Is Shoreham-Wading River High School a good school?

Yes. Shoreham-Wading River High School ranks in the top 6.3% of New York high schools.

How many students attend Shoreham-Wading River High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 708 students attended Shoreham-Wading River High School.

What is the racial makeup of Shoreham-Wading River High School?

Students at Shoreham-Wading River High School are 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Shoreham-Wading River High School?

Shoreham-Wading River High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Miller Avenue School Elementary : Wading River School Middle : Albert G Prodell Middle School

Shoreham-Wading River High School

Summary:

Shoreham-Wading River High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District, located in Shoreham, NY. With a student population of 708, the school consistently ranks among the top high schools in New York, outperforming many nearby schools in academic metrics, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance.

Shoreham-Wading River High School's exceptional academic performance is evident in its consistently high proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams, often exceeding state and district averages. For example, in 2023-2024, the school had a 97.01% proficiency rate in Regents/Common Core English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 78.55%. The school's performance is particularly strong in subjects like Chemistry (94.87% proficient), Algebra II (95.16% proficient), and U.S. History and Government (100% proficient). Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rates range from 84.3% to 99.5%, outperforming the state average, and its dropout rates are very low, ranging from 0.0% to 10.0% in recent years.

Shoreham-Wading River High School's strong academic performance extends across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, and special education students, all of whom rank highly compared to their peers statewide. The school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is also noteworthy, ranking in the top third of New York high schools in this category. These consistent high-level outcomes, coupled with the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.2 and significantly higher per-student spending ($23,614 in 2022-2023) compared to the state average, suggest that Shoreham-Wading River High School is effectively allocating resources to support student learning and achievement.

Detail:

Public 9-12

250a Rt 25a
Shoreham, NY 11786-2191

(631) 821-8264

District: Shoreham-Wading River Central School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,614

Feeder schools for Shoreham-Wading River High School:

Elementary:	Miller Avenue School
	Wading River School
Middle:	Albert G Prodell Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.2

Number of students: 708

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.6%

Hispanic:

10.2%

Asian:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 3.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Shoreham-Wading River High School ranks better than 93.7% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.33. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Shoreham-Wading River 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 (84.6%), Hispanic (10.2%), Asian (2.3%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Shoreham-Wading River High School is 11.2. (See more...)

Compare Shoreham-Wading River High School employs 63 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Shoreham-Wading River High School is $23,614.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Shoreham-Wading River High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Shoreham-Wading River High School 78^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Shoreham-Wading River High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Shoreham-Wading River Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Shoreham-Wading River Central School District 136^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Shoreham-Wading River High School

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Rank History for all students at Shoreham-Wading River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	68.68	210^th	935	77.5%
2006	69.32	213^th	986	78.4%
2007	76.53	59^th	1002	94.1%
2008	67.30	295^th	1027	71.3%
2009	68.69	247^th	1086	77.3%
2010	76.79	73^rd	1117	93.5%
2011	73.47	172^nd	1165	85.2%
2012	76.80	145^th	1198	87.9%
2013	76.28	166^th	1217	86.4%
2014	68.00	310^th	1237	74.9%
2015	74.91	136^th	1255	89.2%
2016	76.66	117^th	1255	90.7%
2017	77.60	141^st	1221	88.5%
2018	80.94	66^th	1210	94.5%
2019	78.83	127^th	1207	89.5%
2021	71.54	125^th	519	75.9%
2022	77.37	164^th	1190	86.2%
2023	82.20	83^rd	1228	93.2%
2024	82.33	78^th	1242	93.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Shoreham-Wading River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	89.98	48^th	1095	95.6%
2019	92.16	36^th	1132	96.8%
2021	85.68	11^th	137	92.0%
2022	81.96	99^th	1038	90.5%
2023	91.71	40^th	1130	96.5%
2024	83.84	103^rd	1144	91.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Shoreham-Wading River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.47	190^th	1154	83.5%
2019	78.33	94^th	1179	92.0%
2022	57.14	411^th	1101	62.7%
2023	64.02	312^th	1155	73.0%
2024	62.48	343^rd	1170	70.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Shoreham-Wading River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	81.10	61^st	1176	94.8%
2019	78.63	133^rd	1193	88.9%
2021	71.91	65^th	290	77.6%
2022	79.19	128^th	1155	88.9%
2023	82.74	70^th	1197	94.2%
2024	83.44	56^th	1219	95.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Shoreham-Wading River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.76	77^th	1176	93.5%
2019	77.52	139^th	1190	88.3%
2022	73.95	211^th	1154	81.7%
2023	80.95	96^th	1191	91.9%
2024	80.97	97^th	1211	92.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Shoreham-Wading River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	67.47	151^st	426	64.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Shoreham-Wading River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.37	143^rd	791	81.9%
2019	76.49	130^th	815	84.0%
2022	68.26	188^th	760	75.3%
2023	83.61	67^th	851	92.1%
2024	88.41	31^st	865	96.4%

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Rank History for White students at Shoreham-Wading River High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	75.28	74^th	765	90.3%
2019	70.99	143^rd	793	82.0%
2022	67.44	170^th	738	77.0%
2023	75.30	84^th	776	89.2%
2024	74.90	95^th	781	87.8%

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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 Shoreham-Wading River High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	656	8	7	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	685
1990	653	8	9	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	682
1991	641	7	12	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	669
1992	661	4	11	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	689
1993	649	7	12	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	678
1994	623	6	20	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	660
1995	626	4	16	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	658
1996	626	4	16	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	658
1997	653	11	9	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	678
1998	682	11	16	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	711
1999	696	13	0	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	723
2000	695	8	20	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	741
2001	722	6	15	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	751
2002	778	11	23	40	1	n/a	n/a	0	853
2003	778	11	23	40	1	n/a	n/a	0	853
2004	767	10	15	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	823
2005	802	5	7	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	824
2006	799	7	17	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	839
2007	813	5	19	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	856
2008	883	8	16	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	924
2009	871	11	16	17	1	n/a	n/a	2	918
2010	832	13	18	21	0	n/a	n/a	3	887
2011	838	14	15	25	0	0	1	0	893
2012	760	21	18	35	0	0	0	0	834
2013	749	22	15	41	0	1	0	0	828
2014	763	21	16	33	0	0	3	0	836
2015	754	20	22	31	0	0	6	0	833
2016	746	18	22	36	0	0	7	0	829
2017	745	12	22	43	0	0	6	0	828
2018	716	12	24	41	0	0	2	0	795
2019	697	9	19	43	0	0	2	0	770
2020	688	7	22	52	0	0	2	0	771
2021	654	10	20	50	0	0	5	0	739
2022	618	8	14	68	0	0	8	0	716
2023	599	8	16	72	0	0	13	0	708

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 Shoreham-Wading River High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	685	84.9	8.0	n/a
1990	682	81.0	8.4	n/a
1991	669	80.0	8.3	n/a
1992	689	80.0	8.6	n/a
1993	678	65.5	10.4	n/a
1994	660	63.1	10.5	0
1995	658	51.9	12.7	0.3
1996	658	51.9	12.7	0.3
1997	678	47.0	14.4	1
1998	711	55.6	12.8	0
1999	723	56.7	12.8	0
2000	741	50.9	14.6	1.2
2001	751	56.0	13.4	0
2002	853	64.2	13.3	0
2003	853	64.2	13.3	0
2004	823	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	824	64.2	12.8	2.1
2006	839	64.0	13.1	0.8
2007	856	59.4	14.4	n/a
2008	924	59.4	15.6	0
2009	918	60.4	15.2	3.4
2010	887	64.4	13.7	1.9
2011	893	64.7	13.7	3.5
2012	834	60.0	13.8	4.9
2013	828	59.0	14.0	10.1
2014	836	55.4	15.0	4.2
2015	833	54.0	15.4	4.9
2016	829	51.0	16.2	4.8
2017	828	52.6	15.7	5.2
2018	795	55.3	14.3	4
2019	770	57.0	13.5	3.2
2020	771	68.9	11.1	n/a
2021	739	74.8	9.8	n/a
2022	716	64.9	11.0	n/a
2023	708	63.0	11.2	n/a

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 Shoreham-Wading River High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	685	84.9	8.0	n/a
1990	682	81.0	8.4	n/a
1991	669	80.0	8.3	n/a
1992	689	80.0	8.6	n/a
1993	678	65.5	10.4	n/a
1994	660	63.1	10.5	0
1995	658	51.9	12.7	0.3
1996	658	51.9	12.7	0.3
1997	678	47.0	14.4	1
1998	711	55.6	12.8	0
1999	723	56.7	12.8	0
2000	741	50.9	14.6	1.2
2001	751	56.0	13.4	0
2002	853	64.2	13.3	0
2003	853	64.2	13.3	0
2004	823	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	824	64.2	12.8	2.1
2006	839	64.0	13.1	0.8
2007	856	59.4	14.4	n/a
2008	924	59.4	15.6	0
2009	918	60.4	15.2	3.4
2010	887	64.4	13.7	1.9
2011	893	64.7	13.7	3.5
2012	834	60.0	13.8	4.9
2013	828	59.0	14.0	10.1
2014	836	55.4	15.0	4.2
2015	833	54.0	15.4	4.9
2016	829	51.0	16.2	4.8
2017	828	52.6	15.7	5.2
2018	795	55.3	14.3	4
2019	770	57.0	13.5	3.2
2020	771	68.9	11.1	n/a
2021	739	74.8	9.8	n/a
2022	716	64.9	11.0	n/a
2023	708	63.0	11.2	n/a

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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