WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOL

WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOL, a big senior high in OLD WESTBURY, New York, overseen by WESTBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, serves 1,574 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 136% bigger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

WESTBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 4,480 students. WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school shows 20% Black, 3% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at school resources, WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOL records 116 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Nassau County (around 31%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.4%; this one delivers 52.2%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Nassau County indicate median household income runs about $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Nassau County runs 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), of which WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: WESTBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOL comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOL has ticked down 4%, going from 1,640 students in 2018 to 1,574 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 27% to 20% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.