Total enrollment
2,854
+99 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
New York · 2,854 students · 1 city
Public K-12 education in WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT reaches 2,854 students across 5 schools (3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in WANTAGH 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 WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #86 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,854 | #199 of 576 | #3,387 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #239 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #425 of 565 | #1,769 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 10.6% | #550 of 573 | #7,929 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.8% | #301 of 425 | #4,748 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 WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from WANTAGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 87.3% proficient to WANTAGH SCHOOL at 59.2%, a gap of 28.2 points. That is the 145th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WANTAGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Wantagh | High | 09-12 | 826 |
| WANTAGH SCHOOL | Wantagh | Elementary | PK-05 | 672 |
| WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL | Wantagh | Middle | 06-08 | 645 |
| FOREST LAKE SCHOOL | Wantagh | Elementary | PK-06 | 390 |
| MANDALAY SCHOOL | Wantagh | Elementary | PK-05 | 321 |
About WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
As a low-population district in New York, WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT teaches 2,854 students across 5 schools.
On the school-mix side, WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT spans 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs about 571 students per school, 10% higher than the state mean of roughly 519.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT has expanded 4% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 2,755 students to 2,854.
In the discussion threads here, the community for WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.