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What's the most underrated thing about ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
701
High
DISTRICT 565 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ISLAND TREES UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361551001320
ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL
59 STRAIGHT LN, LEVITTOWN, NY 11756 · (516) 520-2135 · Nassau County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL701 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of New York public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
261 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 164 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 161 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 183 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 191 | 27% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
91.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
71.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 91.0% | 70.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL
ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL this school | 701 | 37.2% | 76.0% |
| DIVISION AVENUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVITTOWN | 1,044 | 35.6% | 84.7% |
| NANUET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL NANUET | 745 | 32.5% | 88.2% |
| HIGH SCHOOL OF AMERICAN STUDIES AT LEHMAN COLLEGE BRONX | 393 | 38.9% | 98.8% |
| BETHPAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BETHPAGE | 995 | 28.3% | 92.0% |
| HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT CCNY NEW YORK | 576 | 37.3% | 99.4% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #240 of 1,135 | #31 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #243 of 1,109 ▲ 120 | #32 of 57 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #156 of 1,135 ▲ 91 | #26 of 56 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 701 | #357 of 1,216 | #49 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #423 of 1,058 | #17 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #196 of 1,070 | #14 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.2% | #897 of 1,167 | #14 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #570 of 743 | #20 of 34 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
701
-27 (-4%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 488
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 701 | 66.4 | 10.6:1 | 37% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 714 | 66.8 | 10.7:1 | 36% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 727 | 67.7 | 10.7:1 | 30% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 728 | 64 | 11.4:1 | 29% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 746 | 63 | 11.8:1 | 26% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 59 | 12.4:1 | 18% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 876 | 62 | 14.1:1 | 10% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 662 | 52 | 12.7:1 | 6% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 488 | 36 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL.
About ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL
ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL is one of the public schools in LEVITTOWN, New York. It is a medium-sized high school. A total of 701 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12.
Besides ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL, ISLAND TREES UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 2,260 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL, at 50%. Other groups include 27% Hispanic and 20% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL is 66.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.6:1. That is close to the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 37%.
The allk12 Grade for ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL is A-. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 78% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL would be expected to post about 61.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Nassau County show that the median household income is $146,202, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. There are 315 public schools in Nassau County, enrolling about 200,775 students in all.
Nearest public school: ISLAND TREES MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 76.0% against a local average of 60.5%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 4% from 2020-21, when ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL had 728 students, to 2024-25, when it had 701.
The ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Nassau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,389,591
Census ACS
Median income
$146,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
315
200,775 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ISLAND TREES UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ISLAND TREES MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 725 students
- MICHAEL F STOKES SCHOOLElementary · 511 students
- J FRED SPARKE SCHOOLElementary · 323 students
Other schools in LEVITTOWN
- GEN DOUGLAS MACARTHUR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,295 students
- DIVISION AVENUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,044 students
- JONAS E SALK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 899 students
- WISDOM LANE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- ISLAND TREES MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 725 students
- ABBEY LANE SCHOOLElementary · 607 students
Nearby schools
- ISLAND TREES MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 725
- JOHN H WEST SCHOOL0.7 mi · 473
- PLAINEDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 661
- MICHAEL F STOKES SCHOOL0.7 mi · 511
- J FRED SPARKE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 323
- CENTRAL BOULEVARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOLHow large is ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL?
ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 701 students in grades 09-12.
Is ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL have?
ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
How diverse is ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL?
ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 50% White, 27% Hispanic, 2% Black, 20% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL?
ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by ISLAND TREES UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nassau County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.