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MANHASSET SECONDARY SCHOOL
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MANHASSET SECONDARY SCHOOL
Set in MANHASSET, New York, MANHASSET SECONDARY SCHOOL is an expansive senior high, one of the schools within MANHASSET UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 1,031 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so MANHASSET SECONDARY SCHOOL sits 54% larger than that benchmark.
Across the 4 schools in MANHASSET UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,006 students total), MANHASSET SECONDARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, MANHASSET SECONDARY SCHOOL logs that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 32% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. Compared to Nassau County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Roughly 10% of students at MANHASSET SECONDARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Nassau County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, MANHASSET SECONDARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 87.8%.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Nassau County indicate median household earnings sit near $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Nassau County's 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), MANHASSET SECONDARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is MANHASSET MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MANHASSET SECONDARY SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MANHASSET SECONDARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 86.3%.
MANHASSET SECONDARY SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MANHASSET SECONDARY SCHOOL has fell 8%, going from 1,125 students in 2018 to 1,031 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 70% to 56% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.
On the community side, the feed for MANHASSET SECONDARY SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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