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Enrollment
1,984
High
DISTRICT 1,996 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362535005740
SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST
177 GRANNY RD, FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738 · (631) 716-8200 · Suffolk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,984 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 87% 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.
- ABeats 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
12.9:1
154 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
676 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 469 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 480 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 502 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 520 | 26% |
| Ungraded | 13 | 1% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
89.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
61.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -21.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 21 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
82.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST
SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST's state test result (82.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST this school | 1,984 | 34.1% | 82.2% |
| SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL NORTH LAKE RONKONKOMA | 2,008 | 33.8% | 76.8% |
| ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL LAGRANGEVILLE | 2,472 | 31.1% | 71.2% |
| FARMINGDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FARMINGDALE | 1,704 | 26.9% | 63.7% |
| ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WAPPINGERS FALLS | 1,557 | 39.4% | 58.5% |
| CICERO-NORTH SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL CICERO | 1,748 | 36.4% | 72.8% |
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 SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #147 of 1,135 | #18 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #406 of 1,109 ▼ 212 | #29 of 57 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #222 of 1,135 ▲ 135 | #26 of 56 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,984 | #50 of 1,216 | #7 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #822 of 1,058 | #47 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #395 of 1,070 | #23 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.1% | #949 of 1,167 | #24 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #330 of 743 | #21 of 45 |
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
1,984
-149 (-7%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 2,407
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
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 | 1,984 | 154 | 12.9:1 | 34% (676) |
| 2023-24 | 2,055 | 169.2 | 12.2:1 | 33% (669) |
| 2022-23 | 2,082 | 175.4 | 11.9:1 | 28% (584) |
| 2020-21 | 2,133 | 167 | 12.8:1 | 27% (567) |
| 2017-18 | 2,296 | 153 | 15.0:1 | 23% (531) |
| 2015-16 | 2,368 | 141 | 16.8:1 | 20% (484) |
| 2010-11 | 2,407 | 147 | 16.4:1 | 10% (232) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST.
About SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST
As a large high school, SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST serves students in FARMINGVILLE, New York. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 1,984 students. The average among high schools in New York is roughly 668 students; this school is 197% above that.
SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST is one of the 15 schools that make up SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (11,556 students in total).
SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST is 63% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 24% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. The White share in Suffolk County as a whole is similar, at about 66%. SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.9:1, with 154 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Lunch subsidy eligibility at SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST is 34%.
Measured against New York public high schools, SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST falls in the middle 80% of New York schools: 82.2% actual against 62.5% predicted.
Federal survey data for Suffolk County show that the median household income is $130,686, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Suffolk County is home to 343 public schools and about 222,439 public school students.
LYNWOOD AVENUE SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 42.2%, lower than SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST's 82.2%.
NCES assigns SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 1,984 students in 2024-25, 149 fewer than the 2,133 it had in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,530,146
Census ACS
Median income
$130,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
343
222,439 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL NORTHHigh · 2,008 students
- SENECA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 928 students
- SAGAMORE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 893 students
- SAMOSET MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 847 students
- LYNWOOD AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 561 students
- CHIPPEWA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 543 students
Nearby schools
- LYNWOOD AVENUE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 561
- EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 680
- NEW LANE MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 771
- BICYCLE PATH KINDERGARTEN-PRE K CENTER2.1 mi · 449
- WAVERLY AVENUE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 497
- CHIPPEWA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EASTWhat is the total enrollment at SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST?
SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST enrolls approximately 1,984 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST serve?
SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST is approximately 12.9:1 (154 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST?
Student demographics at SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST are roughly 63% White, 24% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST in?
SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST is part of SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.