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Sewanhaka High School

Public Grades 7-12
610th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 51% of New York high schools
Summary

Sewanhaka High School is a public high school located in Floral Park, New York, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 1,622 students. It is part of the Sewanhaka Central High School District, which is ranked 294 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sewanhaka High School's academic performance has fluctuated, with its statewide ranking ranging from 229 to 672 out of over 1,200 New York high schools in recent years. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments and Regents exams are generally below the district and state averages, with some exceptions. For example, the school performs better in subjects like Common Core English Language Arts and Global History and Geography compared to Math 8th grade and Geometry. Interestingly, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking particularly well for English Language Learners and Special Education students.

Sewanhaka High School's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 84.3% to 95.1%, which is generally in line with or slightly below the district and state averages. However, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 12.1% to 34.1%, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. This may be influenced by the school's proximity to several other high-performing public high schools in the Sewanhaka Central High School District, as well as the school's relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

1,572
Students ?
11.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$30,648
Per pupil spending ?
47.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 500 Tulip Ave
       Floral Park, NY  11001-3254

(516) 488-9600

District: Sewanhaka Central High School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
36.4%
African American:
27.0%
Asian:
27.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025
Strengths
93% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)
Above the New York median (51st percentile)
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Earth Science scores 45 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school61%
District avg74%
New York avg62%
Middle school
883rd of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 41%▼ down 15 pts since 2015
From top 44% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
610th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Top 49%▼ down 28 pts since 2015
From top 22% (2015) to top 49% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 5High Schools in the Sewanhaka Central High School District
294th of 874Sewanhaka Central High 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202541.6883 of 150041.1%★★☆☆☆
202437.6964 of 150435.9%★★☆☆☆
202364.5474 of 150068.4%★★★☆☆
202259.6526 of 147964.4%★★★☆☆
202146.4636 of 124248.8%★★☆☆☆
201954.7572 of 143960.3%★★★☆☆
201849.6689 of 143852.1%★★★☆☆
201759.6526 of 145563.8%★★★☆☆
201663.2445 of 142968.9%★★★☆☆
201552.2622 of 140755.8%★★★☆☆
201455.1555 of 140160.4%★★★☆☆
201360.3484 of 137364.7%★★★☆☆
201262.4551 of 133758.8%★★★☆☆
201162.0550 of 129557.5%★★★☆☆
201066.9473 of 124361.9%★★★☆☆
200969.0466 of 122461.9%★★★☆☆
200866.7487 of 118558.9%★★★☆☆
200759.4552 of 112350.8%★★★☆☆
200659.1513 of 109553.2%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202547.6337 of 67650.1%★★★☆☆
202452.5283 of 70559.9%★★★☆☆
202363.1210 of 69669.8%★★★★☆
202270.1150 of 70678.8%★★★★☆
202162.969 of 25372.7%★★★★☆
201961.4189 of 65371.1%★★★★☆
201867.7148 of 66377.7%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202530.9329 of 40619.0%★☆☆☆☆
202423.6335 of 39615.4%★☆☆☆☆
202352.3218 of 38843.8%★★☆☆☆
202236.9266 of 38130.2%★★☆☆☆
202118.7211 of 23610.6%★☆☆☆☆
201939.2268 of 36927.4%★☆☆☆☆
201825.1308 of 37417.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202543.0323 of 64650.0%★★★☆☆
202426.1556 of 6159.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201962.083 of 47382.5%★★★★☆
201853.5150 of 50370.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202542.8854 of 145741.4%★★☆☆☆
202436.8965 of 146534.1%★★☆☆☆
202366.3431 of 146370.5%★★★★☆
202255.4600 of 145458.7%★★★☆☆
202157.1401 of 106662.4%★★★☆☆
201955.5557 of 137059.3%★★★☆☆
201849.2697 of 135348.5%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202531.9704 of 96527.0%★☆☆☆☆
202430.6692 of 95327.4%★☆☆☆☆
202362.7288 of 94369.5%★★★☆☆
202240.6518 of 91443.3%★★☆☆☆
202141.6248 of 44944.8%★★☆☆☆
201950.0361 of 82656.3%★★★☆☆
201847.1414 of 81048.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202444.0694 of 129646.5%★★☆☆☆
202375.3221 of 128882.8%★★★★☆
202252.2507 of 130661.2%★★★☆☆
202152.7361 of 93561.4%★★★☆☆
201961.6360 of 124171.0%★★★★☆
201852.3487 of 124560.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202541.2850 of 145541.6%★★☆☆☆
202442.7815 of 146444.3%★★☆☆☆
202361.1489 of 146466.6%★★★☆☆
202262.0450 of 145569.1%★★★☆☆
202136.7688 of 107135.8%★★☆☆☆
201955.3535 of 136660.8%★★★☆☆
201849.8651 of 135251.8%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202547.3575 of 129855.7%★★★☆☆
202448.7531 of 130359.2%★★★☆☆
202333.7888 of 130732.1%★★☆☆☆
202247.6520 of 128359.5%★★★☆☆
202135.8332 of 52236.4%★★☆☆☆
201947.8444 of 113961.0%★★★☆☆
201838.1720 of 117038.5%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202552.5610 of 123450.6%★★★☆☆
202451.4628 of 124249.4%★★☆☆☆
202346.4672 of 122845.3%★★☆☆☆
202248.7636 of 119046.6%★★☆☆☆
202160.7229 of 51955.9%★★★☆☆
201964.6450 of 120762.7%★★★☆☆
201865.7408 of 121066.3%★★★☆☆
201762.8399 of 122167.3%★★★☆☆
201667.4292 of 125576.7%★★★★☆
201567.8275 of 125578.1%★★★★☆
201473.7167 of 123786.5%★★★★☆
201377.5140 of 121788.5%★★★★☆
201277.9115 of 119890.4%★★★★★
201174.4157 of 116586.5%★★★★☆
201074.4133 of 111788.1%★★★★☆
200975.295 of 108691.3%★★★★★
200871.3182 of 102782.3%★★★★☆
200763.5361 of 100264.0%★★★☆☆
200666.3275 of 98672.1%★★★★☆
200556.8468 of 93549.9%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202571.5140 of 71380.4%★★★★☆
202471.9134 of 69080.6%★★★★☆
202360.6208 of 67169.0%★★★☆☆
202264.3171 of 59371.2%★★★★☆
202184.34 of 4290.5%★★★★★
201980.565 of 68690.5%★★★★★
201881.864 of 67990.6%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202543.7250 of 41339.5%★★☆☆☆
202445.1258 of 42639.4%★★☆☆☆
202344.4262 of 42438.2%★★☆☆☆
202246.4235 of 38639.1%★★☆☆☆
202157.64 of 955.6%★★★☆☆
201960.1215 of 44751.9%★★★☆☆
201862.3187 of 42656.1%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202563.1175 of 66973.8%★★★★☆
202466.6128 of 63779.9%★★★★☆
202347.2277 of 58352.5%★★★☆☆
202259.8126 of 48173.8%★★★★☆
201967.0115 of 56579.6%★★★★☆
201873.392 of 54683.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202554.0583 of 120651.7%★★★☆☆
202451.3623 of 121948.9%★★☆☆☆
202345.3677 of 119743.4%★★☆☆☆
202249.9607 of 115547.4%★★☆☆☆
202156.7127 of 29056.2%★★★☆☆
201964.6445 of 119362.7%★★★☆☆
201866.2388 of 117667.0%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202554.6348 of 88560.7%★★★☆☆
202453.5354 of 86559.1%★★★☆☆
202351.0368 of 85156.8%★★★☆☆
202252.4329 of 76056.7%★★★☆☆
202157.826 of 6459.4%★★★☆☆
201967.6213 of 81573.9%★★★★☆
201870.5183 of 79176.9%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202573.480 of 60786.8%★★★★☆
202437.7352 of 56437.6%★★☆☆☆
202342.5286 of 53146.1%★★☆☆☆
201991.414 of 49397.2%★★★★★
201868.299 of 49880.1%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202553.6486 of 117958.8%★★★☆☆
202453.6494 of 117057.8%★★★☆☆
202350.3537 of 115553.5%★★★☆☆
202255.0454 of 110158.8%★★★☆☆
202157.2121 of 28958.1%★★★☆☆
201966.9276 of 117976.6%★★★★☆
201868.8222 of 115480.8%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202551.4609 of 120149.3%★★☆☆☆
202451.2615 of 121149.2%★★☆☆☆
202345.1664 of 119144.2%★★☆☆☆
202246.2630 of 115445.4%★★☆☆☆
202164.2116 of 35467.2%★★★☆☆
201963.0459 of 119061.4%★★★☆☆
201863.9423 of 117664.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202561.8318 of 114972.3%★★★★☆
202463.7306 of 114473.3%★★★★☆
202362.3317 of 113071.9%★★★★☆
202267.6250 of 103875.9%★★★★☆
201981.2138 of 113287.8%★★★★☆
201879.1149 of 109586.4%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202540.3521 of 78833.9%★★☆☆☆
202418.7691 of 78111.5%★☆☆☆☆
202329.5603 of 77622.3%★☆☆☆☆
202236.5532 of 73827.9%★☆☆☆☆
201978.140 of 79395.0%★★★★★
201864.4229 of 76570.1%★★★★☆
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)
Middle school
Special Education (2025)56th percentile+15 vs school
African American (2025)50th percentile+9 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)46th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school
Female (2025)41st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-14 vs school
Asian (2025)19th percentile-22 vs school
High school
Homeless (2025)87th percentile+36 vs school
African American (2025)80th percentile+30 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile+23 vs school
Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+22 vs school
Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)49th percentile~ school
Asian (2025)39th percentile-11 vs school
White (2025)34th percentile-17 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
U.S. History and Government85%+10 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts84%+8 vs state
Global History and Geography81%+5 vs state
Common Core Algebra II70%-5 vs state
Life Science Biology63%+5 vs state
Earth and Space Sciences62%+6 vs state
Algebra I61%+5 vs state
Math50%-3 vs state
Chemistry48%-17 vs state
Physics47%-22 vs state
English Language Arts46%-6 vs state
Geometry43%-17 vs state
Living Environment35%-22 vs state
Earth Science20%-45 vs state
Common Core Geometry16%-8 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, December 27, 2010

Open Quote They offer a wide variety of options for all learning styles. The problem that they face is that they are the 'center' of the school district and all are welcome. Some children that have had difficult time in other schools for a vide variety of reasons are sent here. I believe that the rating of 3 stars was a bit low. Close Quote





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Sewanhaka High School ranks 610th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,572 students attended Sewanhaka High School.

Students at Sewanhaka High School are 36% Hispanic, 27% African American, 27% Asian, 7% White, 1% Two or more races.


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