Is Islip High School a good school?

Islip High School ranks 448 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Islip High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 891 students attended Islip High School.

What is the racial makeup of Islip High School?

Students at Islip High School are 49% White, 37% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Islip High School?

Islip High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Commack Road Elementary School Elementary : Maud S Sherwood Elementary School Elementary : Wing Elementary School Middle : Islip Middle School

Islip High School

Summary:

Islip High School is a public high school located in Islip, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 892 students. The school is part of the Islip Union Free School District, which is ranked 642 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Islip High School has consistently performed well on Regents/Common Core exams, with several subject areas exceeding the state and district averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school had 91.27% proficiency in Regents/Common Core English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 78.55% and the district average of 91.27%. The school has also shown strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking 147th out of 690 New York high schools for African American students and 256th out of 865 for Hispanic students, both with 4-star ratings. Islip High School has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 94.8% over the past few years, and a low dropout rate, ranging from 2.0% to 10.0% during the same period.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Central Islip Senior High School and Brentwood High School, Islip High School's performance is generally stronger, with higher state rankings and academic proficiency rates. The school also has a relatively high spending per student, ranging from $16,914 to $21,250 over the past few years, and a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.6 to 10.2, which may contribute to its academic success. While the school faces some challenges, such as higher spending per student and moderate free and reduced lunch rates, its overall academic performance and student outcomes make it a standout among the nearby high schools.

Detail:

Public 9-12

2508 Union Blvd
Islip, NY 11751-3159

(631) 650-8301

District: Islip Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
448^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,126

Feeder schools for Islip High School:

Elementary:	Commack Road Elementary School
	Maud S Sherwood Elementary School
	Wing Elementary School
Middle:	Islip Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.0

Number of students: 891

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.6%

Hispanic:

36.9%

African American:

7.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 38.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Islip High School ranks better than 63.9% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.45. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at 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 (48.6%), Hispanic (36.9%), African American (7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 38.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Islip High School is 9. (See more...)

Compare Islip High School employs 98.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Islip High School is $21,126.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Islip High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Islip High School 448^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Islip High School in the ranking list.)

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Islip Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Islip Union Free School District 642^nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Islip High School

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Rank History for all students at Islip High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	73.08	107^th	935	88.6%
2006	67.79	245^th	986	75.2%
2007	67.46	263^rd	1002	73.8%
2008	72.87	140^th	1027	86.4%
2009	67.95	266^th	1086	75.5%
2010	65.10	349^th	1117	68.8%
2011	72.15	205^th	1165	82.4%
2012	73.23	234^th	1198	80.5%
2013	70.56	319^th	1217	73.8%
2014	62.53	427^th	1237	65.5%
2015	61.84	421^st	1255	66.5%
2016	60.03	457^th	1255	63.6%
2017	62.51	411^th	1221	66.3%
2018	70.59	313^th	1210	74.1%
2019	75.60	206^th	1207	82.9%
2022	74.37	222^nd	1190	81.3%
2023	73.08	266^th	1228	78.3%
2024	64.45	448^th	1242	63.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Islip High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.91	75^th	157	52.2%
2019	77.30	20^th	165	87.9%
2024	60.08	111^th	306	63.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Islip High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.87	136^th	546	75.1%
2019	79.84	56^th	565	90.1%
2022	87.40	19^th	481	96.0%
2023	70.43	92^nd	583	84.2%
2024	50.19	262^nd	637	58.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Islip High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.00	197^th	1095	82.0%
2019	76.25	195^th	1132	82.8%
2022	77.61	135^th	1038	87.0%
2023	81.52	123^rd	1130	89.1%
2024	65.15	291^st	1144	74.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.42	328^th	1154	71.6%
2019	70.00	217^th	1179	81.6%
2022	68.86	216^th	1101	80.4%
2023	67.38	254^th	1155	78.0%
2024	53.59	493^rd	1170	57.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Islip High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.80	318^th	1176	73.0%
2019	74.93	221^st	1193	81.5%
2022	76.70	166^th	1155	85.6%
2023	75.32	228^th	1197	81.0%
2024	66.44	408^th	1219	66.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Islip High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.71	300^th	1176	74.5%
2019	74.51	211^th	1190	82.3%
2022	70.48	284^th	1154	75.4%
2023	70.39	308^th	1191	74.1%
2024	61.68	456^th	1211	62.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Islip High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.89	218^th	426	48.8%
2019	63.81	184^th	447	58.8%
2022	63.18	154^th	386	60.1%
2023	64.12	158^th	424	62.7%
2024	55.15	201^st	426	52.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Islip High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	90.85	14^th	679	97.9%
2019	88.58	20^th	686	97.1%
2022	80.17	66^th	593	88.9%
2023	86.88	44^th	671	93.4%
2024	70.25	147^th	690	78.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Islip High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.22	231^st	791	70.8%
2019	73.19	164^th	815	79.9%
2022	75.44	135^th	760	82.2%
2023	74.76	156^th	851	81.7%
2024	62.82	256^th	865	70.4%

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Rank History for White students at Islip High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.63	224^th	765	70.7%
2019	71.59	130^th	793	83.6%
2022	71.22	131^st	738	82.2%
2023	69.74	153^rd	776	80.3%
2024	63.39	253^rd	781	67.6%

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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 Islip High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	868	23	15	47	2	n/a	n/a	955
1990	799	25	10	29	0	n/a	n/a	863
1991	769	26	15	54	0	n/a	n/a	864
1992	733	22	11	51	1	n/a	n/a	818
1993	732	25	17	55	0	n/a	n/a	829
1994	708	24	22	83	0	n/a	n/a	837
1995	644	29	11	92	0	n/a	n/a	776
1996	644	29	11	92	0	n/a	n/a	776
1997	681	34	7	78	1	n/a	n/a	801
1998	694	32	4	76	0	n/a	n/a	806
1999	735	35	5	75	0	n/a	n/a	850
2000	783	41	2	79	0	n/a	n/a	905
2001	750	41	1	73	0	n/a	n/a	865
2002	886	41	22	66	1	n/a	n/a	1016
2003	886	41	22	66	1	n/a	n/a	1016
2004	947	42	15	81	0	n/a	n/a	1085
2005	968	48	18	99	1	n/a	n/a	1134
2006	957	54	10	109	1	n/a	n/a	1131
2007	977	49	15	133	4	n/a	n/a	1178
2008	900	63	33	156	2	n/a	n/a	1154
2009	888	70	37	134	1	n/a	n/a	1130
2010	899	67	46	147	2	n/a	n/a	1161
2011	882	70	45	151	2	0	0	1150
2012	873	62	44	173	1	1	8	1162
2013	846	65	32	194	1	3	14	1155
2014	777	67	23	204	0	0	22	1093
2015	722	58	21	198	0	0	23	1022
2016	662	59	16	202	0	0	21	960
2017	637	59	36	214	0	0	25	971
2018	617	57	48	245	0	1	25	993
2019	593	53	48	244	0	1	21	960
2020	580	48	49	257	0	1	29	964
2021	542	52	45	273	1	2	28	943
2022	497	47	41	280	2	1	25	893
2023	454	56	45	305	3	1	28	892
2024	433	62	42	329	3	0	22	891

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 Islip High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	955	69.1	13.8	n/a
1990	863	64.7	13.3	n/a
1991	864	63.2	13.6	n/a
1992	818	55.7	14.6	n/a
1993	829	47.3	17.5	n/a
1994	837	56.3	14.9	6.6
1995	776	53.8	14.4	6.7
1996	776	53.8	14.4	6.7
1997	801	56.6	14.2	7.9
1998	806	60.2	13.4	13.8
1999	850	63.1	13.5	5.1
2000	905	68.2	13.3	7.2
2001	865	70.0	12.4	8.7
2002	1016	75.5	13.5	13.7
2003	1016	75.5	13.5	13.7
2004	1085	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1134	77.3	14.7	19.4
2006	1131	80.0	14.1	18.3
2007	1178	84.1	14.0	15.4
2008	1154	93.0	12.4	14.7
2009	1130	98.5	11.5	13.1
2010	1161	92.0	12.6	19.9
2011	1150	89.4	12.8	21.4
2012	1162	92.4	12.5	24.8
2013	1155	94.0	12.2	19.3
2014	1093	90.5	12.0	21.8
2015	1022	84.0	12.1	24.4
2016	960	86.0	11.1	27.1
2017	971	83.0	11.6	29.1
2018	993	86.2	11.5	25.6
2019	960	79.7	12.0	28.5
2020	964	95.6	10.0	28.2
2021	943	91.9	10.2	29.9
2022	893	91.7	9.7	32
2023	892	92.4	9.6	32.8
2024	891	98.4	9.0	38.9

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 Islip High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	955	69.1	13.8	n/a
1990	863	64.7	13.3	n/a
1991	864	63.2	13.6	n/a
1992	818	55.7	14.6	n/a
1993	829	47.3	17.5	n/a
1994	837	56.3	14.9	6.6
1995	776	53.8	14.4	6.7
1996	776	53.8	14.4	6.7
1997	801	56.6	14.2	7.9
1998	806	60.2	13.4	13.8
1999	850	63.1	13.5	5.1
2000	905	68.2	13.3	7.2
2001	865	70.0	12.4	8.7
2002	1016	75.5	13.5	13.7
2003	1016	75.5	13.5	13.7
2004	1085	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1134	77.3	14.7	19.4
2006	1131	80.0	14.1	18.3
2007	1178	84.1	14.0	15.4
2008	1154	93.0	12.4	14.7
2009	1130	98.5	11.5	13.1
2010	1161	92.0	12.6	19.9
2011	1150	89.4	12.8	21.4
2012	1162	92.4	12.5	24.8
2013	1155	94.0	12.2	19.3
2014	1093	90.5	12.0	21.8
2015	1022	84.0	12.1	24.4
2016	960	86.0	11.1	27.1
2017	971	83.0	11.6	29.1
2018	993	86.2	11.5	25.6
2019	960	79.7	12.0	28.5
2020	964	95.6	10.0	28.2
2021	943	91.9	10.2	29.9
2022	893	91.7	9.7	32
2023	892	92.4	9.6	32.8
2024	891	98.4	9.0	38.9

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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