Is Seaford Senior High School a good school?

Seaford Senior High School ranks 213 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Seaford Senior High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 658 students attended Seaford Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Seaford Senior High School?

Students at Seaford Senior High School are 82% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Seaford Senior High School?

Seaford Senior High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Seaford Harbor School Elementary : Seaford Manor School Middle : Seaford Middle School

Seaford Senior High School

Summary:

Seaford Senior High School is a public high school serving 658 students in grades 9-12 in Seaford, New York. The school is part of the Seaford Union Free School District, which is ranked 198 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Seaford Senior High School consistently ranks in the top 25% of New York high schools, with a current ranking of 213 out of 1,242 schools. The school's students perform exceptionally well on Regents/Common Core exams, with proficiency rates exceeding the state and district averages in most subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, the school had a 100% proficiency rate in Regents/Common Core English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 78.55%. Seaford Senior High School's students also excel in specific subject areas, such as Regents/Common Core Algebra II (87.86% proficiency vs. 74.04% state average) and Regents/Global History and Geography (94.97% proficiency vs. 76.9% state average). The school's performance is consistent across different student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. Seaford Senior High School's performance for Special Education students is particularly noteworthy, ranking 103 out of 1,038 NY high schools in 2021-2022 and earning a 5-star rating in this category.

Seaford Senior High School's strong academic performance is further highlighted by its high graduation rates, ranging from 84.3% to 97.6% over the past few years, which are generally higher than the state and district averages. However, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6% to 37.8% in recent years, which is an area of concern that the school and district may need to address. Compared to nearby schools, such as Sanford H Calhoun High School, Island Trees High School, and Wantagh Senior High School, Seaford Senior High School's students generally outperform their peers on Regents/Common Core exams. However, some nearby schools, such as Gen Douglas MacArthur Senior High School and Massapequa High School, have even higher academic performance, ranking in the top 5% and 10% of New York high schools, respectively.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1575 Seamans Neck Rd
Seaford, NY 11783-2097

(516) 592-4380

District: Seaford Union Free School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,681

Feeder schools for Seaford Senior High School:

Elementary:	Seaford Harbor School
	Seaford Manor School
Middle:	Seaford Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.5

Number of students: 658

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.1%

Hispanic:

12.3%

Asian:

3.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 16%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Seaford Senior High School ranks better than 82.9% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.92. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Seaford Senior 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 (82.1%), Hispanic (12.3%), Asian (3.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 16% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Seaford Senior High School is 9.5. (See more...)

Compare Seaford Senior High School employs 68.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Seaford Senior High School is $24,681.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Seaford Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Seaford Senior High School 213^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Seaford Senior High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Seaford Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Seaford Union Free School District 198^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Seaford Senior High School

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Rank History for all students at Seaford Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	70.26	172^nd	935	81.6%
2006	65.31	303^rd	986	69.3%
2007	69.76	196^th	1002	80.4%
2008	65.55	330^th	1027	67.9%
2009	68.84	245^th	1086	77.4%
2010	66.60	313^th	1117	72.0%
2011	68.45	289^th	1165	75.2%
2012	76.71	146^th	1198	87.8%
2013	75.41	187^th	1217	84.6%
2014	69.95	259^th	1237	79.1%
2015	68.98	250^th	1255	80.1%
2016	69.10	250^th	1255	80.1%
2017	68.91	285^th	1221	76.7%
2018	67.76	363^rd	1210	70.0%
2019	68.75	362^nd	1207	70.0%
2021	74.77	89^th	519	82.9%
2022	71.92	274^th	1190	77.0%
2023	74.45	239^th	1228	80.5%
2024	75.92	213^th	1242	82.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Seaford Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	68.00	115^th	637	81.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Seaford Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.09	196^th	1095	82.1%
2019	76.15	196^th	1132	82.7%
2022	81.50	103^rd	1038	90.1%
2023	70.69	226^th	1130	80.0%
2024	74.63	206^th	1144	82.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Seaford Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.76	356^th	1154	69.2%
2019	66.35	294^th	1179	75.1%
2022	71.74	162^nd	1101	85.3%
2023	70.40	207^th	1155	82.1%
2024	68.56	244^th	1170	79.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Seaford Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.20	311^th	1176	73.6%
2019	67.97	381^st	1193	68.1%
2022	71.26	283^rd	1155	75.5%
2023	75.00	234^th	1197	80.5%
2024	77.27	183^rd	1219	85.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Seaford Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.11	441^st	1176	62.5%
2019	67.71	350^th	1190	70.6%
2022	71.16	271^st	1154	76.5%
2023	74.18	232^nd	1191	80.5%
2024	74.32	233^rd	1211	80.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Seaford Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	75.82	68^th	424	84.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Seaford Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.76	225^th	791	71.6%
2019	65.77	233^rd	815	71.4%
2022	75.66	132^nd	760	82.6%
2023	76.44	141^st	851	83.4%
2024	70.01	199^th	865	77.0%

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Rank History for White students at Seaford Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.04	383^rd	765	49.9%
2019	56.03	354^th	793	55.4%
2022	60.43	258^th	738	65.0%
2023	63.19	234^th	776	69.8%
2024	66.43	211^th	781	73.0%

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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 Seaford Senior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	735	1	9	11	n/a	n/a	0	756
1990	781	0	16	17	n/a	n/a	0	814
1991	681	0	7	18	n/a	n/a	0	706
1992	673	0	12	5	n/a	n/a	0	690
1993	733	0	12	9	n/a	n/a	0	754
1994	743	1	10	8	n/a	n/a	0	762
1995	729	0	20	24	n/a	n/a	0	773
1996	729	0	20	24	n/a	n/a	0	773
1997	711	0	21	22	n/a	n/a	0	754
1998	695	2	15	21	n/a	n/a	0	733
1999	722	4	13	17	n/a	n/a	0	756
2000	747	4	3	12	n/a	n/a	0	766
2001	731	2	4	12	n/a	n/a	0	749
2002	754	2	9	17	n/a	n/a	0	782
2003	754	2	9	17	n/a	n/a	0	782
2004	713	4	14	37	n/a	n/a	0	768
2005	829	4	6	13	n/a	n/a	0	852
2006	846	2	14	16	n/a	n/a	0	878
2007	811	3	21	17	n/a	n/a	0	852
2008	828	6	24	13	n/a	n/a	0	871
2009	786	4	26	25	n/a	n/a	2	843
2010	751	2	24	33	n/a	n/a	2	812
2011	774	5	22	38	0	4	0	843
2012	756	8	25	40	0	2	0	831
2013	717	9	18	43	0	2	0	789
2014	714	9	17	40	0	3	0	783
2015	684	6	16	47	0	3	0	756
2016	628	5	14	53	0	5	0	705
2017	636	5	20	59	0	6	0	726
2018	607	6	19	71	0	8	0	711
2019	590	7	21	69	0	9	0	696
2020	611	8	17	67	0	9	0	712
2021	579	5	19	79	0	12	0	694
2022	555	4	19	76	0	12	0	666
2023	540	3	25	81	0	9	0	658

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 Seaford Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	756	62.1	12.1	n/a
1990	814	64.5	12.6	n/a
1991	706	58.1	12.1	n/a
1992	690	53.4	12.9	n/a
1993	754	57.9	13.0	n/a
1994	762	57.3	13.3	0.5
1995	773	58.6	13.2	3.4
1996	773	58.6	13.2	3.4
1997	754	58.8	12.8	0.9
1998	733	58.7	12.5	1
1999	756	58.7	12.9	1.9
2000	766	61.3	12.5	1.8
2001	749	51.8	14.5	2
2002	782	50.4	15.5	2.4
2003	782	50.4	15.5	2.4
2004	768	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	852	54.0	15.8	1.1
2006	878	59.0	14.9	1.5
2007	852	62.1	13.7	2.5
2008	871	67.2	13.0	2.2
2009	843	68.8	12.3	3
2010	812	68.5	11.8	3.3
2011	843	69.4	12.1	5.7
2012	831	61.5	13.5	5.7
2013	789	59.8	13.1	14.1
2014	783	62.2	12.5	4.6
2015	756	62.0	12.1	8.6
2016	705	63.0	11.1	8.7
2017	726	64.0	11.3	10.7
2018	711	63.0	11.2	11.4
2019	696	59.0	11.7	9.2
2020	712	68.8	10.3	14.9
2021	694	63.7	10.8	12.2
2022	666	63.5	10.4	14.6
2023	658	68.6	9.5	16

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 Seaford Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	756	62.1	12.1	n/a
1990	814	64.5	12.6	n/a
1991	706	58.1	12.1	n/a
1992	690	53.4	12.9	n/a
1993	754	57.9	13.0	n/a
1994	762	57.3	13.3	0.5
1995	773	58.6	13.2	3.4
1996	773	58.6	13.2	3.4
1997	754	58.8	12.8	0.9
1998	733	58.7	12.5	1
1999	756	58.7	12.9	1.9
2000	766	61.3	12.5	1.8
2001	749	51.8	14.5	2
2002	782	50.4	15.5	2.4
2003	782	50.4	15.5	2.4
2004	768	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	852	54.0	15.8	1.1
2006	878	59.0	14.9	1.5
2007	852	62.1	13.7	2.5
2008	871	67.2	13.0	2.2
2009	843	68.8	12.3	3
2010	812	68.5	11.8	3.3
2011	843	69.4	12.1	5.7
2012	831	61.5	13.5	5.7
2013	789	59.8	13.1	14.1
2014	783	62.2	12.5	4.6
2015	756	62.0	12.1	8.6
2016	705	63.0	11.1	8.7
2017	726	64.0	11.3	10.7
2018	711	63.0	11.2	11.4
2019	696	59.0	11.7	9.2
2020	712	68.8	10.3	14.9
2021	694	63.7	10.8	12.2
2022	666	63.5	10.4	14.6
2023	658	68.6	9.5	16

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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