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 89%Projected 95%

West Islip 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 80%NY 57%

English proficiency

School 97%NY 58%

Science proficiency

School 89%NY 51%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

100%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

28%

Students in at least one AP course. 23 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

35%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes35%
AP courses offered23
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

11%
5%

AP computer science

4%
1%

AP math

7%
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-

16.68 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B+

2.68 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B+

12.16 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

$169,382

NY average $98,794

Median home value

$620,495

NY average $589,579

Median rent

$2,609 /mo

NY average $1,747

Unemployment rate

3.7%

NY average 6.4%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 95.3%NY 87.4%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

9:1

NY average 11:1

Teachers

143

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$121,383

All teachers in West Islip Union Free School District.

Student to counselor ratio NY average 286:1210:1
Support staff21
Psychologists3
Nurses2
Social workers2
Law enforcement officers4
Security staff4

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%NY 95%

Experienced teachers

School 89%NY 81%

Environment and safety

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

In-school suspension days39
Out-of-school suspension days57
Total days missed to suspension103
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based2

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$19856 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$8.71

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

82%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

2%

Black

0%

Latino

13%

Multiracial

3%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged17%
Students with disabilities9%
English as a second language0%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to West Islip Senior High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Babylon Junior-senior High School

  • Actual: 83%
  • Projected: 79%
  • Distance: 1.2 mi
North Babylon High School

  • Actual: 63%
  • Projected: 90%
  • Distance: 2.0 mi
West Babylon Senior High School

  • Actual: 70%
  • Projected: 92%
  • Distance: 2.2 mi
Bay Shore Senior High School

  • Actual: 71%
  • Projected: 87%
  • Distance: 3.3 mi
Lindenhurst Senior High School

  • Actual: 68%
  • Projected: 91%
  • Distance: 3.3 mi
Deer Park High School

  • Actual: 73%
  • Projected: 91%
  • Distance: 4.6 mi
Islip High School

  • Actual: 72%
  • Projected: 90%
  • Distance: 4.7 mi
Wyandanch Memorial High School

  • Actual: 40%
  • Projected: 55%
  • Distance: 4.9 mi
Walter G O'connell Copiague High School

  • Actual: 58%
  • Projected: 86%
  • Distance: 5.0 mi
Brentwood High School

  • Actual: 60%
  • Projected: 77%
  • Distance: 5.6 mi