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Enrollment
4,816
High
DISTRICT 3,052 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360528004433
BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
2 6TH AVE, BRENTWOOD, NY 11717 · (631) 434-2204 · Suffolk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL4,816 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
339 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
3,891 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 211 | 4% |
| Grade 10 | 1,466 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 1,469 | 31% |
| Grade 12 | 1,601 | 33% |
| Ungraded | 69 | 1% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
68.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +20.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 →
Where BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #706 of 1,135 | #49 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #756 of 1,109 | #49 of 57 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #619 of 1,135 | #50 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,816 | #2 of 1,216 | #1 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #946 of 1,058 | #54 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.6% | #858 of 1,070 | #57 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #329 of 339 | #12 of 12 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
4,816
+23 (+0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 19.4:1
% White
2%
was 4%
% Hispanic
88%
was 83%
% Black
7%
was 11%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 4,816 | 339.2 | 14.2:1 | 81% (3,891) |
| 2023-24 | 4,803 | 333.3 | 14.4:1 | 77% (3,684) |
| 2022-23 | 4,641 | 330.8 | 14.0:1 | 80% (3,704) |
| 2017-18 | 4,793 | 247 | 19.4:1 | 78% (3,729) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.
About BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
As a high-enrollment high school, BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL serves students in BRENTWOOD, New York. It teaches 4,816 students in grades 9 through 12. That is 621% bigger than the average of about 668 students for high schools in New York.
BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is one of the 17 schools that make up BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (17,844 students in total).
At BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, 88% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 7% Black. That is higher than the 23% Hispanic share among all Suffolk County residents. The diversity index for BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is 22%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. The school has 339.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 14.2:1 compares with an average of 11.0:1 for high schools in New York. Federal data show 81% of students (3,891) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Suffolk County averages 39%, lower than here.
In New York, BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 52.0% actual against a predicted 45.3%.
The county, Suffolk County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $130,686 a year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Suffolk County has 343 public schools with about 222,439 students, including BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.
The closest school to BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, located about 0.5 miles away. BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 39.3% on proficiency, and BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is above that at 52.0%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL had 4,793 students in 2017-18 and 4,816 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The Hispanic share was 83% in 2017-18 and 88% in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.2:1, from 19.4:1.
This page is set up for the BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN CAMPUSHigh · 1,287 students
- EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,108 students
- NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,051 students
- SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 975 students
- SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 975 students
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 937 students
Other schools in BRENTWOOD
- BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN CAMPUSHigh · 1,287 students
- EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,108 students
- NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,051 students
- SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 975 students
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 937 students
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 881 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 975
- OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 678
- PINE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 544
- TWIN PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 804
- BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN CAMPUS1.0 mi · 1,287
- EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,108
Frequently asked questions
About BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHow large is BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL?
BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 4,816 students in grades 09-12.
Is BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL have?
BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL employs 339 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL?
BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 2% White, 88% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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