EAST MEADOW HIGH SCHOOL

EAST MEADOW HIGH SCHOOL is one of the substantial secondary schools in EAST MEADOW, New York, part of EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 1,549 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so EAST MEADOW HIGH SCHOOL sits 132% above that benchmark.

Across the 9 schools in EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (7,793 students total), EAST MEADOW HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, EAST MEADOW HIGH SCHOOL logs that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 29% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 57% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 132 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, EAST MEADOW HIGH SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 63.9%; actual is 92.2%, +28.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Nassau County put median household earnings sit near $146,202, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Nassau County runs 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), of which EAST MEADOW HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: MCVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EAST MEADOW HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EAST MEADOW HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 77.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EAST MEADOW HIGH SCHOOL has stayed largely flat, going from 1,524 students in 2018 to 1,549 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 55% to 40%.

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