Total enrollment
2,959
+198 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in PLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
New York · 2,959 students · 3 cities
Of the public K-12 schools operating across New York, 5 sit inside PLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, collectively enrolling about 2,959 students (3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in PLAINEDGE UNION FREE 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 PLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #130 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,959 | #192 of 576 | #3,267 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #226 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #465 of 565 | #2,239 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 12.6% | #543 of 573 | #7,851 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #247 of 425 | #3,883 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 PLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from PLAINEDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 84.3% proficient to JOHN H WEST SCHOOL at 55.3%, a gap of 29.0 points. That is the 138th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLAINEDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Massapequa | High | 09-12 | 856 |
| PLAINEDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL | Bethpage | Middle | 06-08 | 661 |
| CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL | Massapequa | Elementary | PK-05 | 524 |
| JOHN H WEST SCHOOL | Bethpage | Elementary | KG-05 | 473 |
| EASTPLAIN SCHOOL | N Massapequa | Elementary | PK-05 | 445 |
About PLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
PLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT maintains 5 public schools across New York, collectively instructing roughly 2,959 students.
For a sense of the school types, PLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT spans 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 592 in this district, above the New York typical of 519.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment grew 7%: 2,761 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,959 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for PLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.