Is Woodward Parkway Elementary School a good school?

Woodward Parkway Elementary School ranks 657 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Woodward Parkway Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 775 students attended Woodward Parkway Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Woodward Parkway Elementary School?

Students at Woodward Parkway Elementary School are 53% White, 31% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Woodward Parkway Elementary School

Summary:

Woodward Parkway Elementary School is a public elementary school in Farmingdale, New York, serving 736 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Farmingdale Union Free School District, which is ranked 301 out of 865 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Woodward Parkway Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages on New York State Assessments, with proficiency rates as high as 62.22% in 4th grade English Language Arts and 78.49% in 4th grade Math, compared to 59.93% and 77.38% for the district, and 47.05% and 58.03% for the state, respectively. The school's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, with its African American and White students ranking in the top 10% and 25% of New York elementary schools. However, the school's Asian and English Language Learner students have lower rankings compared to their peers.

Woodward Parkway Elementary School maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating its overall strong performance. The school's high per-student spending, ranging from $19,391 to $22,006, and low student-teacher ratio, from 10.5 to 12, likely contribute to its academic success. While the school's performance has been relatively consistent over the years, its statewide ranking has fluctuated, suggesting that it may be influenced by changes in the performance of other schools across the state. Compared to nearby schools, Woodward Parkway generally outperforms other Farmingdale Union Free School District schools, but some Massapequa Union Free School District schools, such as Lockhart Elementary School and East Lake Elementary School, have comparable or even higher proficiency rates in certain subject areas.

Detail:

Public K-5

95 Woodward Pky
Farmingdale, NY 11735-5248

(516) 434-5810

District: Farmingdale Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
657^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,006

Student/teacher ratio: 12.0

Number of students: 775

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.2%

Hispanic:

31.0%

Asian:

7.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 31.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Woodward Parkway Elementary School ranks better than 73.1% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Farmingdale Union Free School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.46. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Woodward Parkway Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Farmingdale Union Free School District. Racial makeup is: White (53.2%), Hispanic (31%), Asian (7.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 31.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Woodward Parkway Elementary School is 12, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Farmingdale Union Free School District! (See more...)

Compare Woodward Parkway Elementary School employs 64.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Woodward Parkway Elementary School is $22,006, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Farmingdale Union Free School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Woodward Parkway Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Woodward Parkway Elementary School 657^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Woodward Parkway Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Farmingdale Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Farmingdale Union Free School District 301^st of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Woodward Parkway Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	77.18	444^th	2206	79.9%
2007	76.81	450^th	2219	79.7%
2008	79.17	348^th	2227	84.4%
2009	76.40	424^th	2257	81.2%
2010	72.29	615^th	2263	72.8%
2011	77.31	457^th	2286	80.0%
2012	73.38	602^nd	2320	74.1%
2013	66.71	692^nd	2325	70.2%
2014	68.31	676^th	2345	71.2%
2015	73.19	575^th	2352	75.6%
2016	76.22	493^rd	2366	79.2%
2017	65.93	765^th	2386	67.9%
2018	54.62	1076^th	2395	55.1%
2019	47.71	1213^th	2413	49.7%
2021	66.15	695^th	2201	68.4%
2022	64.38	801^st	2434	67.1%
2023	69.37	697^th	2439	71.4%
2024	69.46	657^th	2445	73.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Woodward Parkway Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	16.60	1011^th	1027	1.6%
2023	46.87	431^st	1001	56.9%
2024	52.43	349^th	1066	67.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Woodward Parkway Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	52.15	625^th	1859	66.4%
2021	56.72	334^th	1044	68.0%
2022	49.37	800^th	2031	60.6%
2023	71.57	349^th	2016	82.7%
2024	55.87	666^th	2110	68.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Woodward Parkway Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.79	1269^th	2045	37.9%
2019	33.45	1372^nd	2032	32.5%
2021	51.90	733^rd	1678	56.3%
2022	46.59	1006^th	2099	52.1%
2023	46.63	997^th	2041	51.2%
2024	42.69	1114^th	2078	46.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Woodward Parkway Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.55	1164^th	2338	50.2%
2019	44.79	1289^th	2357	45.3%
2021	57.62	797^th	1955	59.2%
2022	58.29	955^th	2401	60.2%
2023	62.61	818^th	2403	66.0%
2024	68.13	664^th	2413	72.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Woodward Parkway Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.79	955^th	2340	59.2%
2019	50.10	1135^th	2358	51.9%
2021	68.77	553^rd	1961	71.8%
2022	68.10	685^th	2400	71.5%
2023	73.74	547^th	2400	77.2%
2024	68.36	656^th	2411	72.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Woodward Parkway Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.13	434^th	601	27.8%
2022	35.40	489^th	671	27.1%
2023	34.77	449^th	605	25.8%
2024	35.02	478^th	662	27.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Woodward Parkway Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	62.92	113^th	427	73.5%
2022	80.83	129^th	936	86.2%
2024	85.50	89^th	927	90.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Woodward Parkway Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.42	571^st	1392	59.0%
2019	32.33	901^st	1315	31.5%
2021	50.73	378^th	818	53.8%
2022	58.46	531^st	1503	64.7%
2023	54.20	565^th	1429	60.5%
2024	52.10	631^st	1531	58.8%

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Rank History for White students at Woodward Parkway Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.33	790^th	1408	43.9%
2019	41.59	815^th	1338	39.1%
2021	66.19	411^th	1224	66.4%
2022	60.09	539^th	1399	61.5%
2023	67.88	421^st	1337	68.5%
2024	74.71	303^rd	1392	78.2%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Woodward Parkway Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	793	65	26	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	912
1990	785	66	21	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	906
1991	836	73	32	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	980
1992	864	74	35	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	999
1993	844	69	31	34	2	n/a	n/a	0	980
1994	833	72	38	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	980
1995	899	81	37	49	1	n/a	n/a	0	1067
1996	899	81	37	49	1	n/a	n/a	0	1067
1997	941	75	48	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	1120
1998	1001	89	38	57	0	n/a	n/a	0	1185
1999	1015	84	38	68	2	n/a	n/a	0	1207
2000	1052	77	33	97	4	n/a	n/a	0	1263
2001	1051	82	38	92	3	n/a	n/a	0	1266
2002	1057	69	47	87	4	n/a	n/a	0	1264
2003	1057	69	47	87	4	n/a	n/a	0	1264
2004	840	66	43	70	7	n/a	n/a	0	1026
2005	848	50	40	64	0	n/a	n/a	0	1002
2006	827	51	38	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	991
2007	761	50	42	83	1	n/a	n/a	7	944
2008	708	46	37	89	2	n/a	n/a	18	900
2009	723	54	48	90	0	n/a	n/a	8	923
2010	716	52	35	108	1	n/a	n/a	0	912
2011	682	55	34	110	1	0	0	0	882
2012	660	47	27	130	1	0	4	0	869
2013	641	50	25	151	2	0	9	0	878
2014	626	46	26	142	2	0	11	0	853
2015	596	41	31	143	2	0	14	0	827
2016	565	43	31	156	5	0	17	0	817
2017	533	40	32	167	4	1	26	0	803
2018	508	47	32	179	6	1	26	0	799
2019	493	52	28	177	7	2	19	0	778
2020	461	59	33	210	7	1	21	0	792
2021	439	50	29	203	7	1	21	0	750
2022	424	42	47	210	5	2	18	0	748
2023	408	48	56	203	4	2	15	0	736
2024	412	47	55	240	4	0	17	0	775

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Woodward Parkway Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	912	60.9	14.9	n/a
1990	906	61.4	14.7	n/a
1991	980	63.6	15.4	n/a
1992	999	59.6	16.7	n/a
1993	980	60.8	16.1	n/a
1994	980	60.5	16.2	6.8
1995	1067	65.0	16.4	7.2
1996	1067	65.0	16.4	7.2
1997	1120	68.5	16.4	7.6
1998	1185	67.8	17.5	9
1999	1207	73.0	16.5	8.6
2000	1263	76.5	16.5	10.3
2001	1266	79.6	15.9	11.7
2002	1264	85.1	14.9	9.6
2003	1264	85.1	14.9	9.6
2004	1026	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1002	75.9	13.2	11
2006	991	73.0	13.6	12.3
2007	944	69.6	13.6	10.8
2008	900	73.8	12.2	13.7
2009	923	75.7	12.2	14.2
2010	912	76.1	11.9	14.5
2011	882	77.0	11.4	12.7
2012	869	69.2	12.5	16.3
2013	878	65.6	13.3	17
2014	853	67.4	12.6	16.4
2015	827	60.0	13.7	18.3
2016	817	59.0	13.8	19.7
2017	803	54.1	14.8	23.7
2018	799	61.4	13.0	20.9
2019	778	59.4	13.0	20.1
2020	792	64.7	12.2	17.8
2021	750	71.2	10.5	3.2
2022	748	63.7	11.7	21.4
2023	736	61.2	12.0	19.8
2024	775	64.4	12.0	31.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Woodward Parkway Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	912	60.9	14.9	n/a
1990	906	61.4	14.7	n/a
1991	980	63.6	15.4	n/a
1992	999	59.6	16.7	n/a
1993	980	60.8	16.1	n/a
1994	980	60.5	16.2	6.8
1995	1067	65.0	16.4	7.2
1996	1067	65.0	16.4	7.2
1997	1120	68.5	16.4	7.6
1998	1185	67.8	17.5	9
1999	1207	73.0	16.5	8.6
2000	1263	76.5	16.5	10.3
2001	1266	79.6	15.9	11.7
2002	1264	85.1	14.9	9.6
2003	1264	85.1	14.9	9.6
2004	1026	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1002	75.9	13.2	11
2006	991	73.0	13.6	12.3
2007	944	69.6	13.6	10.8
2008	900	73.8	12.2	13.7
2009	923	75.7	12.2	14.2
2010	912	76.1	11.9	14.5
2011	882	77.0	11.4	12.7
2012	869	69.2	12.5	16.3
2013	878	65.6	13.3	17
2014	853	67.4	12.6	16.4
2015	827	60.0	13.7	18.3
2016	817	59.0	13.8	19.7
2017	803	54.1	14.8	23.7
2018	799	61.4	13.0	20.9
2019	778	59.4	13.0	20.1
2020	792	64.7	12.2	17.8
2021	750	71.2	10.5	3.2
2022	748	63.7	11.7	21.4
2023	736	61.2	12.0	19.8
2024	775	64.4	12.0	31.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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