Summary:
The 11784 zip code is home to a single high school, Newfield High School, which is part of the Middle Country Central School District. While the school has some areas of strong academic performance, it faces challenges in terms of declining statewide ranking, high chronic absenteeism, and mixed test scores compared to district and state averages.
Newfield High School's four-year graduation rate is 84.3%, and its dropout rate is 4.5% for the 2023-2024 school year. The school spends $27,295 per student, which is higher than the state average, and has a student-teacher ratio of 14.4. However, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past few years, going from 409 out of 1,228 high schools in 2022-2023 to 545 out of 1,234 in 2024-2025.
Academically, Newfield High School performs well above the state average in Regents/Common Core English Language Arts, Regents/Global History and Geography, and Regents/U.S. History and Government. But the school struggles in subjects like Regents/Chemistry, Regents/Algebra I, and Regents/Living Environment, where its scores are significantly below the district and state averages. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 31.5% for the 2023-2024 school year, which may be contributing to its academic challenges.
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