W TRESPER CLARKE HIGH SCHOOL

W TRESPER CLARKE HIGH SCHOOL is a moderately sized 9-12 campus in WESTBURY, New York, one of the schools within EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves 898 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 34% above typical.

W TRESPER CLARKE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 9 schools operated by EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 7,793 students overall.

In terms of who attends, W TRESPER CLARKE HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 30% Asian, 28% Hispanic, 4% Black. By comparison, Nassau County as a whole is about 57% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, W TRESPER CLARKE HIGH SCHOOL shows 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), W TRESPER CLARKE HIGH SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 64.5%; actual is 91.7%, +27.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Nassau County indicate the typical household earns roughly $146,202 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. W TRESPER CLARKE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 315 public schools in Nassau County (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students).

CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), W TRESPER CLARKE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 56.3%.

W TRESPER CLARKE HIGH SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at W TRESPER CLARKE HIGH SCHOOL has expanded 19%, going from 757 students in 2018 to 898 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 54% to 37% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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