Summary:
The Central Islip Union Free School District in New York has only one high school, Central Islip Senior High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and a high percentage of students from low-income families.
Central Islip Senior High School had a 84.3% four-year graduation rate and a 4.5% dropout rate in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school's test scores were generally lower than the state averages across a variety of Regents exams, with the exception of a few subjects like Common Core Algebra II, Global History and Geography, and U.S. History and Government. The school's 31.5% chronic absenteeism rate is significantly higher than the state average, which could be a contributing factor to the low test scores.
Despite the school's academic challenges, it spends a relatively high amount per student ($27,819) compared to the state average, and has a student-teacher ratio of 16.9. Additionally, 65.65% of students at Central Islip Senior High School receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-need student population that may require additional resources and support to address their academic and social-emotional needs. While the school faces significant hurdles, the areas of strength in certain Regents exams suggest that there may be opportunities to leverage these strengths and improve overall academic achievement.
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