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Earl L Vandermeulen High School

Q: Is Earl L Vandermeulen High School a good school?

Earl L Vandermeulen High School ranks 150 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

150^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 88% of New York high schools

Summary

Earl L Vandermeulen High School is a public high school located in Port Jefferson, New York, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 328 students. The school is part of the Port Jefferson Union Free School District, which is ranked 163 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Earl L Vandermeulen High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 55 and 150 over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years, indicating excellent academic performance. Across various Regents exams, Earl L Vandermeulen High School students consistently outperform the state and district averages, with proficiency rates often exceeding 90% in subjects like English Language Arts, Living Environment, and U.S. History and Government. The school also performs exceptionally well for female, Hispanic, and special education students, ranking among the top high schools in New York for these subgroups.

While Earl L Vandermeulen High School outperforms most of the nearby schools, some schools like Ward Melville Senior High School and Robert M Grable Junior Mount Sinai High School also demonstrate exceptional performance, ranking among the top high schools in New York. The school's high per-student spending, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools, suggests a strong investment in educational resources and support for students, contributing to its exceptional academic performance and outcomes.

313

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$116,055

Per pupil spending ?

15%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 Old Post Rd
Port Jefferson, NY 11777-2099

(631) 791-4421

District: Port Jefferson Union Free School District

Feeder schools for Earl L Vandermeulen High School:

Elementary:	Port Jefferson Elementary School
Middle:	Port Jefferson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.7%

Hispanic:

11.5%

Asian:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2014 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (87% vs 67% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of New York high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2014

!Physics scores 15 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg87%

New York avg67%

150^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

163^rd of 874Port Jefferson Union Free School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	150 of 1234	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	126 of 1242	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	98 of 1228	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	55 of 1190	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	80.0	97 of 1207	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	79.3	96 of 1210	92.1%	★★★★★
2017	82.7	75 of 1221	93.9%	★★★★★
2016	81.3	68 of 1255	94.6%	★★★★★
2015	78.9	81 of 1255	93.5%	★★★★★
2014	78.3	78 of 1237	93.7%	★★★★★
2013	77.5	139 of 1217	88.6%	★★★★☆
2012	80.8	51 of 1198	95.7%	★★★★★
2011	74.9	140 of 1165	88.0%	★★★★☆
2010	70.7	218 of 1117	80.5%	★★★★☆
2009	73.1	145 of 1086	86.6%	★★★★☆
2008	72.7	146 of 1027	85.8%	★★★★☆
2007	71.1	163 of 1002	83.7%	★★★★☆
2006	75.1	80 of 986	91.9%	★★★★★
2005	76.3	56 of 935	94.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	73 of 413	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	99 of 426	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	142 of 424	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.6	10 of 386	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	75.6	63 of 447	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	111 of 426	73.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	66 of 1206	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	80.5	113 of 1219	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	83 of 1197	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	22 of 1155	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	63 of 1193	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	80.5	71 of 1176	94.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	95 of 885	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	83 of 865	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	70.5	189 of 851	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	38 of 760	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	64.2	240 of 791	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	133 of 1179	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	19 of 1170	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	69.9	218 of 1155	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	69 of 1101	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.1	23 of 1179	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	76.1	108 of 1154	90.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	225 of 1201	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	158 of 1211	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	134 of 1191	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	109 of 1154	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	76.7	158 of 1190	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	168 of 1176	85.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	97 of 1149	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	44 of 1144	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	56 of 1130	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	34 of 1038	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	50 of 1132	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	42 of 1095	96.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	159 of 788	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	153 of 781	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	117 of 776	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	108 of 738	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	73 of 793	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	72.9	105 of 765	86.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)95th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth Science95%+30 vs state

Living Environment95%+38 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts94%+19 vs state

Global History and Geography92%+16 vs state

U.S. History and Government90%+15 vs state

Chemistry85%+21 vs state

Common Core Algebra II83%+8 vs state

Algebra I78%+22 vs state

Geometry77%+17 vs state

Physics53%-15 vs state

Common Core Geometry50%+26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Earl L Vandermeulen High School	Public	9-12	350 Old Post Rd	Port Jefferson	11777	Suffolk County	Port Jefferson Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 791-4421	313	35	8.9	15.0%	237 (75.7%)	8 (2.6%)	36 (11.5%)	25 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	80	150^th of 1234 public high schools	87.8%		79.9	126^th of 1242 public high schools	89.9%	24	85.3	83.3	94.1	50.0	95.1	91.6	94.8	53.3	89.7	78.3	76.9		99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	$116,055	$274	$115,781
Ward Melville Senior High School	Public	9-12	380 Old Town Rd	East Setauket	11733	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 730-4900	1,442	138	10.4	15.7%	998 (69.2%)	36 (2.5%)	141 (9.8%)	228 (15.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (2.6%)	85.2	54^th of 1234 public high schools	95.6%		83.7	56^th of 1242 public high schools	95.5%	2	92.7	97.2	94.0	86.4	38.9	95.8	83.4	88.7	98.5	56.2			97.1	99.5	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.6	99.5	97.8	$41,865	$474	$41,392
Robert M Grable Junior Mount Sinai High School	Public	9-12	110 N Country Rd	Mount Sinai	11766	Suffolk County	Mount Sinai Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 870-2800	710	65	10.9	12.3%	524 (73.8%)	9 (1.3%)	100 (14.1%)	63 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	88.5	23^rd of 1234 public high schools	98.1%		84.7	40^th of 1242 public high schools	96.8%	17	89.3	99.2	96.5	40.0	88.7	98.1	94.0	80.0	98.8	97.1	97.2		99.2	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	99.9	$31,514	$606	$30,908
Comsewogue High School	Public	9-12	565 Bicycle Path	Port Jefferson Station	11776	Suffolk County	Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 474-8182	1,160	92	12.5	27.9%	602 (51.9%)	66 (5.7%)	424 (36.6%)	42 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.1%)	69.3	350^th of 1234 public high schools	71.6%		62.8	476^th of 1242 public high schools	61.7%	126	56.1	90.9	91.4	18.4	82.1	86.1	77.0	45.5	89.2	64.0	62.3		98.2	98.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	98.7	99.0	99.8	$31,179	$324	$30,855
Miller Place High School	Public	9-12	15 Memorial Dr	Miller Place	11764	Suffolk County	Miller Place Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 474-2723	764	67	11.4	20.0%	617 (80.8%)	20 (2.6%)	92 (12.0%)	22 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	79	165^th of 1234 public high schools	86.6%		77.8	174^th of 1242 public high schools	86.0%	9	80.8	94.4	91.5	25.0	53.2	91.4	88.5	64.4	93.6	76.0	92.4		99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.5	$34,211	$170	$34,041
Centereach High School	Public	8-12	14 43rd St	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8100	1,467	107	13.6	43.3%	745 (50.8%)	89 (6.1%)	475 (32.4%)	117 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	39 (2.7%)	60.4	504^th of 1234 public high schools	59.2%		67.1	404^th of 1242 public high schools	67.5%	100	74.5	93.0	85.5	20.7	14.0	83.2	51.5	90.0	88.2	45.2	61.6	41.4	99.1	99.1	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.2	99.3	99.5	$29,171	$657	$28,514
Newfield High School	Public	9-12	145 Marshall Dr	Selden	11784	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8300	1,553	104	14.9	45.1%	693 (44.6%)	144 (9.3%)	512 (33.0%)	154 (9.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (3.2%)	57.8	545^th of 1234 public high schools	55.8%		61.7	494^th of 1242 public high schools	60.2%	51	45.5	79.5	86.7	29.2	20.7	85.6	44.9	77.8	86.0	36.3	61.5	51.0	99.1	99.2	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.5	99.9	$26,581	$637	$25,944
Rocky Point High School	Public	9-12	82 Rocky Pt-Yaphank Rd	Rocky Point	11778	Suffolk County	Rocky Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 849-7505	894	73	12.3	31.1%	639 (71.5%)	21 (2.3%)	188 (21.0%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.4%)	72.1	289^th of 1234 public high schools	76.6%		73.2	283^rd of 1242 public high schools	77.2%	6	81.4	83.3	90.1	27.8	86.0	90.5	68.2	76.5	95.7	71.0	54.8		98.7	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	99.7	99.7	$37,581	$962	$36,619
Smithtown High School East	Public	9-12	10 School St	Saint James	11780	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 382-2705	1,403	124	11.3	14.8%	1,059 (75.5%)	22 (1.6%)	153 (10.9%)	139 (9.9%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (1.8%)	81.5	123^rd of 1234 public high schools	90.0%		80.9	108^th of 1242 public high schools	91.3%	15	86.7	94.2	94.5	41.4	86.1	97.0	84.6	64.3	95.2	65.3	81.8		99.5	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.8	$35,568	$513	$35,055
Sachem High School North	Public	9-12	212 Smith Rd	Lake Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 471-1400	2,008	163	12.3	33.8%	1,247 (62.1%)	102 (5.1%)	454 (22.6%)	126 (6.3%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (3.6%)	64.5	422^nd of 1234 public high schools	65.8%		64.9	439^th of 1242 public high schools	64.7%	17	76.5	86.0	86.9	39.6	53.1	87.6	80.1	39.4	89.7	44.9	59.2		99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.8	99.7	99.7	$29,522	$627	$28,896

Frequently Asked Questions about Earl L Vandermeulen High School

What schools feed into Earl L Vandermeulen High School?

Earl L Vandermeulen High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Port Jefferson Elementary School
Middle : Port Jefferson Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Earl L Vandermeulen High School?

Students at Earl L Vandermeulen High School are 76% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Earl L Vandermeulen High School a good school?

Earl L Vandermeulen High School ranks 150^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Earl L Vandermeulen High School in?

Port Jefferson Union Free School District

How many students attend Earl L Vandermeulen High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Earl L Vandermeulen High School.

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