Is Wellington C Mepham High School a good school?

Yes. Wellington C Mepham High School ranks in the top 9.3% of New York high schools.

How many students attend Wellington C Mepham High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,260 students attended Wellington C Mepham High School.

What is the racial makeup of Wellington C Mepham High School?

Students at Wellington C Mepham High School are 69% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Wellington C Mepham High School?

Wellington C Mepham High School is fed by the following schools: Middle : Grand Avenue Middle School

Wellington C Mepham High School

Summary:

Wellington C Mepham High School is a public magnet high school located in Bellmore, New York, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 1,260 students. This high-performing school consistently ranks among the top high schools in New York, thanks to its exceptional academic achievements and strong support for diverse student populations.

Wellington C Mepham High School stands out for its impressive academic performance, with students significantly outperforming state averages on Regents/Common Core exams across multiple subjects, including Algebra II (95.58% vs. 74.04%), English Language Arts (99.39% vs. 78.55%), and Global History and Geography (95.19% vs. 76.9%). The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the top 25 high schools in New York for African American students and in the top 57 for Hispanic students. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate is consistently high, ranging from 84.3% to 96.1%, outperforming the state average, and its dropout rates are low, ranging from 0.2% to 10.0%.

When compared to nearby schools, such as East Meadow High School and Wantagh Senior High School, Wellington C Mepham High School maintains a strong academic standing, with higher proficiency rates in many subject areas. Within the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, the school also outperforms its counterpart, John F. Kennedy High School, on several key metrics. This high level of performance is supported by the school's strong resource allocation, with per-student spending ranging from $18,400 to $20,440, and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.8 to 12.6.

Detail:

Public, Magnet 9-12

2401 Camp Ave
Bellmore, NY 11710-3099

(516) 992-1500

District: Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,440

Feeder schools for Wellington C Mepham High School:

Middle:

Grand Avenue Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.8

Number of students: 1,260

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.3%

Hispanic:

14.0%

Asian:

9.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 18.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wellington C Mepham High School ranks better than 90.7% of high schools in New York. It also ranks first among 3 ranked high schools in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.51. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Wellington C Mepham 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 Wellington C Mepham High School has the largest high school student body size in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District. Racial makeup is: White (69.3%), Hispanic (14%), Asian (9.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 18.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wellington C Mepham High School is 11.8, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District! (See more...)

Compare Wellington C Mepham High School employs 105.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wellington C Mepham High School is $20,440, which is the lowest among 3 high schools in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wellington C Mepham High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wellington C Mepham High School 115^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Wellington C Mepham High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District 114^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wellington C Mepham High School

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Rank History for all students at Wellington C Mepham High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	69.87	180^th	935	80.7%
2006	73.97	103^rd	986	89.6%
2007	74.12	103^rd	1002	89.7%
2008	74.86	94^th	1027	90.8%
2009	76.75	67^th	1086	93.8%
2010	79.59	32^nd	1117	97.1%
2011	77.31	84^th	1165	92.8%
2012	79.69	76^th	1198	93.7%
2013	80.21	81^st	1217	93.3%
2014	80.52	51^st	1237	95.9%
2015	76.91	104^th	1255	91.7%
2016	71.48	211^th	1255	83.2%
2017	78.63	127^th	1221	89.6%
2018	78.20	134^th	1210	88.9%
2019	79.06	120^th	1207	90.1%
2021	69.89	146^th	519	71.9%
2022	77.81	153^rd	1190	87.1%
2023	78.72	141^st	1228	88.5%
2024	80.51	115^th	1242	90.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wellington C Mepham High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	86.14	36^th	583	93.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Wellington C Mepham High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.81	153^rd	1095	86.0%
2019	81.51	133^rd	1132	88.3%
2021	85.77	10^th	137	92.7%
2022	79.75	118^th	1038	88.6%
2023	85.42	84^th	1130	92.6%
2024	84.12	99^th	1144	91.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wellington C Mepham High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.05	137^th	1154	88.1%
2019	77.61	99^th	1179	91.6%
2021	63.06	91^st	289	68.5%
2022	76.83	99^th	1101	91.0%
2023	74.23	155^th	1155	86.6%
2024	77.02	109^th	1170	90.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Wellington C Mepham High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.70	107^th	1176	90.9%
2019	79.91	98^th	1193	91.8%
2021	76.13	44^th	290	84.8%
2022	77.66	152^nd	1155	86.8%
2023	78.08	162^nd	1197	86.5%
2024	80.48	114^th	1219	90.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Wellington C Mepham High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.11	167^th	1176	85.8%
2019	76.40	163^rd	1190	86.3%
2021	66.22	101^st	354	71.5%
2022	76.52	163^rd	1154	85.9%
2023	78.79	140^th	1191	88.2%
2024	79.35	133^rd	1211	89.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Wellington C Mepham High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.27	128^th	426	70.0%
2019	72.85	100^th	447	77.6%
2022	66.98	134^th	386	65.3%
2023	69.42	120^th	424	71.7%
2024	64.59	149^th	426	65.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Wellington C Mepham High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	80.41	75^th	679	89.0%
2022	94.38	13^th	593	97.8%
2023	88.28	33^rd	671	95.1%
2024	89.05	24^th	690	96.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wellington C Mepham High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.90	115^th	791	85.5%
2019	76.13	135^th	815	83.4%
2021	77.55	7^th	64	89.1%
2022	81.88	69^th	760	90.9%
2023	84.64	51^st	851	94.0%
2024	85.04	57^th	865	93.4%

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Rank History for White students at Wellington C Mepham High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.97	135^th	765	82.4%
2019	72.67	114^th	793	85.6%
2021	59.01	59^th	133	55.6%
2022	65.32	197^th	738	73.3%
2023	65.90	197^th	776	74.6%
2024	71.03	143^rd	781	81.7%

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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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by a student on FaceBook
Saturday, November 5, 2011

I didn't realize how good the school was until I left.

It's an excellent education at a reasonable price. Close Quote

by a student
Friday, September 2, 2011

This is an absolutely fabulous school to go to. The vast majority of students attending Mepham High School manage to get into good colleges. The staff and teachers are caring, considerate, and above all else, competent at what they do. There are hardly any teachers that will make it truly difficult for students to do poorly, let alone fail.
I graduated this year, so as a former alumni, I look forward to seeing how my sister and brother do here. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Wellington C Mepham High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	1193	33	0	11	0	n/a	n/a	1237
1990	1176	27	1	15	0	n/a	n/a	1219
1991	1159	12	15	6	0	n/a	n/a	1192
1992	1119	6	11	17	0	n/a	n/a	1153
1993	1060	23	22	30	0	n/a	n/a	1135
1994	1060	29	31	15	0	n/a	n/a	1135
1995	1121	38	42	35	0	n/a	n/a	1236
1996	1121	38	42	35	0	n/a	n/a	1236
1997	1126	37	41	30	0	n/a	n/a	1234
1998	1127	22	34	31	0	n/a	n/a	1214
1999	1065	26	56	43	0	n/a	n/a	1190
2000	1126	31	24	31	0	n/a	n/a	1212
2001	1091	34	36	33	0	n/a	n/a	1194
2002	1106	34	76	43	0	n/a	n/a	1259
2003	1106	34	76	43	0	n/a	n/a	1259
2004	1132	33	72	47	0	n/a	n/a	1284
2005	1144	29	66	44	0	n/a	n/a	1283
2006	1143	32	65	47	0	n/a	n/a	1287
2007	1128	35	56	49	1	n/a	n/a	1269
2008	1174	30	64	53	1	n/a	n/a	1322
2009	1138	36	81	59	0	n/a	n/a	1314
2010	1146	37	69	60	0	n/a	n/a	1312
2011	1134	29	67	92	5	0	3	1330
2012	1159	37	69	97	1	0	2	1365
2013	1158	33	72	94	2	1	1	1361
2014	1115	34	94	80	3	0	2	1328
2015	1078	43	94	61	4	0	2	1282
2016	1036	38	84	75	4	0	4	1241
2017	1003	31	78	93	6	4	7	1222
2018	1001	30	75	114	7	5	16	1248
2019	960	21	87	142	5	4	22	1241
2020	949	22	105	155	8	3	25	1267
2021	935	31	107	152	10	4	29	1268
2022	919	38	115	175	9	2	32	1290
2023	873	43	125	177	9	1	32	1260

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 Wellington C Mepham High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1237	75.4	16.4	n/a
1990	1219	75.0	16.2	n/a
1991	1192	74.9	15.9	n/a
1992	1153	70.8	16.2	n/a
1993	1135	61.9	18.3	n/a
1994	1135	64.9	17.5	1
1995	1236	71.5	17.3	1.5
1996	1236	71.5	17.3	1.5
1997	1234	68.0	18.1	0.2
1998	1214	65.4	18.6	0.8
1999	1190	65.5	18.2	0.8
2000	1212	61.5	19.7	1.2
2001	1194	68.6	17.4	1.5
2002	1259	71.5	17.6	2.1
2003	1259	71.5	17.6	2.1
2004	1284	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1283	80.0	16.0	1.6
2006	1287	81.0	15.9	1.2
2007	1269	79.1	16.0	1.8
2008	1322	81.6	16.2	2.6
2009	1314	82.8	15.9	2.1
2010	1312	86.4	15.1	2.1
2011	1330	90.9	14.6	3.3
2012	1365	82.5	16.5	3.8
2013	1361	85.1	15.9	7.3
2014	1328	79.2	16.7	7.3
2015	1282	80.0	16.0	11.5
2016	1241	83.0	14.9	12
2017	1222	83.9	14.5	12.9
2018	1248	84.0	14.8	14.3
2019	1241	83.2	14.8	13.9
2020	1267	106.6	11.8	16.6
2021	1268	103.5	12.2	15.5
2022	1290	101.9	12.6	17.3
2023	1260	105.9	11.8	18.1

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 Wellington C Mepham High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1237	75.4	16.4	n/a
1990	1219	75.0	16.2	n/a
1991	1192	74.9	15.9	n/a
1992	1153	70.8	16.2	n/a
1993	1135	61.9	18.3	n/a
1994	1135	64.9	17.5	1
1995	1236	71.5	17.3	1.5
1996	1236	71.5	17.3	1.5
1997	1234	68.0	18.1	0.2
1998	1214	65.4	18.6	0.8
1999	1190	65.5	18.2	0.8
2000	1212	61.5	19.7	1.2
2001	1194	68.6	17.4	1.5
2002	1259	71.5	17.6	2.1
2003	1259	71.5	17.6	2.1
2004	1284	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1283	80.0	16.0	1.6
2006	1287	81.0	15.9	1.2
2007	1269	79.1	16.0	1.8
2008	1322	81.6	16.2	2.6
2009	1314	82.8	15.9	2.1
2010	1312	86.4	15.1	2.1
2011	1330	90.9	14.6	3.3
2012	1365	82.5	16.5	3.8
2013	1361	85.1	15.9	7.3
2014	1328	79.2	16.7	7.3
2015	1282	80.0	16.0	11.5
2016	1241	83.0	14.9	12
2017	1222	83.9	14.5	12.9
2018	1248	84.0	14.8	14.3
2019	1241	83.2	14.8	13.9
2020	1267	106.6	11.8	16.6
2021	1268	103.5	12.2	15.5
2022	1290	101.9	12.6	17.3
2023	1260	105.9	11.8	18.1

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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