SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER

SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

23 HARDING PL
HUNTINGTON STATION, NY 11746

www.shufsd.org

399 Students

Middle School 6th - 6th

School Overview

The Silas Wood 6th Grade Center, located at 23 Harding Place in Huntington Station, New York, serves as a dedicated transitional academic environment within the South Huntington Union Free School District. By focusing exclusively on the sixth-grade population, the school provides a specialized bridge between the elementary school experience and the more departmentalized structure of middle school. This unique configuration allows the faculty to tailor their instructional strategies, social-emotional support, and extracurricular programming specifically to the developmental needs of 11- and 12-year-old students.

As part of the broader South Huntington school system, Silas Wood emphasizes a commitment to rigorous academic standards and student engagement. The school’s curriculum is designed to foster both intellectual growth and personal responsibility, helping students develop the organizational and study skills necessary for their subsequent years in secondary education. For more detailed information regarding their academic programs, faculty resources, and district-wide initiatives, you can visit the school’s official website at http://www.shufsd.org.

399

Total Students

45.1

Full-Time Teachers

8.8

Student/Teacher Ratio

48.1%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER
Demographic	Student Count
White	124
Hispanic	219
Black	24
Asian	16
Two or More	15
American Indian	1

Hispanic
219 (54.9 %)
White
124 (31.1 %)
Black
24 (6.0 %)
Asian
16 (4.0 %)
Two or More
15 (3.8 %)
American Indian
1 (0.3 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Middle School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Phone:	(631)812-3600
Website:	http://www.shufsd.org
Grade Range:	6th - 6th
Total Students:	399
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	45.1
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	8.8
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	190
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	2

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 6 399