Total enrollment
5,283
+100 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
New York · 5,283 students · 2 cities
Public K-12 schools in BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT number 5, teaching approximately 5,283 New York students (an average of 1057 per school).
4-year change in BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #16 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,283 | #96 of 576 | #1,821 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #178 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #296 of 565 | #1,046 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 17.4% | #512 of 573 | #7,597 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #213 of 425 | #3,201 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from WELLINGTON C MEPHAM HIGH SCHOOL at 89.7% proficient to GRAND AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL at 73.7%, a gap of 15.9 points. That is the 231st widest gap among 258 New York districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANFORD H CALHOUN HIGH SCHOOL | Merrick | High | 09-12 | 1,219 |
| WELLINGTON C MEPHAM HIGH SCHOOL | Bellmore | High | 09-12 | 1,211 |
| JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL | Bellmore | High | 09-12 | 1,089 |
| GRAND AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL | Bellmore | Middle | 07-08 | 916 |
| MERRICK AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL | Merrick | High | 07-10 | 848 |
About BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT is a low-population New York school district running 5 schools with combined enrollment near 5,283.
On the school-mix side, BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT is built around 1 middle and 4 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT is about 1,057, higher than the New York average of roughly 519.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 5,283 students, stayed largely flat from the 5,183 reported in SY 2020-21.
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