ELWOOD/JOHN GLENN HIGH SCHOOL

ELWOOD/JOHN GLENN HIGH SCHOOL, a middle-of-the-pack secondary school in ELWOOD, New York, one of the schools within ELWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 677 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Across the 4 schools in ELWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,933 students total), ELWOOD/JOHN GLENN HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, ELWOOD/JOHN GLENN HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 27% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, ELWOOD/JOHN GLENN HIGH SCHOOL has 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Suffolk County's rate of about 39%.

After controlling for student poverty, ELWOOD/JOHN GLENN HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 85.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Suffolk County put median household earnings sit near $130,686, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), ELWOOD/JOHN GLENN HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

ELWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ELWOOD/JOHN GLENN HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 67.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. ELWOOD/JOHN GLENN HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 722 (now 677). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 68% to 52% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.