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Enrollment
1,868
High
DISTRICT 695 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361738001548
LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
300 CHARLES ST, LINDENHURST, NY 11757 · (631) 867-3700 · Suffolk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,868 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of New York public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
12.2:1
153 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
853 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 443 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 434 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 492 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 458 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 41 | 2% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
83.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
63.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (63.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,868 | 45.7% | 63.3% |
| KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL KINGSTON | 1,749 | 45.4% | 57.3% |
| PINE BUSH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PINE BUSH | 1,562 | 43.0% | 74.0% |
| CENTEREACH HIGH SCHOOL CENTEREACH | 1,467 | 43.3% | 56.7% |
| ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WAPPINGERS FALLS | 1,557 | 39.4% | 58.5% |
| NEWFIELD HIGH SCHOOL SELDEN | 1,553 | 45.1% | 53.3% |
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 LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #485 of 1,135 | #44 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #713 of 1,109 ▲ 43 | #47 of 57 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #366 of 1,135 ▲ 74 | #37 of 56 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,868 | #55 of 1,216 | #10 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #721 of 1,058 | #40 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #342 of 1,070 | #18 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #757 of 1,167 | #16 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #542 of 743 | #34 of 45 |
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
1,868
-5 (0%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 1,837
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 1,868 | 153.5 | 12.2:1 | 46% (853) |
| 2023-24 | 1,854 | 160.7 | 11.5:1 | 46% (855) |
| 2022-23 | 1,897 | 162.9 | 11.7:1 | 41% (786) |
| 2020-21 | 1,873 | 155 | 12.1:1 | 34% (643) |
| 2017-18 | 2,007 | 141 | 14.2:1 | 35% (696) |
| 2015-16 | 2,121 | 142 | 14.9:1 | 34% (731) |
| 2010-11 | 2,353 | 162 | 14.5:1 | 13% (316) |
| 2000-01 | 2,039 | 147 | 13.9:1 | 8% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 1,837 | 111 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Families in LINDENHURST, New York, are served by LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, a high-enrollment high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,868 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 668-student average for high schools in New York, enrollment here is 180% higher.
LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is among 8 schools run by LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which serves 5,560 students.
LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment is 56% White. The next largest groups are 35% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. In Suffolk County overall, about 66% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates with 153.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.2:1. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. About 46% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
allk12 grades LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL a B. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 5.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (63.3% versus 58.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.
Census Bureau estimates for Suffolk County show that median household income is about $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County, which together enroll about 222,439 students.
DANIEL STREET SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 63.3% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,873 in 2020-21, 1,868 in 2024-25.
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Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,530,146
Census ACS
Median income
$130,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
343
222,439 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,260 students
- WILLIAM RALL SCHOOLElementary · 539 students
- ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 498 students
- DANIEL STREET SCHOOLElementary · 495 students
- ALLEGHANY AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 319 students
- WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 303 students
Other schools in LINDENHURST
- LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,260 students
- WILLIAM RALL SCHOOLElementary · 539 students
- ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 498 students
- DANIEL STREET SCHOOLElementary · 495 students
- ALLEGHANY AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 319 students
- WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 303 students
Nearby schools
- DANIEL STREET SCHOOL0.2 mi · 495
- ALLEGHANY AVENUE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 319
- LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,260
- JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 348
- SOUTH BAY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 288
- WEST BABYLON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,228
Frequently asked questions
About LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow large is LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,868 students in grades 09-12.
Is LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 56% White, 35% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.