SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the NY proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 91%Projected 95%

Ward Melville Senior High School Exceeds Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the NY proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the NY average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 90%NY 57%

English proficiency

School 94%NY 58%

Science proficiency

School 88%NY 51%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

97%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

54%

Students in at least one AP course. 25 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

27%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes27%
AP courses offered25
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

16%
5%

AP computer science

6%
1%

AP math

15%
3%

Gold marks the NY average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

A-

14.81 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

A-

1.97 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B

11.26 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$163,254

NY average $98,794

Median home value

$620,630

NY average $589,579

Median rent

$2,676 /mo

NY average $1,747

Unemployment rate

6.7%

NY average 6.4%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 97.2%NY 87.4%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

11:1

NY average 11:1

Teachers

152

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$172,966

All teachers in Three Village Central School District.

Student to counselor ratio NY average 286:1126:1
Support staff41
Psychologists3
Nurses3
Social workers2
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff21

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%NY 95%

Experienced teachers

School 91%NY 81%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days45
Out-of-school suspension days48
Total days missed to suspension229
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation1
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$24111 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$12.18

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

79%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

11%

Black

1%

Latino

7%

Multiracial

1%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged13%
Students with disabilities10%
English as a second language0%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Ward Melville Senior High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Earl L Vandermeulen High School

  • Actual: 87%
  • Projected: 95%
  • Distance: 1.7 mi
Comsewogue High School

  • Actual: 77%
  • Projected: 92%
  • Distance: 2.1 mi
Centereach High School

  • Actual: 68%
  • Projected: 90%
  • Distance: 2.9 mi
Robert M Grable Jr Mount Sinai High School

  • Actual: 95%
  • Projected: 95%
  • Distance: 3.0 mi
Sachem High School East

  • Actual: 79%
  • Projected: 93%
  • Distance: 6.0 mi
Rocky Point High School

  • Actual: 78%
  • Projected: 93%
  • Distance: 7.2 mi
Longwood High School

  • Actual: 72%
  • Projected: 90%
  • Distance: 8.6 mi
Patchogue-medford High School

  • Actual: 72%
  • Projected: 89%
  • Distance: 8.7 mi
Kings Park High School

  • Actual: 86%
  • Projected: 95%
  • Distance: 9.0 mi
Hauppauge High School

  • Actual: 88%
  • Projected: 94%
  • Distance: 9.2 mi