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What advice would you give to incoming students at MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
1,407
High
DISTRICT 951 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361863001688
MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL
4925 MERRICK RD, MASSAPEQUA, NY 11758 · (516) 308-5901 · Nassau County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,407 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% 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.
- 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
10.6:1
133 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
172 students
DISTRICT 9% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 10 | 477 | 34% |
| Grade 11 | 450 | 32% |
| Grade 12 | 465 | 33% |
| Ungraded | 14 | 1% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
97.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
27.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -23.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 97 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 down about 23 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 97.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 97.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
74.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL
MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (74.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,407 | 12.2% | 74.3% |
| ORCHARD PARK HIGH SCHOOL ORCHARD PARK | 1,367 | 15.4% | 87.5% |
| NORTHPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL NORTHPORT | 1,476 | 16.7% | 87.8% |
| CLARENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLARENCE | 1,256 | 18.6% | 93.0% |
| BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DELMAR | 1,322 | 16.8% | 89.3% |
| STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL LOCKPORT | 929 | 16.8% | 91.0% |
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 MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #268 of 1,135 | #33 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #931 of 1,109 ▼ 290 | #55 of 57 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 97.0% | #40 of 1,135 ▲ 24 | #9 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,407 | #114 of 1,216 | #18 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #432 of 1,058 | #18 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.4% | #855 of 1,070 | #57 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.2% | #1,145 of 1,167 | #51 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #231 of 743 | #4 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
1,407
-124 (-8%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 1,623
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 1,407 | 132.8 | 10.6:1 | 12% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 1,439 | 137.7 | 10.4:1 | 10% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 1,453 | 142.4 | 10.2:1 | 10% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 1,531 | 154 | 9.9:1 | 7% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 1,695 | 149.5 | 11.3:1 | 10% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 1,807 | 151 | 12.0:1 | 9% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 1,983 | 151 | 13.1:1 | 2% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 1,557 | 121 | 12.9:1 | 2% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 1,623 | 116 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL.
About MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL
Among the schools in MASSAPEQUA, New York, is MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL, a large high school. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,407 students. That is 111% larger than the average of about 668 students for high schools in New York.
MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (9 schools, 6,461 students) runs MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL.
At MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL, 88% of students are White. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Nassau County is roughly 57% White. The diversity index for MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL is 22%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 132.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 10.6:1. The 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York is close to this figure. A total of 172 students, or 12%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Nassau County averages 31%, higher than here.
MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 64% of New York public high schools.
MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL scores 74.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 70.5%.
Nassau County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Nassau County's 315 public schools enroll about 200,775 students and include MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL.
BIRCH LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest public school to MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 74.3% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 8%, from 1,531 to 1,407.
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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 MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BERNER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,487 students
- BIRCH LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 696 students
- EAST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 523 students
- FAIRFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 513 students
- UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 496 students
- MHS AMES CAMPUSHigh · 495 students
Other schools in MASSAPEQUA
- BERNER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,487 students
- PLAINEDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 856 students
- CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOLElementary · 524 students
- FAIRFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 513 students
- UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 496 students
- MHS AMES CAMPUSHigh · 495 students
Nearby schools
- BIRCH LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 696
- UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 496
- FAIRFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 513
- BERNER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,487
- MHS AMES CAMPUS1.3 mi · 495
- LOCKHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOLHow large is MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL?
MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,407 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL in?
MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL is part of MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.