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What's the one class at SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
2,400
High
DISTRICT 698 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362856003843
SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
70 S WOODS RD, SYOSSET, NY 11791 · (516) 364-5675 · Nassau County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,400 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of New York public high schools
- A+Test 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
10.5:1
228 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
423 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 | 559 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 620 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 603 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 602 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 16 | 1% |
Student demographics
57%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
Based on grade levels within SYOSSET CENTRAL 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
99.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp 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 99 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 99.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 100.0% | 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
92.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 93% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 69% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in New York's top 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 SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (92.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,400 | 17.6% | 92.8% |
| NEW HYDE PARK MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL NEW HYDE PARK | 1,711 | 22.5% | 72.4% |
| PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE/JFK HIGH SCHOOL PLAINVIEW | 1,720 | 15.9% | 83.0% |
| MANHASSET SECONDARY SCHOOL MANHASSET | 1,031 | 9.9% | 87.8% |
| EDGEMONT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SCARSDALE | 915 | 0.5% | 86.8% |
| JERICHO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL JERICHO | 1,260 | 19.0% | 94.5% |
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 SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 92.8% | #32 of 1,135 | #6 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #120 of 1,109 ▲ 99 | #24 of 57 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 99.0% | #16 of 1,135 ▲ 1 | #3 of 56 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,400 | #34 of 1,216 | #1 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #421 of 1,058 | #16 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #331 of 1,070 | #27 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.6% | #1,110 of 1,167 | #42 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.9% | #104 of 339 | #3 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
2,400
+192 (+9%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 1,681
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 2,400 | 227.7 | 10.5:1 | 18% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 2,370 | 227.1 | 10.4:1 | 14% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 2,266 | 224.2 | 10.1:1 | 13% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 2,208 | 207 | 10.7:1 | 9% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 2,108 | 207.7 | 10.2:1 | 7% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 2,100 | 203 | 10.3:1 | 6% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 2,243 | 206 | 10.9:1 | 2% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 1,790 | 169 | 10.6:1 | 1% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 1,681 | 148 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment high school with an address in SYOSSET, New York. The school counted 2,400 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 259% larger than the average of about 668 students for high schools in New York.
SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT includes 10 schools. Together they enroll 6,980 students.
Federal enrollment data show SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 50% Asian. Enrollment also includes 42% White, 5% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. The school's Asian share is 38 points above the 12% share among Nassau County residents. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
There are 227.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 10.5:1. The average for high schools in New York is about 11.0:1. By family income, 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Nassau County average 31%.
Among New York public high schools, SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL outscored 97%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations places SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in the top 10% of New York schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 24.3 points above it (92.8% actual, 68.5% predicted).
Looking at the county, Nassau County, the median household earns about $146,202 a year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Nassau County has 315 public schools with about 200,775 students, including SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
Measured in a straight line, SOUTH WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles from SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 2,400, compared with 2,208 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- H B THOMPSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 951 students
- SOUTH WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 802 students
- ROBBINS LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 460 students
- BERRY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 450 students
- SOUTH GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 433 students
- BAYLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 416 students
Other schools in SYOSSET
- H B THOMPSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 951 students
- SOUTH WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 802 students
- PS 256Combined · 543 students
- ROBBINS LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 460 students
- BERRY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 450 students
- SOUTH GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 433 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTH WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 802
- BERRY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 450
- PS 2560.6 mi · 543
- VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 379
- WALT WHITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 391
- WEST SIDE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow large is SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,400 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 228 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
What is the student diversity at SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 42% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 50% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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