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Enrollment
1,163
High
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363069004135
WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
1 LION'S PATH, WEST ISLIP, NY 11795 · (631) 504-5800 · Suffolk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,163 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% 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.
- 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
9.5:1
122 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
235 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 | 278 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 266 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 296 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 313 | 27% |
| Ungraded | 10 | 1% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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 WEST ISLIP UNION FREE 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
97.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
54.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -25.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 97 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 25 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 97.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 100.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
79.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (79.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,163 | 20.2% | 79.3% |
| WARWICK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL WARWICK | 1,314 | 20.7% | 74.8% |
| NORTHPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL NORTHPORT | 1,476 | 16.7% | 87.8% |
| CLARENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLARENCE | 1,256 | 18.6% | 93.0% |
| FAIRPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FAIRPORT | 1,245 | 23.8% | 83.5% |
| PEARL RIVER HIGH SCHOOL PEARL RIVER | 904 | 20.1% | 71.6% |
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 WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #193 of 1,135 | #22 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #527 of 1,109 ▼ 289 | #39 of 57 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 97.0% | #45 of 1,135 ▼ 26 | #6 of 56 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,163 | #185 of 1,216 | #29 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #223 of 1,058 | #10 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.4% | #749 of 1,070 | #49 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.2% | #1,094 of 1,167 | #41 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #194 of 743 | #10 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
1,163
-163 (-12%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 1,130
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 1,163 | 122 | 9.5:1 | 20% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 1,199 | 122.7 | 9.8:1 | 18% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 1,262 | 135.3 | 9.3:1 | 19% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 1,326 | 130 | 10.2:1 | 18% (233) |
| 2017-18 | 1,438 | 127.2 | 11.3:1 | 15% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 1,515 | 121 | 12.5:1 | 15% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 1,857 | 148 | 12.6:1 | 5% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 1,480 | 112 | 13.2:1 | 4% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 1,130 | 91 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in WEST ISLIP, New York. It serves 1,163 students in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in New York is roughly 668 students; this school is 74% above that.
WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (7 schools, 3,816 students) runs WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
White students make up a majority at WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, at 80%. The remaining shares are 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Suffolk County's population at about 66%. Pick two students at random and there is a 34% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 122 full-time equivalents, or about 9.5 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.5 below the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 20%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Suffolk County is 39%.
Measured against New York public high schools, WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of New York schools: 79.3% actual against 67.6% predicted.
In Suffolk County (population about 1,530,146), the median household income is $130,686, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. There are 343 public schools in Suffolk County, enrolling about 222,439 students in all.
BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL is the public school closest to WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment declined 12% from its 2020-21 level of 1,326.
The WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MANETUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 514 students
- PAUL J BELLEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 463 students
- BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 440 students
- UDALL ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 438 students
- OQUENOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 418 students
- BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 380 students
Other schools in WEST ISLIP
- MANETUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 514 students
- PAUL J BELLEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 463 students
- BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 440 students
- UDALL ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 438 students
- OQUENOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 418 students
- BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 380 students
Nearby schools
- BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 380
- PAUL J BELLEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 463
- BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 440
- OQUENOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 418
- BABYLON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 662
- UDALL ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,163 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 122 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
How diverse is WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.