State/Public Middle Open

Silas Wood 6th Grade Center

๐Ÿ“ 23 Harding Pl, Huntington Station, Suffolk County, 11746

399
Pupils
8.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Silas Wood 6th Grade Center is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Huntington Station, Suffolk County. The school has 399 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Huntington Union Free School District school district. It serves grades 6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
South Huntington Union Free School District

Enrollment & staffing

Silas Wood 6th Grade Center enrolls 399 students across grades 6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.

Male students
202 (51%)
Female students
197 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
45.1
Student-teacher ratio
8.8:1
Grade span
6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 6% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino21955%
White12431%
Black or African American246%
Asian164%
Two or more races153.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

232 of the school's 399 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 205 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 6Title I

Silas Wood 6th Grade Center is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-10, state senate district 5, state house district 10.

School district: SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Silas Wood 6th Grade Center is one of 7 schools in SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in HUNTINGTON STATION, New York. The district serves 5,780 students district-wide and employs 507 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 399 students, Silas Wood 6th Grade Center is smaller than the district average of about 826 students per school.

5,780
District students
7
Schools
507
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

47%
Reading proficient
37%
Math proficient
16%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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