EAST ROCKAWAY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

EAST ROCKAWAY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of the intimate secondary schools in EAST ROCKAWAY, New York, operated by EAST ROCKAWAY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 557 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12.

EAST ROCKAWAY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,126 students; EAST ROCKAWAY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, EAST ROCKAWAY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Black, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, EAST ROCKAWAY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.4:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, EAST ROCKAWAY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.5%; this one delivers 66.6%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Nassau County shows median household income runs about $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 ROCKAWAY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: CENTRE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EAST ROCKAWAY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EAST ROCKAWAY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 62.5%.

EAST ROCKAWAY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. EAST ROCKAWAY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 549 (now 557). White enrollment moved from 63% to 51% across the same window.

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