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Enrollment
1,643
High
DISTRICT 757 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORT WASHINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362358003295
PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
101 CAMPUS DR, PORT WASHINGTON, NY 11050 · (516) 767-5805 · Nassau County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,643 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of New York public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.8:1
128 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
103 students
DISTRICT 6% · 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 | 391 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 419 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 388 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 443 | 27% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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 PORT WASHINGTON 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
91.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
82.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 96.0% | 84.0% |
% 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
87.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (87.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,643 | 6.3% | 87.7% |
| EASTCHESTER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL EASTCHESTER | 922 | 2.9% | 81.8% |
| SMITHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL EAST SAINT JAMES | 1,403 | 14.8% | 83.3% |
| CONNETQUOT HIGH SCHOOL BOHEMIA | 1,774 | 18.1% | 79.5% |
| HORACE GREELEY HIGH SCHOOL CHAPPAQUA | 1,122 | 7.0% | 70.5% |
| WARD MELVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL EAST SETAUKET | 1,442 | 15.7% | 77.3% |
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 PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.7% | #94 of 1,135 | #19 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #118 of 1,109 ▲ 47 | #23 of 57 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #164 of 1,135 ▼ 67 | #27 of 56 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,643 | #79 of 1,216 | #11 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #812 of 1,058 | #48 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #294 of 1,070 | #25 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.3% | #1,152 of 1,167 | #54 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #286 of 339 | #18 of 23 |
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
1,643
+51 (+3%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 1,200
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 1,643 | 128.5 | 12.8:1 | 6% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 1,614 | 129.5 | 12.5:1 | 20% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 1,613 | 126.9 | 12.7:1 | 6% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 1,592 | 124 | 12.8:1 | 21% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 1,608 | 118 | 13.6:1 | 22% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 1,597 | 110 | 14.5:1 | 19% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 1,576 | 122 | 12.9:1 | 10% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 1,222 | 105 | 11.6:1 | 5% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 1,200 | 122 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school located in PORT WASHINGTON, New York, in Nassau County. The latest federal count shows 1,643 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in New York is about 668 students, so this school is 146% larger than average.
PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 7 schools in PORT WASHINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 5,298 students in total.
White students make up a majority at PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, at 59%. The remaining shares are 25% Hispanic, 12% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The White share in Nassau County as a whole is similar, at about 57%. PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.8:1, with 128.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Lunch subsidy eligibility at PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 6%. Across public schools in Nassau County, the average is 31%.
The allk12 Grade for PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is A. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 86% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 87.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 72.7%.
Nassau County has these Census figures: the median household income is $146,202, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Nassau County is home to 315 public schools and about 200,775 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, CARRIE PALMER WEBER MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment grew 3%, to 1,643.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 PORT WASHINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CARRIE PALMER WEBER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,213 students
- JOHN PHILIP SOUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 564 students
- MANORHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 499 students
- GUGGENHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 473 students
- JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 471 students
- SOUTH SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 435 students
Other schools in PORT WASHINGTON
- CARRIE PALMER WEBER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,213 students
- JOHN PHILIP SOUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 564 students
- MANORHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 499 students
- GUGGENHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 473 students
- JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 471 students
- SOUTH SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 435 students
Nearby schools
- CARRIE PALMER WEBER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,213
- SOUTH SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 435
- JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 471
- GUGGENHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 473
- JOHN PHILIP SOUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 564
- MANORHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,643 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 59% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by PORT WASHINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nassau County.
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