Is Longwood High School a good school?

Longwood High School ranks 553 rd of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Longwood High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,993 students attended Longwood High School.

What is the racial makeup of Longwood High School?

Students at Longwood High School are 42% White, 31% Hispanic, 19% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Longwood High School

Summary:

Longwood High School is a public high school located in Middle Island, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,977 students. It is part of the Longwood Central School District, which is ranked 742 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Longwood High School has consistently ranked in the middle-to-lower range of New York high schools, typically between 500-600 out of around 1,200 schools, with a SchoolDigger rating that has fluctuated between 2-4 stars out of 5, with the most recent rating being 3 stars. The school performs relatively well for its Asian, African American, and Hispanic student populations, ranking in the top half of New York high schools for these subgroups, but struggles with its multi-racial and English Language Learner student populations, ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of New York high schools. Longwood High School's four-year graduation rate has been around 85% in recent years, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has been higher than the state average, ranging from 4.2% to 10% in recent years. The school also has a chronic absenteeism rate of around 35-38%, significantly higher than the state average.

In most Regents/Common Core exams, Longwood High School performs at or slightly below the Longwood Central School District average, and below the New York state average. However, the school excels in Chemistry, Algebra II, and English Language Arts, where it outperforms the district and state averages. Compared to nearby schools, Longwood High School's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than William Floyd High School, but lags behind higher-performing schools in the area, such as Eastport-South Manor Junior Senior High School, Miller Place High School, and Shoreham-Wading River High School. The school's challenges appear to be influenced by its socioeconomic factors and the overall performance of its school district.

Detail:

Public 9-12

100 Longwood Rd
Middle Island, NY 11953-2000

(631) 345-9200

District: Longwood Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
553^rd of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,975

Student/teacher ratio: 13.2

Number of students: 2,993

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.8%

Hispanic:

30.8%

African American:

19.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Longwood High School ranks better than 55.5% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.99. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Longwood 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 Student population at Longwood High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (41.8%), Hispanic (30.8%), African American (19.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 44.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Longwood High School is 13.2. (See more...)

Compare Longwood High School employs 225.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Longwood High School is $19,975.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Longwood High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Longwood High School 553^rd of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Longwood High School in the ranking list.)

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Longwood Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Longwood Central School District 742^nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Longwood High School

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Rank History for all students at Longwood High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	50.93	577^th	935	38.3%
2006	48.75	616^th	986	37.5%
2007	50.28	623^rd	1002	37.8%
2008	46.19	673^rd	1027	34.5%
2009	54.82	558^th	1086	48.6%
2010	49.99	643^rd	1117	42.4%
2011	42.37	737^th	1165	36.7%
2012	59.14	560^th	1198	53.3%
2013	61.43	525^th	1217	56.9%
2014	57.60	533^rd	1237	56.9%
2015	52.70	623^rd	1255	50.4%
2016	60.05	456^th	1255	63.7%
2017	51.35	612^th	1221	49.9%
2018	52.34	637^th	1210	47.4%
2019	57.63	580^th	1207	51.9%
2021	71.58	123^rd	519	76.3%
2022	57.50	539^th	1190	54.7%
2023	57.27	559^th	1228	54.5%
2024	57.99	553^rd	1242	55.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Longwood High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	50.25	95^th	165	42.4%
2022	42.40	136^th	212	35.8%
2023	35.53	194^th	272	28.7%
2024	40.64	201^st	306	34.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Longwood High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.67	256^th	546	53.1%
2019	45.46	270^th	565	52.2%
2021	42.71	14^th	23	39.1%
2022	41.58	265^th	481	44.9%
2023	38.58	368^th	583	36.9%
2024	53.12	241^st	637	62.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Longwood High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.49	523^rd	1095	52.2%
2019	51.11	486^th	1132	57.1%
2021	67.44	38^th	137	72.3%
2022	52.83	396^th	1038	61.8%
2023	48.19	502^nd	1130	55.6%
2024	49.01	493^rd	1144	56.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.53	642^nd	1154	44.4%
2019	51.21	585^th	1179	50.4%
2021	73.54	44^th	289	84.8%
2022	47.67	570^th	1101	48.2%
2023	46.52	600^th	1155	48.1%
2024	47.35	587^th	1170	49.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Longwood High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.99	243^rd	498	51.2%
2019	63.97	136^th	493	72.4%
2022	42.91	202^nd	389	48.1%
2023	52.55	193^rd	531	63.7%
2024	63.99	118^th	564	79.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Longwood High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.31	614^th	1176	47.8%
2019	58.35	552^nd	1193	53.7%
2021	75.73	47^th	290	83.8%
2022	59.07	493^rd	1155	57.3%
2023	60.81	497^th	1197	58.5%
2024	64.34	447^th	1219	63.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Longwood High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.14	637^th	1176	45.8%
2019	55.50	567^th	1190	52.4%
2021	70.38	70^th	354	80.2%
2022	54.60	543^rd	1154	52.9%
2023	53.74	575^th	1191	51.7%
2024	54.84	575^th	1211	52.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Longwood High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.41	221^st	426	48.1%
2019	55.63	235^th	447	47.4%
2022	61.74	161^st	386	58.3%
2023	56.64	200^th	424	52.8%
2024	57.95	184^th	426	56.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Longwood High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.68	269^th	679	60.4%
2019	64.48	201^st	686	70.7%
2021	83.21	5^th	42	88.1%
2022	64.66	170^th	593	71.3%
2023	65.00	182^nd	671	72.9%
2024	59.82	225^th	690	67.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Longwood High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.49	318^th	791	59.8%
2019	59.05	302^nd	815	62.9%
2021	71.32	13^th	64	79.7%
2022	56.05	296^th	760	61.1%
2023	55.74	318^th	851	62.6%
2024	59.89	290^th	865	66.5%

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Rank History for Native American students at Longwood High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	78.66	6^th	46	87.0%

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Rank History for White students at Longwood High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.36	442^nd	765	42.2%
2019	54.13	377^th	793	52.5%
2021	76.02	17^th	133	87.2%
2022	54.35	339^th	738	54.1%
2023	57.18	329^th	776	57.6%
2024	58.01	333^rd	781	57.4%

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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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Reviews:

by a student
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

I am a student graduating with the 2013 class. Within the past 4 years, I can say it was a good school overall. The history teachers knew what they were teaching, very reachable. The math teachers weren't the best in my opinion. Some don't have the skills to teach and some are not approachable. From 9th to 12th I would say half of the math teachers i recieved were able to perform to their duties. The english teachers were good. They are very outgoing and they take pride of their work and students. The science teachers were overall good teachers. They are very knowlegable and cool. They are also approachable and willing to put in the effort. Basically all the teachers were good except for the math teachers. The math department is going have to step their game up or quit. Close Quote

by a student
Sunday, August 19, 2012

I am a past studet....graduated in 1977.....Therefore my rating is based upon that time frame. At that time I believe Longwood was a highly effective school, granting me a quality education. I was in honor classes and received regents scholarships in both my undergraduate and graduate studies. The only problem I had was at that time, not too many african americans attended the school and I definately didn't have many in my classes which is why I yearned for a Historically black college during my undergraduate years. I hope the school continue to produce high level academics and students. I welcome a more recent graduate to review. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Longwood High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	1503	179	91	92	7	n/a	n/a	0	1872
1990	1422	270	55	99	5	n/a	n/a	0	1851
1991	1603	256	41	82	0	n/a	n/a	0	1982
1992	1619	236	13	117	2	n/a	n/a	0	1987
1993	1597	267	31	165	15	n/a	n/a	0	2075
1994	1528	308	42	194	16	n/a	n/a	0	2088
1995	1586	283	49	169	13	n/a	n/a	0	2100
1996	1586	283	49	169	13	n/a	n/a	0	2100
1997	1574	298	64	163	11	n/a	n/a	0	2110
1998	1566	278	71	166	15	n/a	n/a	0	2096
1999	1483	326	57	273	0	n/a	n/a	0	2139
2000	1513	317	44	190	17	n/a	n/a	0	2081
2001	1434	369	66	265	11	n/a	n/a	0	2145
2002	1964	651	114	343	22	n/a	n/a	0	3094
2003	1964	651	114	343	22	n/a	n/a	0	3094
2004	1989	697	106	327	19	n/a	n/a	0	3138
2005	2034	656	112	403	12	n/a	n/a	0	3217
2006	2020	736	111	369	10	n/a	n/a	0	3246
2007	1922	719	107	397	12	n/a	n/a	0	3157
2008	1908	676	102	419	7	n/a	n/a	0	3112
2009	1849	664	102	435	8	n/a	n/a	5	3063
2010	1788	647	112	458	10	n/a	n/a	8	3023
2011	1754	601	97	444	11	0	25	0	2932
2012	1647	546	95	509	6	2	40	0	2845
2013	1576	544	95	518	9	3	52	0	2797
2014	1483	511	89	537	12	0	73	0	2705
2015	1451	534	91	582	15	0	78	0	2751
2016	1353	529	95	637	16	0	79	0	2709
2017	1304	547	95	692	16	9	89	0	2752
2018	1364	560	93	724	14	10	76	0	2841
2019	1394	551	95	732	14	8	91	0	2885
2020	1401	528	96	777	12	7	95	0	2916
2021	1441	526	97	798	11	6	115	0	2994
2022	1348	546	104	877	10	7	133	0	3025
2023	1261	571	101	899	6	6	133	0	2977
2024	1252	572	98	923	3	6	139	0	2993

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 Longwood High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1872	136.5	13.7	n/a
1990	1851	135.6	13.6	n/a
1991	1982	136.6	14.5	n/a
1992	1987	127.9	15.5	n/a
1993	2075	114.9	18.1	n/a
1994	2088	108.9	19.2	3.4
1995	2100	115.9	18.1	5.2
1996	2100	115.9	18.1	5.2
1997	2110	116.2	18.2	13.8
1998	2096	119.8	17.5	9.9
1999	2139	121.8	17.6	10.4
2000	2081	124.7	16.7	14.9
2001	2145	132.9	16.1	10.3
2002	3094	204.3	15.1	14.4
2003	3094	204.3	15.1	14.4
2004	3138	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	3217	213.9	15.0	17.1
2006	3246	216.0	15.0	17.4
2007	3157	219.5	14.4	19.9
2008	3112	221.2	14.1	19
2009	3063	214.3	14.3	26.3
2010	3023	211.7	14.2	29.2
2011	2932	206.7	14.1	29.2
2012	2845	198.9	14.2	35.1
2013	2797	190.0	14.7	42
2014	2705	184.4	14.6	41.5
2015	2751	187.0	14.7	44
2016	2709	191.0	14.1	47.9
2017	2752	195.5	14.0	50.7
2018	2841	201.6	14.0	50.7
2019	2885	198.6	14.5	48.7
2020	2916	221.5	13.1	48.2
2021	2994	216.4	13.8	40.5
2022	3025	215.2	14.0	42.9
2023	2977	221.9	13.4	44.1
2024	2993	225.2	13.2	44.1

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 Longwood High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1872	136.5	13.7	n/a
1990	1851	135.6	13.6	n/a
1991	1982	136.6	14.5	n/a
1992	1987	127.9	15.5	n/a
1993	2075	114.9	18.1	n/a
1994	2088	108.9	19.2	3.4
1995	2100	115.9	18.1	5.2
1996	2100	115.9	18.1	5.2
1997	2110	116.2	18.2	13.8
1998	2096	119.8	17.5	9.9
1999	2139	121.8	17.6	10.4
2000	2081	124.7	16.7	14.9
2001	2145	132.9	16.1	10.3
2002	3094	204.3	15.1	14.4
2003	3094	204.3	15.1	14.4
2004	3138	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	3217	213.9	15.0	17.1
2006	3246	216.0	15.0	17.4
2007	3157	219.5	14.4	19.9
2008	3112	221.2	14.1	19
2009	3063	214.3	14.3	26.3
2010	3023	211.7	14.2	29.2
2011	2932	206.7	14.1	29.2
2012	2845	198.9	14.2	35.1
2013	2797	190.0	14.7	42
2014	2705	184.4	14.6	41.5
2015	2751	187.0	14.7	44
2016	2709	191.0	14.1	47.9
2017	2752	195.5	14.0	50.7
2018	2841	201.6	14.0	50.7
2019	2885	198.6	14.5	48.7
2020	2916	221.5	13.1	48.2
2021	2994	216.4	13.8	40.5
2022	3025	215.2	14.0	42.9
2023	2977	221.9	13.4	44.1
2024	2993	225.2	13.2	44.1

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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