Felix Festa Character Middle School
Public middle school, 6 to ungraded · West Nyack, New York
Felix Festa Character Middle School in West Nyack, New York enrolled 612 students in 2024-25 with 53.4 full-time teachers, 11.5 students per teacher against the New York middle-school median of 10.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22. On the state tests, 57% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 61% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 47% and 52%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
599 students in 2022-23, 664 students in 2023-24, 612 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.4 to 53.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 599 | 52.4 | 11.4 |
| 2023-24 | 664 | 57.8 | 11.5 |
| 2024-25 | 612 | 53.4 | 11.5 |
11.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 of every 100 New York middle schools
Among the 768 New York middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 255 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Felix Festa Character Middle School enrolled 595 students and had 2.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.3, one per 255 of the 595 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent11.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
45.9% of students were White, 30.9% Hispanic, 13.1% Asian in 2024-25.
- White45.9%
- Hispanic30.9%
- Asian13.1%
- Black7.8%
- Two or more races1.6%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Felix Festa Character Middle School scored proficient or above: 57% in reading in 2021-22 and 61% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 57% | 58‑59% | 47% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 61% | 58% (2021-22) | 52% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in West Nyack
3 public middle schools in West Nyack report 2024-25 enrollment; Felix Festa Character Middle School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Festa Determination Middle School | 679 | 11.9 | 19.4% |
| Felix Festa Character Middle School | 612 | 11.5 | 20.9% |
| Felix Festa Achievement Middle School | 609 | 11.1 | 18.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Felix Festa Character Middle School
- Felix Festa Determination Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, under 0.1 miles away: 679 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Felix Festa Achievement Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, under 0.1 miles away: 609 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Compare Felix Festa Character Middle School with Felix Festa Determination Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Clarkstown Central School District spends per student$28,451 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$28,451
- The largest public schools in New YorkFelix Festa Character Middle School is the number 272 by size of 777 New York middle schools open in 2024-25.#272 of 777
- New York schools by students per teacher11.5 students per teacher here against the New York median of 10.1 for middle schools.11.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Felix Festa Character Middle School
How many students attend Felix Festa Character Middle School?
612 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 599 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in West Nyack, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Felix Festa Character Middle School?
11.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for middle schools is 10.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Felix Festa Character Middle School a Title I school?
Felix Festa Character Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Felix Festa Character Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Felix Festa Character Middle School scored proficient or above: 57% in reading in 2021-22 and 61% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Felix Festa Character Middle School in?
Clarkstown Central School District, NCES district ID 3620340. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 362034005874 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.