Is West Babylon Senior High School a good school?

West Babylon Senior High School ranks 577 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West Babylon Senior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,255 students attended West Babylon Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of West Babylon Senior High School?

Students at West Babylon Senior High School are 48% White, 34% Hispanic, 11% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

West Babylon Senior High School

Summary:

West Babylon Senior High School is a public high school serving 1,247 students in grades 9-12 in West Babylon, New York, which is part of the West Babylon Union Free School District. The school has consistently ranked in the top half of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with particular strengths in Algebra II, English Language Arts, and U.S. History and Government Regents exams. However, the school struggles with Algebra I proficiency and experiences higher-than-desired chronic absenteeism and dropout rates.

Compared to nearby schools, West Babylon Senior High School generally outperforms schools like Bay Shore Senior High School, Farmingdale Senior High School, and Amityville Memorial High School on academic metrics. However, the school lags behind higher-performing nearby schools like Babylon Junior-Senior High School and West Islip Senior High School. This may be due in part to the relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at West Babylon Senior High School, which could contribute to the school's challenges with chronic absenteeism and performance gaps for certain student subgroups.

Overall, West Babylon Senior High School is a solid performer among New York high schools, but addressing areas like chronic absenteeism, graduation rates, and performance gaps could help the school improve its overall ranking and better serve its diverse student population.

Detail:

Public 9-12

500 Great E Neck Rd
West Babylon, NY 11704-7605

(631) 376-7115

District: West Babylon Union Free School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,552

Student/teacher ratio: 12.8

Number of students: 1,255

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.1%

Hispanic:

34.3%

African American:

11.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 45.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details West Babylon Senior High School ranks better than 53.5% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.9. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at West Babylon 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 (48.1%), Hispanic (34.3%), African American (11.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 45.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Babylon Senior High School is 12.8. (See more...)

Compare West Babylon Senior High School employs 97.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Babylon Senior High School is $16,552.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Babylon Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Babylon Senior High School 577^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See West Babylon Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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West Babylon Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks West Babylon Union Free School District 423^rd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for West Babylon Senior High School

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Rank History for all students at West Babylon Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	64.30	302^nd	935	67.7%
2006	59.46	454^th	986	54.0%
2007	53.06	567^th	1002	43.4%
2008	59.86	477^th	1027	53.6%
2009	56.51	531^st	1086	51.1%
2010	35.95	772^nd	1117	30.9%
2011	59.03	524^th	1165	55.0%
2012	63.96	456^th	1198	61.9%
2013	62.75	502^nd	1217	58.8%
2014	60.60	466^th	1237	62.3%
2015	49.92	666^th	1255	46.9%
2016	53.00	597^th	1255	52.4%
2017	55.92	549^th	1221	55.0%
2018	57.64	573^rd	1210	52.6%
2019	60.48	531^st	1207	56.0%
2022	56.80	545^th	1190	54.2%
2023	56.70	574^th	1228	53.3%
2024	55.90	577^th	1242	53.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at West Babylon Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	50.57	139^th	272	48.9%
2024	44.74	175^th	306	42.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at West Babylon Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.05	277^th	546	49.3%
2019	64.21	138^th	565	75.6%
2022	59.01	133^rd	481	72.3%
2023	55.80	189^th	583	67.6%
2024	50.37	260^th	637	59.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at West Babylon Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.20	263^rd	1095	76.0%
2019	64.63	312^th	1132	72.4%
2022	70.96	212^th	1038	79.6%
2023	69.88	234^th	1130	79.3%
2024	64.91	294^th	1144	74.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.58	576^th	1154	50.1%
2019	53.67	552^nd	1179	53.2%
2022	54.05	472^nd	1101	57.1%
2023	51.49	521^st	1155	54.9%
2024	49.22	558^th	1170	52.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at West Babylon Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.22	76^th	498	84.7%
2019	69.40	95^th	493	80.7%
2022	71.92	45^th	389	88.4%
2023	80.75	38^th	531	92.8%

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Rank History for Female students at West Babylon Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.75	527^th	1176	55.2%
2019	60.31	521^st	1193	56.3%
2022	57.10	525^th	1155	54.5%
2023	59.15	524^th	1197	56.2%
2024	59.91	515^th	1219	57.8%

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Rank History for Male students at West Babylon Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.69	580^th	1176	50.7%
2019	59.30	526^th	1190	55.8%
2022	54.89	538^th	1154	53.4%
2023	54.13	567^th	1191	52.4%
2024	51.99	604^th	1211	50.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at West Babylon Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	65.43	172^nd	447	61.5%
2022	38.40	264^th	386	31.6%
2023	43.80	265^th	424	37.5%
2024	53.26	212^th	426	50.2%

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Rank History for African American students at West Babylon Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.38	221^st	679	67.5%
2019	61.81	221^st	686	67.8%
2022	60.05	192^nd	593	67.6%
2023	62.09	198^th	671	70.5%
2024	68.50	164^th	690	76.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Babylon Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.58	366^th	791	53.7%
2019	58.81	305^th	815	62.6%
2022	61.22	255^th	760	66.4%
2023	59.98	280^th	851	67.1%
2024	57.54	310^th	865	64.2%

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Rank History for White students at West Babylon Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.66	436^th	765	43.0%
2019	49.68	436^th	793	45.0%
2022	43.34	454^th	738	38.5%
2023	45.69	457^th	776	41.1%
2024	48.48	435^th	781	44.3%

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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 West Babylon Senior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	1211	39	11	20	0	n/a	n/a	1281
1990	1087	43	13	20	0	n/a	n/a	1163
1991	1069	41	13	24	0	n/a	n/a	1147
1992	1064	40	15	30	0	n/a	n/a	1149
1993	1066	57	16	41	0	n/a	n/a	1180
1994	1071	71	17	50	0	n/a	n/a	1209
1995	1102	61	21	53	0	n/a	n/a	1237
1996	1102	61	21	53	0	n/a	n/a	1237
1997	1089	87	19	71	0	n/a	n/a	1266
1998	1059	69	32	89	0	n/a	n/a	1249
1999	1070	82	34	88	0	n/a	n/a	1274
2000	1096	74	30	86	0	n/a	n/a	1286
2001	1118	69	32	85	0	n/a	n/a	1304
2002	1197	62	33	113	0	n/a	n/a	1405
2003	1197	62	33	113	0	n/a	n/a	1405
2004	1286	66	30	122	0	n/a	n/a	1504
2005	1330	61	39	115	0	n/a	n/a	1545
2006	1340	74	46	128	2	n/a	n/a	1590
2007	1324	86	42	130	0	n/a	n/a	1582
2008	1276	90	40	148	0	n/a	n/a	1554
2009	1236	99	46	151	0	n/a	n/a	1532
2010	1222	108	45	157	0	n/a	n/a	1532
2011	1155	122	53	157	0	0	0	1487
2012	1108	110	57	173	0	3	1	1452
2013	1066	96	59	185	0	3	0	1409
2014	1008	97	62	205	0	0	0	1372
2015	963	108	56	204	1	0	1	1333
2016	942	96	55	227	0	0	2	1322
2017	900	90	52	239	1	2	5	1289
2018	838	85	51	263	1	2	6	1246
2019	800	100	65	295	2	2	10	1274
2020	765	107	62	317	1	3	12	1267
2021	743	112	57	314	1	2	10	1239
2022	700	123	60	352	1	2	20	1258
2023	631	140	54	391	0	3	28	1247
2024	604	139	47	431	1	2	31	1255

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 West Babylon Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1281	104.7	12.2	n/a
1990	1163	96.0	12.1	n/a
1991	1147	93.9	12.2	n/a
1992	1149	83.2	13.8	n/a
1993	1180	82.5	14.3	n/a
1994	1209	81.9	14.8	4.7
1995	1237	77.7	15.9	5.5
1996	1237	77.7	15.9	5.5
1997	1266	75.0	16.9	6.7
1998	1249	80.1	15.6	7.7
1999	1274	82.4	15.5	8.7
2000	1286	82.1	15.7	7.8
2001	1304	85.0	15.3	12.2
2002	1405	91.2	15.4	11.7
2003	1405	91.2	15.4	11.7
2004	1504	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1545	101.1	15.3	12.9
2006	1590	99.0	16.1	17.1
2007	1582	103.4	15.3	20.1
2008	1554	105.6	14.7	20.7
2009	1532	104.4	14.7	23.7
2010	1532	116.3	13.1	25.1
2011	1487	117.6	12.6	24.9
2012	1452	112.4	12.9	22.9
2013	1409	112.0	12.5	22.9
2014	1372	111.0	12.3	22.4
2015	1333	100.0	13.3	35.8
2016	1322	104.0	12.7	37.7
2017	1289	102.1	12.6	40.2
2018	1246	102.0	12.2	25
2019	1274	102.3	12.4	41.8
2020	1267	108.8	11.6	42.5
2021	1239	100.9	12.2	41
2022	1258	110.6	11.3	34.3
2023	1247	107.5	11.5	38.6
2024	1255	97.6	12.8	45.8

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 West Babylon Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1281	104.7	12.2	n/a
1990	1163	96.0	12.1	n/a
1991	1147	93.9	12.2	n/a
1992	1149	83.2	13.8	n/a
1993	1180	82.5	14.3	n/a
1994	1209	81.9	14.8	4.7
1995	1237	77.7	15.9	5.5
1996	1237	77.7	15.9	5.5
1997	1266	75.0	16.9	6.7
1998	1249	80.1	15.6	7.7
1999	1274	82.4	15.5	8.7
2000	1286	82.1	15.7	7.8
2001	1304	85.0	15.3	12.2
2002	1405	91.2	15.4	11.7
2003	1405	91.2	15.4	11.7
2004	1504	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1545	101.1	15.3	12.9
2006	1590	99.0	16.1	17.1
2007	1582	103.4	15.3	20.1
2008	1554	105.6	14.7	20.7
2009	1532	104.4	14.7	23.7
2010	1532	116.3	13.1	25.1
2011	1487	117.6	12.6	24.9
2012	1452	112.4	12.9	22.9
2013	1409	112.0	12.5	22.9
2014	1372	111.0	12.3	22.4
2015	1333	100.0	13.3	35.8
2016	1322	104.0	12.7	37.7
2017	1289	102.1	12.6	40.2
2018	1246	102.0	12.2	25
2019	1274	102.3	12.4	41.8
2020	1267	108.8	11.6	42.5
2021	1239	100.9	12.2	41
2022	1258	110.6	11.3	34.3
2023	1247	107.5	11.5	38.6
2024	1255	97.6	12.8	45.8

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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