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Locust Valley High School

Public Grades 9-12

112^th

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of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 91% of New York high schools

Summary

Locust Valley High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Locust Valley, New York, with a student population of 613. The school is part of the Locust Valley Central School District, which is ranked 102 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Locust Valley High School has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in New York, with a current statewide ranking of 112 out of 1,234 high schools and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's students outperform the state average in Regents/End of Course exams across various subjects, often by 10-20 percentage points. Locust Valley High School also boasts a four-year graduation rate of 98.1% and a very low dropout rate, ranging from 1.2% to 4.9% over the past few years, both significantly better than the state average.

Interestingly, Locust Valley High School's academic performance and student outcomes are consistently stronger than those of nearby high-performing schools, such as Rye High School, Rye Neck Senior High School, and Jericho Senior High School. Additionally, Locust Valley High School serves a more diverse student population, with a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds compared to some of the nearby high-performing schools, demonstrating its ability to maintain strong academic performance and student outcomes across various subgroups.

583

Students ?

7.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$50,080

Per pupil spending ?

27.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

99 Horse Hollow Rd
Locust Valley, NY 11560-1199

(516) 277-5100

District: Locust Valley Central School District

Feeder schools for Locust Valley High School:

Elementary:	Ann MacArthur Primary
	Bayville Primary
Middle:	Locust Valley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.4%

Hispanic:

26.4%

Asian:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (89% vs 67% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of New York high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg89%

New York avg67%

112^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

102^nd of 874Locust Valley Central 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	81.8	112 of 1234	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	76.9	194 of 1242	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	327 of 1228	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	217 of 1190	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	213 of 519	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	285 of 1207	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	169 of 1210	86.0%	★★★★☆
2017	76.0	166 of 1221	86.4%	★★★★☆
2016	73.2	171 of 1255	86.4%	★★★★☆
2015	74.9	137 of 1255	89.1%	★★★★☆
2014	69.7	267 of 1237	78.4%	★★★★☆
2013	72.4	273 of 1217	77.6%	★★★★☆
2012	71.3	288 of 1198	76.0%	★★★★☆
2011	72.2	204 of 1165	82.5%	★★★★☆
2010	70.5	222 of 1117	80.1%	★★★★☆
2009	77.1	59 of 1086	94.6%	★★★★★
2008	76.4	62 of 1027	94.0%	★★★★★
2007	73.9	104 of 1002	89.6%	★★★★☆
2006	73.6	114 of 986	88.4%	★★★★☆
2005	70.7	163 of 935	82.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	80.8	1 of 447	99.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	90 of 669	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	56 of 637	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	58.7	161 of 583	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	50.8	188 of 481	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	224 of 565	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	132 of 546	75.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	112 of 1206	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	75.3	226 of 1219	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	260 of 1197	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	222 of 1155	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	58 of 290	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	323 of 1193	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	196 of 1176	83.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	121 of 885	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	150 of 865	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	291 of 851	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	233 of 760	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	314 of 815	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	262 of 791	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	116 of 1179	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	71.5	194 of 1170	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	500 of 1155	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	350 of 1101	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.9	199 of 289	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	589 of 1179	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	272 of 1154	76.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	125 of 1201	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	177 of 1211	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	365 of 1191	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.6	245 of 1154	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	53.4	181 of 354	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.3	275 of 1190	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	180 of 1176	84.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	80 of 1149	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	81 of 1144	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	120 of 1130	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	63 of 1038	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	73.3	29 of 137	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	164 of 1132	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	89.3	58 of 1095	94.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	88 of 788	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	167 of 781	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	222 of 776	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	151 of 738	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.0	63 of 133	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	201 of 793	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	113 of 765	85.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2019)100th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)89th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II96%+21 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts94%+19 vs state

Global History and Geography92%+16 vs state

Earth Science92%+27 vs state

Geometry89%+29 vs state

Physics88%+19 vs state

Living Environment86%+30 vs state

Algebra I86%+30 vs state

U.S. History and Government85%+10 vs state

Chemistry74%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, April 27, 2023

I’m so sorry I moved my family up this neighborhood. The school is garbage. Administration doesn’t care about kids.
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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 Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	% 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
Locust Valley High School	Public	9-12	99 Horse Hollow Rd	Locust Valley	11560	Nassau County	Locust Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 277-5100	583	79	7.3	27.3%	387 (66.4%)	9 (1.5%)	154 (26.4%)	27 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	81.8	112^th of 1234 public high schools	90.9%		76.9	194^th of 1242 public high schools	84.4%	82	74.0	95.8	94.4		92.0	92.2	86.4	88.1	85.1	86.2		89.1						97.4	99.0	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.2	99.0	99.3	$50,080	$646	$49,434
Glen Cove High School	Public	9-12	150 Dosoris Ln	Glen Cove	11542	Nassau County	Glen Cove City School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 801-7610	1,060	90	11.7	58.4%	229 (21.6%)	71 (6.7%)	715 (67.5%)	18 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	21 (2.0%)	30.2	861^st of 1234 public high schools	30.2%		36.1	790^th of 1242 public high schools	36.4%	71	49.3	60.9	61.9	15.4	41.8	69.2	25.4	36.8	56.5	40.3		54.7						98.9	99.2	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.1	99.4	99.7	$31,078	$793	$30,285
Oyster Bay High School	Public	9-12	150 E Main St	Oyster Bay	11771	Nassau County	Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 624-6524	412	50	8.2	28.6%	247 (60.0%)	10 (2.4%)	123 (29.9%)	13 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	70.2	327^th of 1234 public high schools	73.5%		68.8	364^th of 1242 public high schools	70.7%	37	70.5	73.0	85.7	25.0	60.0	90.4	86.0	51.7	91.7	50.0		73.8						98.5	99.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.0	98.5	99.9	$43,847	$1,232	$42,615
North Shore Senior High School	Public	9-12	450 Glen Cove Ave	Glen Head	11545	Nassau County	North Shore Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 277-7001	776	95	8.1	14.4%	551 (71.0%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (12.2%)	90 (11.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.5%)	86.8	37^th of 1234 public high schools	97.0%		87.6	19^th of 1242 public high schools	98.5%	18	93.3	99.4	100.0		93.1	98.3	74.1	64.4	99.4	95.6		95.7						99.0	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.0	99.8	$46,766	$520	$46,246
Paul D Schreiber Senior High School	Public	9-12	101 Campus Dr	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 767-5805	1,643	128	12.7	6.3%	965 (58.7%)	16 (1.0%)	404 (24.6%)	189 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (4.2%)	82.5	99^th of 1234 public high schools	92.0%		82.4	76^th of 1242 public high schools	93.9%	23	91.7	94.9	90.8	35.0	84.1	93.6	84.5	85.4	93.3	82.3		83.9						98.7	99.3	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.0	99.8	99.9	$32,020	$358	$31,662
Jericho Senior High School	Public	9-12	99 Cedar Swamp Rd	Jericho	11753	Nassau County	Jericho Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 203-3610	1,260	108	11.6	19.0%	263 (20.9%)	28 (2.2%)	44 (3.5%)	900 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	22 (1.7%)	89.9	15^th of 1234 public high schools	98.8%		88.1	17^th of 1242 public high schools	98.6%	2	96.5	98.4	97.9	52.2	50.0	100.0	80.0	98.8	98.8	97.3	97.5	95.9	81.7					99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	99.9	$41,243	$417	$40,825
Syosset Senior High School	Public	9-12	70 S Woods Rd	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 364-5675	2,400	228	10.5	17.6%	1,011 (42.1%)	12 (0.5%)	117 (4.9%)	1,206 (50.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	50 (2.1%)	90	14^th of 1234 public high schools	98.9%		87.5	21^st of 1242 public high schools	98.3%	7	98.1	99.2	99.2	79.2	83.6	98.5	97.9	95.3	98.3	82.3		94.8						97.8	97.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	97.9	98.1	$37,407	$329	$37,078
Roslyn High School	Public	9-12	475 Round Hill Rd	Roslyn Heights	11577	Nassau County	Roslyn Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 801-5101	1,086	102	10.6	16.5%	662 (61.0%)	36 (3.3%)	97 (8.9%)	271 (25.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.4%)	86.3	42^nd of 1234 public high schools	96.6%		82.1	83^rd of 1242 public high schools	93.3%	41	88.8	94.7	96.1	42.9	90.4	98.3	93.6	60.0	95.8	69.9		87.7						99.2	99.5	99.8	99.7	99.7	99.6	99.5	99.6	$37,558	$374	$37,184
Cold Spring Harbor High School	Public	7-12	82 Turkey Ln	Cold Spring Harbor	11724	Suffolk County	Cold Spring Harbor Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 367-6900	719	73	9.7	3.2%	588 (81.8%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.5%)	50 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.5%)	88.6	21^st of 1234 public high schools	98.3%		86.1	29^th of 1242 public high schools	97.7%	8	91.9	100.0	99.0	75.0	97.5	97.3		73.7	99.1	99.3	89.9	89.1		75.4	89.9	85.1	89.7	99.3	99.9	100.0	99.9	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.5	$50,806	$704	$50,102
Rye High School	Public	9-12	Parsons St	Rye	10580	Westchester County	Rye City School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 967-6100	887	86	10.3	2.4%	700 (78.9%)	10 (1.1%)	89 (10.0%)	64 (7.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.4%)	86.8	35^th of 1234 public high schools	97.2%		84.8	38^th of 1242 public high schools	96.9%	3	80.0		95.8			96.7	64.7		93.7	92.0	94.8							99.7	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	$36,561	$375	$36,186

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