Summary:
The Babylon Union Free School District is home to one high school, Babylon Junior-Senior High School, which serves grades 7-12. This standout school consistently outperforms the district and state averages on a variety of academic metrics, including state assessments and Regents exams.
Babylon Junior-Senior High School is ranked 162nd out of 1,234 New York high schools and receives a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts high proficiency rates on Regents exams, with 88.64% of students passing the Common Core Algebra II exam, 95.5% passing the Common Core English Language Arts exam, and 94.74% passing the U.S. History and Government exam. Additionally, the school maintains a strong four-year graduation rate of 84.3%, which is higher than the state average, and a relatively low dropout rate of 4.5%.
While the school's overall performance is impressive, the data suggests potential equity concerns, as the school has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (19.71%). Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 31.5% is an area that the district and school should address to ensure all students have the opportunity to succeed.
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