Farmingdale High School

Farmingdale High School is a public high school located in Farmingdale, Nassau County, New York, and is the only high school operated by the Farmingdale Union Free School District. The school also serves South Farmingdale, New York and a portion of North Massapequa.

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,878 students and 142.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1. There were 339 students (18.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 42 (2.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

Notable alumni

 * Mark Mathew Braunstein (born 1951, class of 1969), author of Radical Vegetarianism and other books and nonfiction articles.
 * Matt Danowski (born 1985, class of 2003), professional lacrosse player with the Chesapeake Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse.
 * William Gaddis (1922–1998, class of 1941), author of The Recognitions and other works of postmodern fiction.
 * Ron Heller, (born 1962) American football player and later coach.
 * Tim Kubart (born 1984, class of 2002), co-host of the Sunny Side Up on Sprout and 2016 Grammy Award Winner for Best Children's Album.
 * Jack Lamabe (1936–2007, class of 1954), former Major League Baseball pitcher.
 * Frank Nappi (born 1967, class of 1985), author of The Legend of Mickey Tussler series and other novels.
 * Joe Pantorno (born 1991, class of 2009), sports editor for amNewYork newspaper.
 * SallyAnn Salsano (born 1974, class of 1992), creator of Jersey Shore and owner of 495 Productions.