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Best High Schools in East Setauket, NY

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School

1,442

Students

5-star school

Top rankedWard Melville Senior High School54^th of 1,234 New York high schools

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Summary:

The city of East Setauket, New York is home to a single high school, Ward Melville Senior High School, which serves grades 9-12. This standout institution has consistently ranked among the top 80 high schools in New York state, earning it a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ward Melville Senior High School demonstrates exceptional academic performance, with the majority of its end-of-course Regents exam scores significantly exceeding the state and district averages. The school's four-year graduation rate of 84.3% for the 2023-2024 school year is commendable, and its dropout rate of only 4.5% is well below the state average. With a student-teacher ratio of 10.7 and per-student spending of $41,024, the school appears to be well-resourced and focused on providing a quality education.

While Ward Melville Senior High School's academic achievements are impressive, the school's demographics, with only 14.54% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggest that the school may serve a more affluent population. This raises questions about equity and access to educational opportunities for students from lower-income backgrounds. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 31.5% in 2023-2024 is relatively high and may be an area of concern that the school should address.

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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)	% 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	% 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
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

Cities Near East Setauket

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Setauket	0.72 mi	2	63^rd
Port Jefferson	2.07 mi	3	106^th
Port Jefferson Station	2.37 mi	6	677^th
Stony Brook	2.72 mi	2	227^th
Centereach	4.15 mi	8	672^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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