PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE/JFK HIGH SCHOOL

PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE/JFK HIGH SCHOOL, a heavily attended senior high in PLAINVIEW, New York, one of the schools within PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructs 1,720 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 157% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

Across the 7 schools in PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (5,406 students total), PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE/JFK HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE/JFK HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 33% Asian, 7% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE/JFK HIGH SCHOOL has 137 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Nassau County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE/JFK HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 83.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Nassau County put median household earnings sit near $146,202, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE/JFK HIGH SCHOOL is one of 315 public schools in Nassau County (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students).

The closest other public school is H B MATTLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE/JFK HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 78.5%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE/JFK HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,600 (now 1,720). The White share of enrollment contracted from 76% to 58% over that span.

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