GEN DOUGLAS MACARTHUR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

GEN DOUGLAS MACARTHUR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates as a well-populated four-year high school in LEVITTOWN, New York, one of the schools within LEVITTOWN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 1,295 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 94% above typical.

LEVITTOWN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 7,062 students. GEN DOUGLAS MACARTHUR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GEN DOUGLAS MACARTHUR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 21% Hispanic, 11% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 57% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 111 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Nassau County's rate of about 31%.

With demographic context factored in, GEN DOUGLAS MACARTHUR SENIOR 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 66.5%; actual is 90.3%, +23.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, 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. Across Nassau County's 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), GEN DOUGLAS MACARTHUR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is JONAS E SALK MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GEN DOUGLAS MACARTHUR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 66.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 6%: 1,227 students in 2018 compared to 1,295 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 65% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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