VALLEY STREAM NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 750 HERMAN AVE, in FRANKLIN SQUARE, New York, VALLEY STREAM NORTH HIGH SCHOOL is a substantial high school that hosts 1,260 students (grades 7 through 12), operated by VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 89% above typical.

Within VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 4 schools and 4,547 students, VALLEY STREAM NORTH HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, VALLEY STREAM NORTH HIGH SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 24% Asian, 21% White, 19% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 118 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, VALLEY STREAM NORTH HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.8%, the actual is 56.9%, a residual of -4.9 points.

In the area at large, census data for Nassau County shows the typical household earns roughly $146,202 per year, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Nassau County's 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), VALLEY STREAM NORTH HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WILLOW ROAD SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VALLEY STREAM NORTH HIGH SCHOOL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 55.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. VALLEY STREAM NORTH HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 9% since 2018, when it stood at 1,383 (now 1,260). White enrollment moved from 37% to 21% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

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