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Northport Senior High School

Public Grades 9-12

72^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 94% of New York high schools

Summary

Northport Senior High School is a public high school located in Northport, NY, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,537 students. It is part of the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District, which is ranked 333 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northport Senior High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 45-122 over the past 10 years. It has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 5 years, indicating excellent academic performance. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 20% of New York high schools for African American students, top 30% for Asian students, top 70% for White students, and top 60% for Special Education students. Additionally, Northport Senior High School has a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 96.3% over the past 5 years, which is higher than the state average, and its dropout rate is also low, ranging from 1.2% to 4.9% during the same period.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Walt Whitman High School and Huntington High School, Northport Senior High School outperforms them in academic metrics, such as test scores, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance. However, the school faces a challenge with chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 13.6% to 34.1% over the past 5 years. Additionally, Northport Senior High School has a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with free and reduced-price lunch recipients ranging from 15.02% to 17.51% over the past 3 years, suggesting the school may need to focus on ensuring equitable access and support for students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.

1,476

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,774

Per pupil spending ?

16.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

154 Laurel Hill Rd
Northport, NY 11768-3400

(631) 262-6652

District: Northport-East Northport Union Free School District

Feeder schools for Northport Senior High School:

Elementary:	Fifth Avenue Elementary School
	Northport Middle School
	Norwood Avenue School
	Ocean Avenue School
	More...
	Pulaski Road School
Middle:	East Northport Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.4%

Hispanic:

15.0%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (90% vs 67% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of New York high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school90%

District avg91%

New York avg67%

72^nd of 1,234

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Top 6%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

333^rd of 874Northport-East Northport 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	83.7	72 of 1234	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	81.4	96 of 1242	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	101 of 1228	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	79.9	113 of 1190	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	79.6	45 of 519	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	79.0	122 of 1207	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	107 of 1210	91.2%	★★★★★
2017	78.4	130 of 1221	89.4%	★★★★☆
2016	70.9	216 of 1255	82.8%	★★★★☆
2015	73.8	156 of 1255	87.6%	★★★★☆
2014	75.7	131 of 1237	89.4%	★★★★☆
2013	79.4	99 of 1217	91.9%	★★★★★
2012	78.3	107 of 1198	91.1%	★★★★★
2011	73.9	167 of 1165	85.7%	★★★★☆
2010	75.3	104 of 1117	90.7%	★★★★★
2009	74.5	112 of 1086	89.7%	★★★★☆
2008	75.3	88 of 1027	91.4%	★★★★★
2007	76.7	54 of 1002	94.6%	★★★★★
2006	75.0	83 of 986	91.6%	★★★★★
2005	68.6	212 of 935	77.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	17 of 713	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	75.9	109 of 690	84.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	55 of 413	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	31 of 426	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	78.7	46 of 424	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	62 of 386	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	122 of 447	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	85 of 426	80.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	65 of 669	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	62.1	166 of 637	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	39.8	347 of 583	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.6	72 of 481	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	94 of 565	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	44.2	285 of 546	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	74 of 1206	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	86 of 1219	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	98 of 1197	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	80.3	105 of 1155	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	73.8	56 of 290	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	121 of 1193	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	94 of 1176	92.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	122 of 885	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	172 of 865	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	133 of 851	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	101 of 760	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	212 of 815	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	189 of 791	76.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	157 of 1179	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	238 of 1170	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	143 of 1155	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	89 of 1101	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	70.7	201 of 1179	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	265 of 1154	77.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	92 of 1201	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	80.2	116 of 1211	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	80.1	108 of 1191	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	78.4	123 of 1154	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	138 of 1190	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	128 of 1176	89.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	75 of 328	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	36 of 306	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	85 of 272	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	62 of 165	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.6	28 of 157	82.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	60 of 1149	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	65 of 1144	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	63 of 1130	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	78.6	128 of 1038	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	79 of 1132	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	93 of 1095	91.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	70 of 788	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	76.0	78 of 781	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	74.3	94 of 776	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	125 of 738	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	99 of 793	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	98 of 765	87.2%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)87th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government96%+21 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts94%+19 vs state

Global History and Geography94%+18 vs state

Common Core Algebra II94%+19 vs state

Physics89%+20 vs state

Earth Science88%+23 vs state

Living Environment87%+30 vs state

Geometry86%+27 vs state

Chemistry85%+21 vs state

Algebra I81%+24 vs state

Common Core Geometry45%+21 vs state

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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 Geometry 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
Northport Senior High School	Public	9-12	154 Laurel Hill Rd	Northport	11768	Suffolk County	Northport-East Northport Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 262-6652	1,476	138	10.6	16.7%	1,142 (77.4%)	19 (1.3%)	221 (15.0%)	41 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	47 (3.2%)	83.7	72^nd of 1234 public high schools	94.2%		81.4	96^th of 1242 public high schools	92.3%	24	85.5	93.6	94.4	45.0	88.5	94.0	86.7	88.9	96.0	80.5	86.4	98.5	99.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.2	99.1	99.3	$40,774	$475	$40,299
Harborfields High School	Public	9-12	98 Taylor Ave	Greenlawn	11740	Suffolk County	Harborfields Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 754-5360	923	85	10.8	21.1%	605 (65.5%)	40 (4.3%)	171 (18.5%)	65 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.4%)	85.3	53^rd of 1234 public high schools	95.7%		84.9	37^th of 1242 public high schools	97.0%	16	75.6	99.2	98.0	46.7	82.0	92.6	96.4	80.0	95.7	85.6	92.5	95.4	99.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.5	99.4	99.1	$32,571	$558	$32,013
Elwood/John Glenn High School	Public	9-12	478 Elwood Rd	Elwood	11731	Suffolk County	Elwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 266-5410	677	60	11.2	25.4%	349 (51.6%)	43 (6.4%)	182 (26.9%)	84 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	78	181^st of 1234 public high schools	85.3%		77.6	180^th of 1242 public high schools	85.5%	1	86.4	94.2	94.7	27.3	61.1	91.4	85.6	71.8	92.6	66.1	86.3	98.7	99.3	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.0	99.6	99.9	$36,894	$1,214	$35,680
Commack High School	Public	9-12	1 Scholar Ln	Commack	11725	Suffolk County	Commack Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 912-2100	1,728	144	12.0	18.9%	1,229 (71.1%)	35 (2.0%)	197 (11.4%)	228 (13.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (2.1%)	84	64^th of 1234 public high schools	94.8%		82.5	74^th of 1242 public high schools	94.0%	10	90.0	90.1	96.5	47.5	84.2	96.1	83.9	81.6	96.7	82.0	87.6	99.1	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.4	99.7	$37,734	$593	$37,141
Huntington High School	Public	9-12	188 Oakwood Rd	Huntington	11743	Suffolk County	Huntington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 673-2003	1,363	122	11.1	55.2%	394 (28.9%)	96 (7.0%)	808 (59.3%)	20 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.3%)	49.4	651^st of 1234 public high schools	47.2%		42.8	728^th of 1242 public high schools	41.4%	77	58.8	63.5	73.3	23.9	53.0	82.9	56.2	59.8	83.4	31.4	48.3	96.3	97.3	99.2	99.2	99.2	97.2	98.0	99.1	$38,077	$1,974	$36,103
Half Hollow Hills High School West	Public	9-12	375 Wolf Hill Rd	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 592-3200	1,028	103	9.9	29.2%	403 (39.2%)	163 (15.9%)	159 (15.5%)	252 (24.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.6%)	86.9	34^th of 1234 public high schools	97.2%		84.5	43^rd of 1242 public high schools	96.5%	9	86.7	96.0	97.3	70.0	86.8	97.3	88.2	93.7	95.7	93.8	88.6	98.9	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	99.7	$38,176	$00	$38,176
Kings Park High School	Public	9-12	200 Rt 25a	Kings Park	11754	Suffolk County	Kings Park Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 269-3345	823	84	9.8	14.3%	656 (79.7%)	5 (0.6%)	119 (14.5%)	26 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.9%)	80.8	135^th of 1234 public high schools	89.1%		80.7	110^th of 1242 public high schools	91.1%	25	82.5	98.7	92.8	47.4	79.5	92.8	82.3	90.2	94.3	77.3	76.8	99.0	99.3	99.4	99.4	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.3	$38,944	$482	$38,463
Smithtown High School-West	Public, Magnet	9-12	100 Central Rd	Smithtown	11787	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	Yes	No	No	(631) 382-2905	1,158	122	9.4	16.7%	868 (75.0%)	27 (2.3%)	155 (13.4%)	76 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	29 (2.5%)	84.3	59^th of 1234 public high schools	95.2%		81.5	94^th of 1242 public high schools	92.4%	35	90.7	94.7	96.7	47.4	88.2	95.9	90.0	66.0	96.7	72.7	87.3	99.4	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	$39,286	$287	$38,999
Half Hollow Hills High School East	Public	9-12	50 Vanderbilt Pky	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 592-3100	1,407	140	10.0	30.8%	620 (44.1%)	194 (13.8%)	225 (16.0%)	298 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (5.0%)	79	164^th of 1234 public high schools	86.7%		77	192^nd of 1242 public high schools	84.5%	28	90.0	98.7	86.0		74.7	90.4	77.6	90.9	85.9	73.0	97.5	96.1	97.7	97.0	97.0	96.7	97.7	97.4	96.1	$31,275	$00	$31,275
Walt Whitman High School	Public	9-12	301 W Hills Rd	Huntington Station	11746	Suffolk County	South Huntington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 812-3800	1,939	168	11.5	49.1%	593 (30.6%)	140 (7.2%)	1,035 (53.4%)	101 (5.2%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	62 (3.2%)	69.3	349^th of 1234 public high schools	71.7%		69.7	342^nd of 1242 public high schools	72.5%	7	83.6	77.2	87.0	21.8	71.2	79.7	71.1	70.6	87.0	69.1	81.5	98.1	98.5	99.8	99.8	99.9	98.6	98.7	99.6	$36,277	$1,281	$34,997

Frequently Asked Questions about Northport Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Northport Senior High School?

Students at Northport Senior High School are 77% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Northport Senior High School?

Northport Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fifth Avenue Elementary School
Elementary : Northport Middle School
Elementary : Norwood Avenue School
Elementary : Ocean Avenue School
Elementary : Pulaski Road School
Middle : East Northport Middle School

Is Northport Senior High School a good school?

Yes. Northport Senior High School ranks in the top 5.8% of New York high schools.

What district is Northport Senior High School in?

Northport-East Northport Union Free School District

How many students attend Northport Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,476 students attended Northport Senior High School.

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