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Enrollment
1,229
High
DISTRICT 1,203 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362952003983
VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
150 JEDWOOD PL, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11581 · (516) 791-0310 · Nassau County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,229 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.4:1
108 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
462 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 7 | 195 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 199 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 182 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 222 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 207 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 192 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 32 | 3% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
83.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
87.9%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 87.9% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 85.9% |
% 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
71.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (71.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,229 | 37.6% | 71.3% |
| VALLEY STREAM NORTH HIGH SCHOOL FRANKLIN SQUARE | 1,260 | 36.0% | 56.9% |
| VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL VALLEY STREAM | 1,121 | 44.1% | 63.5% |
| SEWANHAKA HIGH SCHOOL FLORAL PARK | 1,572 | 47.2% | 53.1% |
| DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL DEER PARK | 1,326 | 44.6% | 70.7% |
| HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL WEST DIX HILLS | 1,028 | 29.2% | 93.7% |
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 VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #323 of 1,135 | #38 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.9% | #64 of 1,109 ▲ 78 | #13 of 57 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #369 of 1,135 ▲ 173 | #39 of 56 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,229 | #165 of 1,216 | #25 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #594 of 1,058 | #33 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.3% | #21 of 1,070 | #2 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.6% | #890 of 1,167 | #13 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #620 of 743 | #26 of 34 |
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
1,229
-32 (-3%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 870
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 1,229 | 107.9 | 11.4:1 | 38% (462) |
| 2023-24 | 1,247 | 104 | 12.0:1 | 41% (506) |
| 2022-23 | 1,224 | 105.1 | 11.7:1 | 37% (457) |
| 2020-21 | 1,261 | 96 | 13.1:1 | 32% (402) |
| 2017-18 | 1,287 | 97.8 | 13.2:1 | 30% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 1,264 | 91 | 13.9:1 | 28% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 1,390 | 96 | 14.5:1 | 17% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 1,168 | 72 | 16.2:1 | 2% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 870 | 66 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL.
About VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL, a high-enrollment high school, is located in VALLEY STREAM, New York. Grades offered run from 7 through 12, with 1,229 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in New York average about 668 students.
VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for 4 schools, VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL included, with 4,547 students in all.
At VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 31%. The remaining shares are 29% Black, 24% Asian, 12% White, and 2% multiracial. Nassau County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL counts 107.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.4 students for each one. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. About 38% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
The allk12 Grade for VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL is B+. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In New York, VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 71.3% actual against a predicted 61.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Nassau County, the median household income is $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL is one of 315 public schools in the county.
ROBERT W CARBONARO SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL is 3rd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL is Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 3% enrollment decrease, from 1,261 in 2020-21 to 1,229 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.1:1 to 11.4:1.
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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 VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
- VALLEY STREAM NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,260 students
- VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,121 students
- VALLEY STREAM MEMORIAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 937 students
Other schools in VALLEY STREAM
- VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,121 students
- VALLEY STREAM MEMORIAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 937 students
- SHAW AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 740 students
- WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 608 students
- HOWELL ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 599 students
- JAMES A DEVER SCHOOLElementary · 437 students
Nearby schools
- ROBERT W CARBONARO SCHOOL0.2 mi · 376
- FOREST ROAD SCHOOL0.2 mi · 332
- OGDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 295
- WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 644
- BROOKLYN AVENUE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 357
- CLEARSTREAM AVENUE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHow large is VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL?
VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,229 students in grades 07-12.
Is VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL have?
VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL employs 108 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
How diverse is VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL?
VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 12% White, 31% Hispanic, 29% Black, 24% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL in?
VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL is part of VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.