EAST ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL

As a well-populated senior high in ISLIP TERRACE, New York, EAST ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL instructs 1,170 students from grades 9 through 12, part of EAST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 75% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

Across the 6 schools in EAST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,380 students total), EAST ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, EAST ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 24% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. Compared to Suffolk County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, EAST ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL has 102 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Suffolk County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), EAST ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.3%, the actual is 83.7%, a residual of +18.4 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Suffolk County put median household income runs about $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. EAST ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students).

Nearest neighbor: EAST ISLIP MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EAST ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 54.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 8%: 1,266 students in 2018 compared to 1,170 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 77% to 66%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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