Enrollment
333
High
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHOLD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362762003751
SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
420 OAKLAWN AVE, SOUTHOLD, NY 11971 · (631) 765-5081 · Suffolk County
GRADES 07–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of New York public high schools
- BTest 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
7.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.0:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
143 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 7 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 73 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 75 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 2% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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 SOUTHOLD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
64.8%
NY avg 58.3% . -9.3pp since 2023
Math
60.5%
NY avg 57.4% . -18.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 65 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 down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 19 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.8% | 60.5% |
| 2023-24 | 74.1% | 79.1% |
% 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
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (64.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 333 | 42.9% | 64.0% |
| TRI-VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL GRAHAMSVILLE | 408 | 47.3% | 56.9% |
| S S SEWARD INSTITUTE FLORIDA | 391 | 33.8% | 63.4% |
| SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL AURORA | 289 | 39.8% | 72.6% |
| JAMES I O'NEILL HIGH SCHOOL FORT MONTGOMERY | 409 | 33.0% | 64.8% |
| WEBUTUCK HIGH SCHOOL AMENIA | 194 | 47.9% | 41.3% |
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 SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #457 of 1,135 | #42 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #410 of 1,109 ▼ 186 | #31 of 57 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #698 of 1,135 ▼ 131 | #53 of 56 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #869 of 1,216 | #56 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.8:1 | #47 of 1,058 | #2 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #526 of 1,070 | #33 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #802 of 1,167 | #22 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #233 of 743 | #16 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
333
-91 (-21%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 231
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 333 | 42.6 | 7.8:1 | 43% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 40.1 | 9.0:1 | 42% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 38.2 | 10.0:1 | 41% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 41 | 10.3:1 | 35% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 37 | 10.8:1 | 23% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 39 | 10.2:1 | 25% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 12% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 447 | 34 | 13.2:1 | 3% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 231 | 29 | 8.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school for students in SOUTHOLD, New York. It serves 333 students in grades 7 through 12. The average among high schools in New York is roughly 668 students; this school is 50% smaller than that.
SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is among 2 schools run by SOUTHOLD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which serves 637 students.
Roughly 62% of students at SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are White. The rest of enrollment is 35% Hispanic. That is close to the 66% White share among all Suffolk County residents. SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 49%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 7.8:1, with 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 3.2 students per teacher below the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 43%.
SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the prediction is 59.2% and the result is 64.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Suffolk County show that the median household income is $130,686, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Small: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The school enrolled 333 students in 2024-25, 91 fewer than the 424 it had in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (7.8:1) than in 2020-21 (10.3:1).
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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 SOUTHOLD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 304 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 304
- MATTITUCK-CUTCHOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 457
- GREENPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.3 mi · 327
- GREENPORT HIGH SCHOOL4.3 mi · 358
- SHELTER ISLAND SCHOOL4.9 mi · 183
- NEW SUFFOLK SCHOOL5.2 mi · 8
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 333 students in grades 07-12.
Is SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.8:1.
What is the student diversity at SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 62% White, 35% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by SOUTHOLD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.