Is Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School a good school?

Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School ranks 731 st of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,586 students attended Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School.

What is the racial makeup of Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School?

Students at Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School are 66% Hispanic, 21% African American, 10% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School?

Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Deauville Gardens East Elementary School Elementary : Deauville Gardens West Elementary School Elementary : Great Neck Road Elementary School Elementary : Susan E Wiley School Middle : Copiague Middle School

Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School

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Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School is a public high school in Copiague, New York, serving 1,524 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Copiague Union Free School District, which is ranked 588 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, with proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams generally below state and district averages. The school's four-year graduation rate is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate is higher than the state average. Performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students generally performing better than their White and Asian counterparts, while English Language Learners and Special Education students tend to underperform.

Compared to nearby schools like North Babylon High School, West Babylon Senior High School, and Farmingdale Senior High School, Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School generally performs worse on academic measures, but it also has a higher rate of chronic absenteeism, similar to its neighbors. Despite the school's relatively low academic performance, it has a higher per-student spending compared to the state average, suggesting that funding alone may not be the primary driver of student outcomes.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1100 Dixon Ave
Copiague, NY 11726-1898

(631) 842-4010

District: Copiague Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
731^st of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,178

Feeder schools for Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School:

Elementary:	Deauville Gardens East Elementary School
	Deauville Gardens West Elementary School
	Great Neck Road Elementary School
	Susan E Wiley School
Middle:	Copiague Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.9

Number of students: 1,586

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.5%

African American:

21.1%

White:

9.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 55.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School ranks worse than 58.9% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.67. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (66.5%), African American (21.1%), White (9.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 55.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School is 13.9. (See more...)

Compare Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School employs 113.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School is $19,178.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School 731^st of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School in the ranking list.)

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Copiague Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Copiague Union Free School District 588^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School

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Rank History for all students at Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	40.20	686^th	935	26.6%
2006	38.66	699^th	986	29.1%
2007	36.10	736^th	1002	26.5%
2008	44.88	681^st	1027	33.7%
2009	49.47	633^rd	1086	41.7%
2010	43.11	721^st	1117	35.5%
2011	39.97	758^th	1165	34.9%
2012	38.70	771^st	1198	35.6%
2013	42.12	759^th	1217	37.6%
2014	31.32	847^th	1237	31.5%
2015	35.65	830^th	1255	33.9%
2016	36.98	808^th	1255	35.6%
2017	39.03	755^th	1221	38.2%
2018	43.97	737^th	1210	39.1%
2019	42.26	755^th	1207	37.4%
2022	44.49	680^th	1190	42.9%
2023	41.04	719^th	1228	41.4%
2024	42.67	731^st	1242	41.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	50.51	114^th	212	46.2%
2023	38.41	186^th	272	31.6%
2024	53.65	133^rd	306	56.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.59	103^rd	546	81.1%
2019	59.08	176^th	565	68.8%
2022	53.61	168^th	481	65.1%
2023	51.13	238^th	583	59.2%
2024	52.48	247^th	637	61.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.03	540^th	1095	50.7%
2019	31.65	786^th	1132	30.6%
2022	33.96	672^nd	1038	35.3%
2023	36.01	700^th	1130	38.1%
2024	38.88	655^th	1144	42.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.18	648^th	1154	43.8%
2019	40.01	748^th	1179	36.6%
2022	47.86	568^th	1101	48.4%
2023	42.06	664^th	1155	42.5%
2024	45.35	620^th	1170	47.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.18	77^th	498	84.5%
2019	60.06	156^th	493	68.4%
2022	50.49	144^th	389	63.0%
2023	53.23	183^rd	531	65.5%
2024	52.01	217^th	564	61.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.10	712^th	1176	39.5%
2019	44.71	725^th	1193	39.2%
2022	45.58	668^th	1155	42.2%
2023	41.23	713^th	1197	40.4%
2024	43.64	719^th	1219	41.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.52	727^th	1176	38.2%
2019	39.42	764^th	1190	35.8%
2022	42.30	662^nd	1154	42.6%
2023	41.72	692^nd	1191	41.9%
2024	42.30	710^th	1211	41.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	43.26	295^th	447	34.0%
2023	44.25	263^rd	424	38.0%
2024	38.49	285^th	426	33.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.54	219^th	679	67.7%
2019	60.91	229^th	686	66.6%
2022	65.44	162^nd	593	72.7%
2023	62.27	197^th	671	70.6%
2024	55.73	261^st	690	62.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.80	352^nd	791	55.5%
2019	48.67	388^th	815	52.4%
2022	53.54	319^th	760	58.0%
2023	50.19	377^th	851	55.7%
2024	52.34	364^th	865	57.9%

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Rank History for White students at Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.05	295^th	765	61.4%
2019	52.44	401^st	793	49.4%
2022	49.12	395^th	738	46.5%
2023	48.92	418^th	776	46.1%
2024	57.04	342^nd	781	56.2%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	660	398	11	95	0	n/a	n/a	1164
1990	609	443	5	81	3	n/a	n/a	1141
1991	622	403	14	119	0	n/a	n/a	1158
1992	575	441	10	139	1	n/a	n/a	1166
1993	591	401	26	170	0	n/a	n/a	1188
1994	564	379	27	167	0	n/a	n/a	1137
1995	540	411	23	198	0	n/a	n/a	1172
1996	540	411	23	198	0	n/a	n/a	1172
1997	531	446	26	241	0	n/a	n/a	1244
1998	513	446	15	284	0	n/a	n/a	1258
1999	503	432	25	294	0	n/a	n/a	1254
2000	503	432	21	302	0	n/a	n/a	1258
2001	458	447	19	311	0	n/a	n/a	1235
2002	482	472	21	341	0	n/a	n/a	1316
2003	482	472	21	341	0	n/a	n/a	1316
2004	518	475	28	359	0	n/a	n/a	1380
2005	487	528	28	442	0	n/a	n/a	1485
2006	502	502	24	477	0	n/a	n/a	1505
2007	458	509	23	516	2	n/a	n/a	1508
2008	426	536	23	574	1	n/a	n/a	1560
2009	355	518	26	573	2	n/a	n/a	1474
2010	321	527	27	616	3	n/a	n/a	1494
2011	311	488	25	656	2	0	2	1484
2012	294	442	25	678	1	0	1	1441
2013	295	446	27	743	2	0	1	1514
2014	283	438	30	792	3	0	5	1551
2015	267	442	37	845	1	0	8	1600
2016	249	420	39	884	0	0	9	1601
2017	234	393	37	900	0	2	13	1579
2018	222	402	31	939	0	1	13	1608
2019	199	407	34	936	0	3	10	1589
2020	174	360	33	962	1	4	15	1549
2021	174	357	23	937	1	6	19	1517
2022	152	348	22	954	0	3	18	1497
2023	142	331	25	1002	1	2	21	1524
2024	153	335	21	1054	1	2	20	1586

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1164	88.3	13.1	n/a
1990	1141	80.7	14.1	n/a
1991	1158	76.9	15.0	n/a
1992	1166	65.1	17.9	n/a
1993	1188	65.7	18.1	n/a
1994	1137	61.8	18.4	21.2
1995	1172	65.6	17.9	24.5
1996	1172	65.6	17.9	24.5
1997	1244	63.6	19.6	30.2
1998	1258	68.4	18.4	32.4
1999	1254	69.3	18.1	22
2000	1258	70.8	17.8	35.3
2001	1235	72.4	17.1	34.1
2002	1316	80.0	16.5	22.9
2003	1316	80.0	16.5	22.9
2004	1380	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1485	91.6	16.2	28.4
2006	1505	97.0	15.5	39.5
2007	1508	95.8	15.7	34.5
2008	1560	101.5	15.4	28.6
2009	1474	106.0	13.9	60.2
2010	1494	104.4	14.3	43
2011	1484	101.5	14.6	55.5
2012	1441	97.8	14.7	42.4
2013	1514	99.3	15.2	53.2
2014	1551	95.2	16.2	57.1
2015	1600	97.0	16.4	64.5
2016	1601	102.0	15.6	68.6
2017	1579	106.8	14.7	68
2018	1608	108.6	14.8	66.4
2019	1589	111.6	14.2	68.8
2020	1549	110.0	14.0	80.1
2021	1517	96.4	15.7	49.8
2022	1497	107.1	13.9	57.9
2023	1524	105.2	14.4	54.1
2024	1586	113.4	13.9	55.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1164	88.3	13.1	n/a
1990	1141	80.7	14.1	n/a
1991	1158	76.9	15.0	n/a
1992	1166	65.1	17.9	n/a
1993	1188	65.7	18.1	n/a
1994	1137	61.8	18.4	21.2
1995	1172	65.6	17.9	24.5
1996	1172	65.6	17.9	24.5
1997	1244	63.6	19.6	30.2
1998	1258	68.4	18.4	32.4
1999	1254	69.3	18.1	22
2000	1258	70.8	17.8	35.3
2001	1235	72.4	17.1	34.1
2002	1316	80.0	16.5	22.9
2003	1316	80.0	16.5	22.9
2004	1380	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1485	91.6	16.2	28.4
2006	1505	97.0	15.5	39.5
2007	1508	95.8	15.7	34.5
2008	1560	101.5	15.4	28.6
2009	1474	106.0	13.9	60.2
2010	1494	104.4	14.3	43
2011	1484	101.5	14.6	55.5
2012	1441	97.8	14.7	42.4
2013	1514	99.3	15.2	53.2
2014	1551	95.2	16.2	57.1
2015	1600	97.0	16.4	64.5
2016	1601	102.0	15.6	68.6
2017	1579	106.8	14.7	68
2018	1608	108.6	14.8	66.4
2019	1589	111.6	14.2	68.8
2020	1549	110.0	14.0	80.1
2021	1517	96.4	15.7	49.8
2022	1497	107.1	13.9	57.9
2023	1524	105.2	14.4	54.1
2024	1586	113.4	13.9	55.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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