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Enrollment
412
High
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362229003147
OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL
150 E MAIN ST, OYSTER BAY, NY 11771 · (516) 624-6524 · Nassau County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% 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
8.2:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
118 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 104 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 103 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 108 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 96 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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 OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL 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
86.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -29.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 29 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 93.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
78.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL
OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (78.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 412 | 28.6% | 78.8% |
| PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL PAWLING | 360 | 28.3% | 71.2% |
| CENTER MORICHES HIGH SCHOOL CENTER MORICHES | 511 | 28.4% | 71.7% |
| PIERSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL SAG HARBOR | 501 | 27.5% | 70.5% |
| S S SEWARD INSTITUTE FLORIDA | 391 | 33.8% | 63.4% |
| JAMES I O'NEILL HIGH SCHOOL FORT MONTGOMERY | 409 | 33.0% | 64.8% |
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 OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #196 of 1,135 | #28 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #604 of 1,109 ▼ 373 | #48 of 57 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #299 of 1,135 ▼ 111 | #35 of 56 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #683 of 1,216 | #57 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.2:1 | #72 of 1,058 | #3 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #388 of 1,070 | #33 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #999 of 1,167 | #22 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.5% | #43 of 743 | #1 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
412
-301 (-42%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 412 | 50.2 | 8.2:1 | 29% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 50.5 | 8.3:1 | 28% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 50.5 | 8.2:1 | 23% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 713 | 70 | 10.2:1 | 30% (213) |
| 2017-18 | 716 | 64.1 | 11.2:1 | 24% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 765 | 66 | 11.6:1 | 21% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 713 | 68 | 10.5:1 | 10% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 659 | 70 | 9.4:1 | 6% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 371 | 37 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL.
About OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL
OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school located in OYSTER BAY, New York. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 412 students enrolled. That is 38% below the average of about 668 students for high schools in New York.
OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL is part of OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, where 4 schools serve 1,344 students.
Federal enrollment data show OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL is 60% White. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. In Nassau County overall, the White share is about 57%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.2:1, with 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. The school has 29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Nassau County is similar, at 31%.
OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 79% of New York public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL is 14.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.
In Nassau County, the median household earns about $146,202 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Nassau County, 315 public schools serve about 200,775 students.
OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 74.1% on proficiency, and OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL is above that at 78.8%.
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.
OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL had 713 students in 2020-21 and 412 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (8.2:1) than in 2020-21 (10.2:1).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- VERNON SCHOOLElementary · 419 students
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT SCHOOLElementary · 308 students
- OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 205 students
Other schools in OYSTER BAY
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT SCHOOLElementary · 308 students
- OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 205 students
Nearby schools
- OYSTER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 205
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT SCHOOL0.6 mi · 308
- VERNON SCHOOL1.6 mi · 419
- WEST SIDE SCHOOL2.8 mi · 215
- BERRY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 450
- BAYVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL3.1 mi · 167
Frequently asked questions
About OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL?
OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 412 students in grades 09-12.
Is OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 8.2:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL?
At OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 60% White, 30% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL in?
OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL is part of OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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