LOCUST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

LOCUST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL is one of the mid-tier 9-12 campuss in LOCUST VALLEY, New York, operated by LOCUST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 583 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

LOCUST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 6 schools operated by LOCUST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 1,794 students overall.

On demographics, LOCUST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment; the rest consists of 26% Hispanic, 5% Asian. By comparison, Nassau County as a whole is about 57% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, LOCUST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL has 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Roughly 27% of students at LOCUST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LOCUST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 65.0%; this one delivers 88.2%, a residual of +23.2 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Nassau County put the typical household earns roughly $146,202 per year, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 LOCUST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL is one.

LOCUST VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LOCUST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 61.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 16%: 691 students in 2018 compared to 583 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 76% to 66% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 in 2025.

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