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Enrollment
582
High
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362754003745
SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL
141 NARROW LN, SOUTHAMPTON, NY 11968 · (631) 591-4601 · Suffolk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL582 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of New York public high schools
- B+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
8.4:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.8:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
272 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 128 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 118 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 143 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 183 | 31% |
| Ungraded | 10 | 2% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 SOUTHAMPTON 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
81.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
54.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -26.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 26 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (70.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL this school | 582 | 46.7% | 70.5% |
| CHESTER ACADEMY-MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL CHESTER | 538 | 42.0% | 54.4% |
| SLEEPY HOLLOW HIGH SCHOOL SLEEPY HOLLOW | 843 | 56.0% | 63.0% |
| ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL ISLIP | 890 | 43.3% | 65.7% |
| LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL LIBERTY | 578 | 60.2% | 45.2% |
| BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL BREWSTER | 1,076 | 38.4% | 60.2% |
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 SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #338 of 1,135 | #33 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #524 of 1,109 ▼ 304 | #38 of 57 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #405 of 1,135 ▲ 38 | #39 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 582 | #457 of 1,216 | #50 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.4:1 | #90 of 1,058 | #3 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #287 of 1,070 | #17 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.7% | #741 of 1,167 | #15 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #409 of 743 | #25 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
582
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 434
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 582 | 69 | 8.4:1 | 47% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 69.1 | 8.5:1 | 51% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 595 | 68.4 | 8.7:1 | 48% (283) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 65 | 9.2:1 | 48% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 653 | 63 | 10.4:1 | 37% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 623 | 56 | 11.1:1 | 38% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | 56 | 11.0:1 | 17% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 588 | 51 | 11.5:1 | 6% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 434 | 44 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL.
About SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized high school in New York, located in SOUTHAMPTON. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 582 students.
The district, SOUTHAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, has 1,270 students enrolled across 3 schools.
At SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL, Hispanic students make up 52% of the student body. The school is also 37% White, 6% Native American, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 23% Hispanic share among all Suffolk County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 69 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 8.4:1. This ratio sits 2.6 below the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Roughly 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL a B+. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL is 12.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 70.5%. Predicted: 57.8%.
In the county around the school, Suffolk County, the median household income is $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 343 public schools in Suffolk County, enrolling about 222,439 students in all.
SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is the public school closest to SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 56.9%; SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL's is 70.5%, ranking 1st of 7.
Federal data place SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 3% enrollment decrease, from 597 in 2020-21 to 582 in 2024-25.
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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 SOUTHAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SOUTHAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 364 students
- SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 324 students
Other schools in SOUTHAMPTON
- SOUTHAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 364 students
- SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 324 students
- TUCKAHOE SCHOOLElementary · 249 students
Other Southampton High schools
One other US public school is named Southampton High. SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Southampton HighCourtland, VA · 704 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 324
- SOUTHAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 364
- TUCKAHOE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 249
- BRIDGEHAMPTON SCHOOL5.3 mi · 185
- SAGAPONACK SCHOOL5.7 mi · 17
- HAMPTON BAYS HIGH SCHOOL7.1 mi · 784
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL?
SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 582 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 8.4:1 students per teacher at SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 37% White, 52% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SOUTHAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.