COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL

COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL operates as an expansive four-year high school in COMMACK, New York, operated by COMMACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 1,728 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL sits 159% above that benchmark.

COMMACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 5,399 students. COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL logs that 71% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 13% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL has 144 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Suffolk County's rate of about 39%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 68.0%; COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL posts 90.5%, +22.5 points above that line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate median household income runs about $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is NORTH RIDGE SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 63.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 23%: 2,244 students in 2018 compared to 1,728 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 84% to 71%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

On this page, members of the COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.