Total enrollment
3,816
-149 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
New York · 3,816 students · 1 city
Across WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (New York), 7 public K-12 schools serve approximately 3,816 students, an average of 545 per school.
4-year change in WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #219 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,816 | #141 of 576 | #2,552 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #131 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #245 of 565 | #792 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 17.2% | #514 of 573 | #7,616 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.8% | #284 of 425 | #4,434 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 WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 79.3% proficient to OQUENOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 28.7%, a gap of 50.7 points. That is the 31st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | West Islip | High | 09-12 | 1,163 |
| MANETUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | West Islip | Elementary | PK-05 | 514 |
| PAUL J BELLEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | West Islip | Elementary | PK-05 | 463 |
| BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | West Islip | Elementary | PK-05 | 440 |
| UDALL ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL | West Islip | Middle | 06-08 | 438 |
| OQUENOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | West Islip | Elementary | PK-05 | 418 |
| BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL | West Islip | Middle | 06-08 | 380 |
About WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 7 public schools across New York, collectively hosting roughly 3,816 students.
In terms of grade levels, WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT is built around 4 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 4%: 3,965 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,816 in SY 2024-25.
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