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Enrollment
2,239
High
DISTRICT 969 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363126004188
WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
550 NORTH ST, WHITE PLAINS, NY 10605 · (914) 422-2182 · Westchester County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,239 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of New York public high schools
- BTest 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
13.4:1
168 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
1,116 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 561 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 522 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 568 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 554 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 34 | 2% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WHITE PLAINS CITY 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
87.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 up about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
62.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (62.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,239 | 49.8% | 62.2% |
| RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL RIVERHEAD | 1,927 | 48.4% | 48.0% |
| NORTH ROCKLAND HIGH SCHOOL THIELLS | 2,798 | 55.5% | 67.3% |
| OSSINING HIGH SCHOOL OSSINING | 1,577 | 49.9% | 56.0% |
| WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL HUNTINGTON STATION | 1,939 | 49.1% | 79.5% |
| PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL MEDFORD | 2,487 | 51.7% | 70.0% |
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 WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #501 of 1,135 | #31 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #554 of 1,109 ▲ 158 | #33 of 48 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #280 of 1,135 ▼ 6 | #28 of 48 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,239 | #39 of 1,216 | #2 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #871 of 1,058 | #36 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #372 of 1,070 | #20 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #694 of 1,167 | #16 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #256 of 339 | #10 of 18 |
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
2,239
+6 (+0%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 1,539
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 2,239 | 167.5 | 13.4:1 | 50% (1,116) |
| 2023-24 | 2,221 | 171.5 | 12.9:1 | 58% (1,286) |
| 2022-23 | 2,220 | 170 | 13.1:1 | 53% (1,174) |
| 2020-21 | 2,233 | 166 | 13.4:1 | 57% (1,265) |
| 2017-18 | 2,167 | 113.4 | 19.1:1 | 53% (1,152) |
| 2015-16 | 2,126 | 146 | 14.6:1 | 36% (758) |
| 2010-11 | 2,211 | 140 | 15.8:1 | 36% (800) |
| 2000-01 | 1,809 | 147 | 12.3:1 | 27% (492) |
| 1990-91 | 1,539 | 138 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school in WHITE PLAINS, New York, administered by WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. School enrollment was 2,239 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in New York average about 668 students.
WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL falls under WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 7 schools enrolling 6,782 students.
A majority of students at WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 63%, are Hispanic. Next come 18% White, 12% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 27% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 55%.
Its 167.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.4:1. The average ratio among high schools in New York is 11.0:1, lower than at this school. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 50%. Public schools in Westchester County average 38%.
WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 54% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL would score about 56.7%. It scores 62.2%, 5.5 points above that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Westchester County, median household income is about $118,976, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. A total of 255 public schools operate in Westchester County, serving about 140,968 students.
The next-closest public school is MAMARONECK AVENUE SCHOOL, about 1.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. On proficiency, WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is ahead of the 57.6% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 2,233 in 2020-21 and 2,239 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Westchester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
999,677
Census ACS
Median income
$118,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
255
140,968 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WHITE PLAINS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,537 students
- MAMARONECK AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 605 students
- POST ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 605 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOLElementary · 602 students
- CHURCH STREET SCHOOLElementary · 597 students
- RIDGEWAY SCHOOLElementary · 597 students
Other schools in WHITE PLAINS
- WHITE PLAINS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,537 students
- MAMARONECK AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 605 students
- POST ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 605 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOLElementary · 602 students
- CHURCH STREET SCHOOLElementary · 597 students
- RIDGEWAY SCHOOLElementary · 597 students
Nearby schools
- MAMARONECK AVENUE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 605
- RIDGEWAY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 597
- SAMUEL J PRESTON SCHOOL1.3 mi · 331
- REACH ACADEMY (THE)1.4 mi · 36
- WHITE PLAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 1,537
- PURCHASE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,239 students in grades 09-12.
Is WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 168 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
How diverse is WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 18% White, 63% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
WHITE PLAINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.