Is East Islip High School a good school?

East Islip High School ranks 281 st of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend East Islip High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,178 students attended East Islip High School.

What is the racial makeup of East Islip High School?

Students at East Islip High School are 65% White, 24% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into East Islip High School?

East Islip High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Connetquot Elementary School Elementary : John F Kennedy Elementary School Elementary : Ruth C Kinney Elementary School Elementary : Timber Point Elementary School Middle : East Islip Middle School

East Islip High School

Summary:

East Islip High School is a public high school serving 1,145 students in grades 9-12 in the East Islip Union Free School District located in Islip Terrace, New York. The school has consistently ranked in the top 20% of New York high schools over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking of 281 out of 1,242 schools (4 out of 5 stars).

East Islip High School's strong academic performance is evident across several key metrics. Students consistently outperform state and district averages on Regents/Common Core exams, with high proficiency rates in subjects like Algebra II (98.2% vs. 74.04% state), English Language Arts (93.85% vs. 78.55% state), and Global History and Geography (91.67% vs. 76.9% state). The school also boasts a 4-year graduation rate of 94.8% and a dropout rate of 3.0%, both better than state averages. Additionally, East Islip High School performs well across various student subgroups, with its Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students all ranking in the top 25% of New York high schools in their respective categories. The school also excels in supporting its Special Education and English Language Learner students, ranking in the top 10% and top 50% of New York high schools, respectively.

While East Islip High School's academic performance is strong, the school faces some challenges, such as relatively high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 19.9% to 37.8% over the past few years. When compared to nearby schools, such as Bayport-Blue Point High School and Hauppauge High School, East Islip High School generally outperforms its peers on academic measures. However, these nearby schools also demonstrate strong academic performance and may provide useful insights for East Islip High School to consider. Additionally, East Islip High School serves a relatively more affluent student population, with only 24.98% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, compared to higher rates at schools like Central Islip Senior High School and Brentwood High School.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1 Redmen St
Islip Terrace, NY 11752-2898

(631) 224-2006

District: East Islip Union Free School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,236

Feeder schools for East Islip High School:

Elementary:	Connetquot Elementary School
	John F Kennedy Elementary School
	Ruth C Kinney Elementary School
	Timber Point Elementary School
Middle:	East Islip Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.9

Number of students: 1,178

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.4%

Hispanic:

24.4%

Asian:

3.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 27.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details East Islip High School ranks better than 77.4% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.37. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at East Islip 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: White (65.4%), Hispanic (24.4%), Asian (3.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 27.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East Islip High School is 11.9. (See more...)

Compare East Islip High School employs 98.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at East Islip High School is $21,236.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

East Islip High School:

SchoolDigger ranks East Islip High School 281^st of 1242 New York public high schools. (See East Islip High School in the ranking list.)

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East Islip Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks East Islip Union Free School District 455^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for East Islip High School

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Rank History for all students at East Islip High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	66.96	244^th	935	73.9%
2006	64.96	318^th	986	67.7%
2007	65.86	302^nd	1002	69.9%
2008	65.34	334^th	1027	67.5%
2009	66.42	303^rd	1086	72.1%
2010	65.92	329^th	1117	70.5%
2011	64.25	388^th	1165	66.7%
2012	69.15	331^st	1198	72.4%
2013	75.20	195^th	1217	84.0%
2014	75.68	130^th	1237	89.5%
2015	72.76	179^th	1255	85.7%
2016	70.29	228^th	1255	81.8%
2017	74.79	185^th	1221	84.8%
2018	72.99	252^nd	1210	79.2%
2019	73.84	251^st	1207	79.2%
2021	79.60	46^th	519	91.1%
2022	76.28	182^nd	1190	84.7%
2023	76.65	200^th	1228	83.7%
2024	73.37	281^st	1242	77.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at East Islip High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	70.51	45^th	165	72.7%
2022	65.27	62^nd	212	70.8%
2023	53.56	130^th	272	52.2%
2024	73.59	63^rd	306	79.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at East Islip High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.00	119^th	546	78.2%
2019	75.15	79^th	565	86.0%
2022	77.13	50^th	481	89.6%
2023	60.00	155^th	583	73.4%
2024	47.87	287^th	637	54.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at East Islip High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	81.83	126^th	1095	88.5%
2019	78.14	176^th	1132	84.5%
2022	87.67	57^th	1038	94.5%
2023	81.31	126^th	1130	88.8%
2024	82.66	117^th	1144	89.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at East Islip High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.78	221^st	1154	80.8%
2019	67.64	265^th	1179	77.5%
2021	55.84	130^th	289	55.0%
2022	72.49	150^th	1101	86.4%
2023	70.12	213^th	1155	81.6%
2024	65.93	279^th	1170	76.2%

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Rank History for Female students at East Islip High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.88	259^th	1176	78.0%
2019	75.25	215^th	1193	82.0%
2022	77.32	159^th	1155	86.2%
2023	65.08	434^th	1197	63.7%
2024	68.15	367^th	1219	69.9%

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Rank History for Male students at East Islip High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.44	264^th	1176	77.6%
2019	70.75	291^st	1190	75.5%
2021	79.77	26^th	354	92.7%
2022	74.00	210^th	1154	81.8%
2023	76.80	172^nd	1191	85.6%
2024	74.71	228^th	1211	81.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at East Islip High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.72	161^st	426	62.2%
2019	64.54	179^th	447	60.0%
2022	73.75	84^th	386	78.2%
2023	70.90	109^th	424	74.3%
2024	71.01	110^th	426	74.2%

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Rank History for African American students at East Islip High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	68.06	165^th	686	75.9%
2022	74.44	102^nd	593	82.8%
2023	67.72	164^th	671	75.6%
2024	66.43	178^th	690	74.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at East Islip High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.07	105^th	791	86.7%
2019	78.18	107^th	815	86.9%
2022	80.95	82^nd	760	89.2%
2023	78.27	117^th	851	86.3%
2024	72.21	174^th	865	79.9%

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Rank History for White students at East Islip High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.32	250^th	765	67.3%
2019	64.49	232^nd	793	70.7%
2021	74.49	20^th	133	85.0%
2022	66.17	185^th	738	74.9%
2023	69.57	154^th	776	80.2%
2024	65.73	222^nd	781	71.6%

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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 East Islip High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	1288	9	30	48	1	n/a	n/a	0	1376
1990	1216	6	21	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	1286
1991	1192	12	14	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	1251
1992	1205	1	12	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	1253
1993	1173	6	18	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	1239
1994	1166	2	31	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	1249
1995	1139	5	38	62	0	n/a	n/a	0	1244
1996	1139	5	38	62	0	n/a	n/a	0	1244
1997	1181	16	35	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	1300
1998	1225	15	24	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	1317
1999	1223	6	18	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	1266
2000	1283	9	30	49	1	n/a	n/a	0	1372
2001	1306	9	24	53	1	n/a	n/a	0	1393
2002	1369	11	0	57	35	n/a	n/a	0	1472
2003	1369	11	0	57	35	n/a	n/a	0	1472
2004	1448	13	38	59	1	n/a	n/a	0	1559
2005	1485	15	44	62	2	n/a	n/a	0	1608
2006	1523	21	40	71	2	n/a	n/a	0	1657
2007	1541	26	39	82	2	n/a	n/a	0	1690
2008	1527	29	40	85	1	n/a	n/a	0	1682
2009	1518	24	42	99	2	n/a	n/a	0	1685
2010	1501	24	38	100	2	n/a	n/a	0	1665
2011	1420	15	31	133	1	0	11	0	1611
2012	1382	21	18	140	1	2	18	0	1582
2013	1280	20	10	138	1	1	25	0	1475
2014	1207	16	14	154	0	0	28	0	1419
2015	1090	16	18	147	0	0	29	0	1300
2016	1011	15	20	169	0	0	29	0	1244
2017	994	25	25	191	0	1	27	0	1263
2018	978	23	24	213	0	0	28	0	1266
2019	920	22	29	208	0	0	26	0	1205
2020	897	23	36	215	0	0	23	0	1194
2021	856	23	43	216	0	0	22	0	1160
2022	782	28	39	240	1	0	29	3	1122
2023	776	29	46	261	1	0	29	3	1145
2024	771	39	44	287	2	0	33	2	1178

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 East Islip High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1376	101.7	13.5	n/a
1990	1286	101.9	12.6	n/a
1991	1251	106.5	11.7	n/a
1992	1253	97.5	12.8	n/a
1993	1239	82.2	15.1	n/a
1994	1249	79.5	15.7	4.8
1995	1244	80.7	15.4	5.1
1996	1244	80.7	15.4	5.1
1997	1300	86.1	15.1	4.7
1998	1317	88.4	14.9	7.8
1999	1266	95.0	13.3	4.7
2000	1372	96.0	14.3	12
2001	1393	97.0	14.4	6.7
2002	1472	108.6	13.6	3.9
2003	1472	108.6	13.6	3.9
2004	1559	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1608	100.6	16.0	4.6
2006	1657	103.0	16.1	5.9
2007	1690	91.6	18.4	6.3
2008	1682	100.6	16.7	7.5
2009	1685	102.4	16.5	6.3
2010	1665	108.6	15.3	8.7
2011	1611	105.0	15.3	8.7
2012	1582	111.2	14.2	8.3
2013	1475	113.8	12.9	4.5
2014	1419	110.4	12.8	10.5
2015	1300	99.0	13.1	18.6
2016	1244	97.0	12.8	23.7
2017	1263	90.6	13.9	24.3
2018	1266	94.6	13.3	22.7
2019	1205	92.0	13.0	22.7
2020	1194	102.0	11.7	23.2
2021	1160	102.1	11.3	22.7
2022	1122	96.9	11.5	24.2
2023	1145	95.1	12.0	25
2024	1178	98.6	11.9	27.5

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 East Islip High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1376	101.7	13.5	n/a
1990	1286	101.9	12.6	n/a
1991	1251	106.5	11.7	n/a
1992	1253	97.5	12.8	n/a
1993	1239	82.2	15.1	n/a
1994	1249	79.5	15.7	4.8
1995	1244	80.7	15.4	5.1
1996	1244	80.7	15.4	5.1
1997	1300	86.1	15.1	4.7
1998	1317	88.4	14.9	7.8
1999	1266	95.0	13.3	4.7
2000	1372	96.0	14.3	12
2001	1393	97.0	14.4	6.7
2002	1472	108.6	13.6	3.9
2003	1472	108.6	13.6	3.9
2004	1559	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1608	100.6	16.0	4.6
2006	1657	103.0	16.1	5.9
2007	1690	91.6	18.4	6.3
2008	1682	100.6	16.7	7.5
2009	1685	102.4	16.5	6.3
2010	1665	108.6	15.3	8.7
2011	1611	105.0	15.3	8.7
2012	1582	111.2	14.2	8.3
2013	1475	113.8	12.9	4.5
2014	1419	110.4	12.8	10.5
2015	1300	99.0	13.1	18.6
2016	1244	97.0	12.8	23.7
2017	1263	90.6	13.9	24.3
2018	1266	94.6	13.3	22.7
2019	1205	92.0	13.0	22.7
2020	1194	102.0	11.7	23.2
2021	1160	102.1	11.3	22.7
2022	1122	96.9	11.5	24.2
2023	1145	95.1	12.0	25
2024	1178	98.6	11.9	27.5

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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