Total enrollment
6,461
-87 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
New York · 6,461 students · 2 cities
MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT is a public-school district inside New York, running 9 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 6,461 students, broken out as 6 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high.
4-year change in MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #127 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,461 | #70 of 576 | #1,457 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #76 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #203 of 565 | #615 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 9.4% | #554 of 573 | #7,966 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.8% | #313 of 425 | #4,935 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 MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from MHS AMES CAMPUS at 98.5% proficient to BIRCH LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 50.8%, a gap of 47.7 points. That is the 40th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERNER MIDDLE SCHOOL | Massapequa | Middle | 06-08 | 1,487 |
| MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL | Massapequa | High | 09-12 | 1,407 |
| BIRCH LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Massapequa Park | Elementary | KG-05 | 696 |
| EAST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Massapequa Park | Elementary | KG-05 | 523 |
| FAIRFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Massapequa | Elementary | KG-05 | 513 |
| UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Massapequa | Elementary | KG-05 | 496 |
| MHS AMES CAMPUS | Massapequa | High | 09-09 | 495 |
| MCKENNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Massapequa Park | Elementary | KG-05 | 485 |
| LOCKHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Massapequa | Elementary | KG-05 | 359 |
About MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Across 9 schools, MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT educates about 6,461 students in New York. By footprint it is a compact district.
On the school-mix side, MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 6 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
On a per-school basis, MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs about 718 students per school, 38% above the state mean of roughly 519.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 6,461 students, held roughly steady from the 6,548 reported in SY 2020-21.
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