Is North Babylon High School a good school?

North Babylon High School ranks 602 nd of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend North Babylon High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,558 students attended North Babylon High School.

What is the racial makeup of North Babylon High School?

Students at North Babylon High School are 34% Hispanic, 30% White, 25% African American, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into North Babylon High School?

North Babylon High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Belmont Elementary School Elementary : Marion G Vedder Elementary School Elementary : Parliament Place School Elementary : William E Deluca Junior Elementary School Elementary : Woods Road Elementary School Middle : Robert Moses Middle School

North Babylon High School

Summary:

North Babylon High School is a public high school serving 1,506 students in grades 9-12 in the North Babylon Union Free School District, which is ranked 768 out of 865 districts in New York and rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

North Babylon High School has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of New York high schools, ranking between 598-624 out of 1190-1242 high schools over the past 5 years and maintaining a 2-3 star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger. The school performs relatively well for its African American and Hispanic student populations, ranking in the top 25-30% of New York high schools for these subgroups, but struggles with its White and Asian student populations, ranking in the bottom 40-50% of high schools for these groups. North Babylon High School also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 22.7% to 51.1% over the past 5 years, significantly above the state average.

Compared to nearby high schools, North Babylon High School generally performs in the middle to lower range. Babylon Junior-Senior High School and West Islip Senior High School significantly outperform North Babylon across various metrics, while Wyandanch Memorial High School, which is also in the lower-performing range, has similar challenges to North Babylon in terms of student achievement and socioeconomic factors.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1 Phelps Ln
North Babylon, NY 11703-4097

(631) 620-7101

District: North Babylon Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
602^nd of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,559

Feeder schools for North Babylon High School:

Elementary:	Belmont Elementary School
	Marion G Vedder Elementary School
	Parliament Place School
	William E Deluca Junior Elementary School
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	Woods Road Elementary School
Middle:	Robert Moses Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.2

Number of students: 1,558

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.3%

White:

30.5%

African American:

24.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 48.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details North Babylon High School ranks better than 51.5% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.74. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at North Babylon 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 North Babylon High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (34.3%), White (30.5%), African American (24.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 48.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

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

Compare North Babylon High School employs 117.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at North Babylon High School is $11,559.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

North Babylon High School:

SchoolDigger ranks North Babylon High School 602^nd of 1242 New York public high schools. (See North Babylon High School in the ranking list.)

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North Babylon Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks North Babylon Union Free School District 768^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for North Babylon High School

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Rank History for all students at North Babylon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	47.17	616^th	935	34.1%
2006	55.97	522^nd	986	47.1%
2008	58.85	501^st	1027	51.2%
2009	47.96	654^th	1086	39.8%
2010	46.91	686^th	1117	38.6%
2011	41.03	749^th	1165	35.7%
2012	49.61	685^th	1198	42.8%
2013	53.82	655^th	1217	46.2%
2014	50.87	639^th	1237	48.3%
2015	50.64	655^th	1255	47.8%
2016	49.73	655^th	1255	47.8%
2017	45.79	673^rd	1221	44.9%
2018	48.18	691^st	1210	42.9%
2019	52.78	644^th	1207	46.6%
2021	61.28	223^rd	519	57.0%
2022	52.74	598^th	1190	49.7%
2023	51.62	624^th	1228	49.2%
2024	53.74	602^nd	1242	51.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at North Babylon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	49.32	147^th	272	46.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at North Babylon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.97	368^th	546	32.6%
2019	35.61	361^st	565	36.1%
2022	65.73	90^th	481	81.3%
2023	42.91	312^th	583	46.5%
2024	48.04	285^th	637	55.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at North Babylon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	55.40	423^rd	1095	61.4%
2019	49.10	518^th	1132	54.2%
2022	56.68	355^th	1038	65.8%
2023	53.54	430^th	1130	61.9%
2024	57.57	389^th	1144	66.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at North Babylon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.78	686^th	1154	40.6%
2019	45.49	670^th	1179	43.2%
2021	54.91	133^rd	289	54.0%
2022	51.92	513^th	1101	53.4%
2023	47.71	577^th	1155	50.0%
2024	53.47	496^th	1170	57.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at North Babylon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.18	178^th	498	64.3%
2019	48.27	230^th	493	53.3%
2022	53.47	128^th	389	67.1%
2023	64.26	97^th	531	81.7%
2024	76.45	54^th	564	90.4%

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Rank History for Female students at North Babylon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.19	673^rd	1176	42.8%
2019	50.52	661^st	1193	44.6%
2021	78.02	35^th	290	87.9%
2022	53.74	567^th	1155	50.9%
2023	51.65	615^th	1197	48.6%
2024	51.92	616^th	1219	49.5%

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Rank History for Male students at North Babylon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.21	680^th	1176	42.2%
2019	53.45	603^rd	1190	49.3%
2021	48.00	208^th	354	41.2%
2022	50.27	601^st	1154	47.9%
2023	51.69	606^th	1191	49.1%
2024	55.02	571^st	1211	52.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at North Babylon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.89	245^th	426	42.5%
2019	54.40	241^st	447	46.1%
2022	50.37	219^th	386	43.3%
2023	48.47	243^rd	424	42.7%
2024	43.69	262^nd	426	38.5%

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Rank History for African American students at North Babylon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.85	267^th	679	60.7%
2019	61.25	227^th	686	66.9%
2021	66.01	11^th	42	73.8%
2022	65.04	167^th	593	71.8%
2023	68.95	151^st	671	77.5%
2024	68.75	160^th	690	76.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at North Babylon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.91	363^rd	791	54.1%
2019	56.54	323^rd	815	60.4%
2021	71.99	12^th	64	81.3%
2022	63.05	238^th	760	68.7%
2023	53.24	337^th	851	60.4%
2024	57.02	317^th	865	63.4%

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Rank History for White students at North Babylon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.99	487^th	765	36.3%
2019	49.45	440^th	793	44.5%
2022	41.84	467^th	738	36.7%
2023	45.20	459^th	776	40.9%
2024	47.29	446^th	781	42.9%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Friday, June 14, 2019

One of the worst schools in Western Suffolk. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, January 15, 2019

As a parent, we're so happy we made North Babylon our home and raise our children here. The school district and its teachers are top notch. Our children love the schools and teachers. Close Quote

Enrollment information for North Babylon High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1990	1085	272	39	71	18	n/a	n/a	1485
1991	1064	243	31	81	14	n/a	n/a	1433
1992	1054	240	23	62	14	n/a	n/a	1393
1993	979	236	15	78	8	n/a	n/a	1316
1994	912	241	14	82	8	n/a	n/a	1257
1995	819	243	12	95	8	n/a	n/a	1177
1996	819	243	12	95	8	n/a	n/a	1177
1997	818	239	15	97	14	n/a	n/a	1183
1998	815	258	18	106	11	n/a	n/a	1208
1999	862	295	22	107	8	n/a	n/a	1294
2000	895	315	21	109	4	n/a	n/a	1344
2001	945	334	22	117	1	n/a	n/a	1419
2002	1005	293	39	106	0	n/a	n/a	1443
2003	1005	293	39	106	0	n/a	n/a	1443
2004	1001	317	45	152	1	n/a	n/a	1516
2005	983	338	44	147	0	n/a	n/a	1512
2006	986	342	51	176	1	n/a	n/a	1556
2007	950	361	48	187	0	n/a	n/a	1546
2008	944	353	50	195	0	n/a	n/a	1542
2009	942	369	60	194	1	n/a	n/a	1566
2010	921	378	58	205	1	n/a	n/a	1563
2011	884	403	48	239	1	0	1	1576
2012	866	415	38	271	2	12	1	1605
2013	819	412	41	274	2	20	6	1574
2014	803	390	70	276	3	0	11	1553
2015	791	373	66	302	5	0	14	1551
2016	744	357	68	307	3	0	15	1494
2017	713	348	56	351	3	10	17	1498
2018	647	366	66	360	3	9	20	1471
2019	617	388	76	374	0	2	16	1473
2020	581	381	88	383	3	2	12	1450
2021	550	395	85	389	7	3	24	1453
2022	526	388	94	433	9	2	36	1488
2023	498	379	96	482	6	1	44	1506
2024	475	388	95	534	12	1	53	1558

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 North Babylon High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	1485	102.1	14.5	n/a
1991	1433	94.4	15.1	n/a
1992	1393	89.9	15.4	n/a
1993	1316	83.6	15.7	n/a
1994	1257	81.1	15.5	4.7
1995	1177	80.2	14.7	11.4
1996	1177	80.2	14.7	11.4
1997	1183	81.3	14.6	10.5
1998	1208	80.6	15.0	17
1999	1294	71.3	18.1	6.5
2000	1344	82.6	16.3	7.1
2001	1419	91.7	15.5	6.5
2002	1443	97.1	14.9	4.9
2003	1443	97.1	14.9	4.9
2004	1516	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1512	109.0	13.9	5.6
2006	1556	108.0	14.4	10.8
2007	1546	111.7	13.8	14
2008	1542	116.0	13.3	12.2
2009	1566	110.6	14.2	15.3
2010	1563	103.2	15.1	17.9
2011	1576	102.1	15.4	29
2012	1605	100.8	15.9	28.1
2013	1574	103.6	15.1	40.5
2014	1553	102.2	15.1	0
2015	1551	101.0	15.3	31.2
2016	1494	102.0	14.6	34.3
2017	1498	105.0	14.2	33.1
2018	1471	101.0	14.5	34.1
2019	1473	103.6	14.2	38
2020	1450	107.5	13.4	43.6
2021	1453	108.7	13.3	44.1
2022	1488	115.7	12.8	38.7
2023	1506	115.7	13.0	46.4
2024	1558	117.4	13.2	48.5

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 North Babylon High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	1485	102.1	14.5	n/a
1991	1433	94.4	15.1	n/a
1992	1393	89.9	15.4	n/a
1993	1316	83.6	15.7	n/a
1994	1257	81.1	15.5	4.7
1995	1177	80.2	14.7	11.4
1996	1177	80.2	14.7	11.4
1997	1183	81.3	14.6	10.5
1998	1208	80.6	15.0	17
1999	1294	71.3	18.1	6.5
2000	1344	82.6	16.3	7.1
2001	1419	91.7	15.5	6.5
2002	1443	97.1	14.9	4.9
2003	1443	97.1	14.9	4.9
2004	1516	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1512	109.0	13.9	5.6
2006	1556	108.0	14.4	10.8
2007	1546	111.7	13.8	14
2008	1542	116.0	13.3	12.2
2009	1566	110.6	14.2	15.3
2010	1563	103.2	15.1	17.9
2011	1576	102.1	15.4	29
2012	1605	100.8	15.9	28.1
2013	1574	103.6	15.1	40.5
2014	1553	102.2	15.1	0
2015	1551	101.0	15.3	31.2
2016	1494	102.0	14.6	34.3
2017	1498	105.0	14.2	33.1
2018	1471	101.0	14.5	34.1
2019	1473	103.6	14.2	38
2020	1450	107.5	13.4	43.6
2021	1453	108.7	13.3	44.1
2022	1488	115.7	12.8	38.7
2023	1506	115.7	13.0	46.4
2024	1558	117.4	13.2	48.5

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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