Silas Wood 6th Grade Center
Public middle school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Huntington Station, New York
Silas Wood 6th Grade Center in Huntington Station, New York enrolled 418 students in 2024-25 with 40.2 full-time teachers, 10.4 students per teacher against the New York middle-school median of 10.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 37% 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%
399 students in 2022-23, 426 students in 2023-24, 418 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 45.1 to 40.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 399 | 45.1 | 8.8 |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 41.9 | 10.2 |
| 2024-25 | 418 | 40.2 | 10.4 |
10.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 55 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 422 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Silas Wood 6th Grade Center enrolled 422 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 422 of the 422 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions14
- Chronically absent16.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
50.0% of students were Hispanic, 34.7% White, 6.5% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic50.0%
- White34.7%
- Asian6.5%
- Black5.7%
- Two or more races2.4%
- American Indian0.7%
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 Silas Wood 6th Grade Center scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% 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 | 50‑54% | 38‑41% | 47% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 37% | 34‑36% (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 Huntington Station
3 public middle schools in Huntington Station report 2024-25 enrollment; Silas Wood 6th Grade Center is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry L Stimson Middle School | 845 | 10.9 | 45.6% |
| Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School | 438 | 9.5 | 42.7% |
| Silas Wood 6th Grade Center | 418 | 10.4 | 45.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Silas Wood 6th Grade Center
- Henry L Stimson Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.3 miles away: 845 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Jack Abrams STEM Magnet SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 438 students, 9.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare Silas Wood 6th Grade Center with Henry L Stimson Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much South Huntington Union Free School District spends per student$33,501 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$33,501
- The largest public schools in New YorkSilas Wood 6th Grade Center is the number 419 by size of 777 New York middle schools open in 2024-25.#419 of 777
- New York schools by students per teacher10.4 students per teacher here against the New York median of 10.1 for middle schools.10.4:1
- 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 Silas Wood 6th Grade Center
How many students attend Silas Wood 6th Grade Center?
418 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 399 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Huntington Station, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Silas Wood 6th Grade Center?
10.4 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 Silas Wood 6th Grade Center a Title I school?
Silas Wood 6th Grade Center ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Silas Wood 6th Grade Center do on state tests?
The students tested at Silas Wood 6th Grade Center scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% 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 Silas Wood 6th Grade Center in?
South Huntington Union Free School District, NCES district ID 3627300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 362730006282 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.