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Best kept secret on campus at DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
1,326
High
DISTRICT 811 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEER PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360888004714
DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL
1 FALCON PL, DEER PARK, NY 11729 · (631) 274-4110 · Suffolk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,326 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
117 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
591 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DEER PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
77.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -19.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 19 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,326
-51 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.8:1
% White
28%
was 47%
% Hispanic
29%
was 23%
% Black
22%
was 18%
% Asian
17%
was 11%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL
DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment 9-12 campus in DEER PARK, New York, part of DEER PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school teaches 1,326 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 99% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.
DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by DEER PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 4,054 students overall.
Demographically, DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL records that 29% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 28% White, 22% Black, 17% Asian, 3% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 117 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.6%; this one delivers 70.7%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) reports that 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. DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students).
Nearest neighbor: JOHN F KENNEDY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 55.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 1,377 students in 2018 compared to 1,326 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 28% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.
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Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,530,146
Census ACS
Median income
$130,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
343
222,439 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DEER PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ROBERT FROST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 913 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 882 students
- JOHN QUINCY ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 468 students
- MAY MOORE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 465 students
Other schools in DEER PARK
- ROBERT FROST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 913 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 882 students
- JOHN QUINCY ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 468 students
- MAY MOORE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 465 students
Nearby schools
- JOHN F KENNEDY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 882
- JOHN QUINCY ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 468
- ROBERT FROST MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 913
- MAY MOORE PRIMARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 465
- PAUMANOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 602
- WOODS ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL?
DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,326 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL serve?
DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 11.3:1 (117 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL?
At DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 28% White, 29% Hispanic, 22% Black, 17% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DEER PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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