaningful proportion who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a moderately diverse community by both race and economic circumstance.

The school sits in a district that has prioritized facility maintenance and renewal. In early 2025 voters approved a substantial bond for roof and electrical infrastructure repairs across all six district buildings, with work slated to begin in the 2025-26 school year. That bond passed, though a companion proposal to expand Career and Technical Education and Fine and Performing Arts facilities did not, meaning the district will address its aging physical plant but will not be adding dedicated new CTE or arts wings in the near term. For a family considering enrollment, that means solid infrastructure spending but also a more limited near-term expansion of those pathways.

The district's budgets have passed consistently in recent years with modest growth, and state aid covers over half the bond cost, leaving the tax burden on homeowners. That fiscal stability and community support at the ballot box underscore a district of engaged taxpayers, though families should factor ongoing tax-levy growth into their housing and enrollment calculations.

Farmingdale High School's state assessment data and graduation rate were not available, so this account cannot characterize the school's proficiency or completion patterns directly. Program and staffing details were also absent from the data provided, making it difficult to speak to course breadth, AP or honors offerings, or academic specialties. That gap is common for high schools where detailed outcome and offering information has not been compiled in the databases used here; a parent should reach out directly to the school or visit its website to discuss course options, elective availability, extracurricular offerings, and support services.

The school's peer environment is worth noting. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that situates this school in a mixed economic context typical of inner-ring Nassau County suburbs. The enrollment is stable and well-balanced across grade levels, and the racial and ethnic diversity reflects the broader Farmingdale area and Long Island's increasingly mixed character.

The location itself is set on a suburban campus rather than in downtown Farmingdale's walkable, mixed-use downtown core, which has undergone sustained revitalization over the past two decades. That separation is by design; the high school opened on its current site several decades ago as district schools were built on suburban campuses rather than in the commercial center. A student here would be bused or driven to campus rather than walking through the community, though the village itself offers a genuine downtown hub with shops, restaurants, and civic life centered on Main Street and the Village Green. The Long Island Rail Road station is within reach for residents and connects to Brooklyn and Queens, and housing in the area reflects the area's growth, with transit-oriented apartment construction near the station alongside traditional suburban single-family neighborhoods.

For prospective families, the key questions to pursue directly with the school are its academic course offerings, support structure for college prep and career pathways, whether CTE or arts programs are available despite the recent facility referendum loss, and how the school supports students across its economic and demographic range. The school's size and the district's fiscal health are tangible strengths; the missing outcome and program data means this read is incomplete and should prompt direct inquiry.

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Academic performance

How students graduate and prepare for what comes next.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

96.0%Cohort of 507 students · Class of 2021

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,253 schools plotted. 14 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Advanced Placement & IB

23 subjects offered · 2023-24

Each card is one AP or IB subject. The headline number is the share of students scoring 3 or higher on the exam — the threshold for college credit at most universities. The bar below each rate shows the underlying distribution across performance levels.

Score:12· no credit345· extremely well qualified

Math and Computer Science

Calculus AB

16 tested

100.0%

scored 3 or higher

Calculus BC

24 tested

79.2%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science A

2 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science Principles

5 tested · Grade 9

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Statistics

20 tested

55.0%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Biology

22 tested · Grade 10

90.9%

scored 3 or higher

Chemistry

18 tested

83.3%

scored 3 or higher

Environmental Science

50 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

84.0%

scored 3 or higher

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

15 tested

40.0%

scored 3 or higher

Physics C: Mechanics

15 tested

53.3%

scored 3 or higher

English

Research

14 tested

78.6%

scored 3 or higher

Seminar

48 tested · Grade 10

91.7%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

Human Geography

10 tested · Grade 10

50.0%

scored 3 or higher

Psychology

45 tested

53.3%

scored 3 or higher

U.S. History

144 tested

77.8%

scored 3 or higher

Arts

Music Theory

11 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Studio Art Drawing

2 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Other

Language and Comp

158 tested

46.2%

scored 3 or higher

Literature and Comp

11 tested

90.9%

scored 3 or higher

Studio Art 2d Design

7 tested · Grade 10

71.4%

scored 3 or higher

Studio Art 3d Design

2 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

U S Government and Politics

16 tested

75.0%

scored 3 or higher

World History

113 tested · Grade 10

70.8%

scored 3 or higher

New York Regents Exams

4 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Social Studies	459	80.0%
Ela	408	83.0%
Science	396	77.0%
Math	55	31.0%

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.