Summary:
The 11953 zip code is home to a single public high school, Longwood High School, which serves grades 9-12 and has an enrollment of 2,993 students. Longwood High School is part of the Longwood Central School District, which is ranked 690 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Longwood High School has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 559th out of 1,228 high schools in 2022-2023 to 473rd out of 1,234 high schools in 2024-2025, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school performs above the state average in several Regents exams, including Algebra II, English Language Arts, and Global History and Geography, but struggles in subjects like Earth Science and Living Environment, where its proficiency rates are significantly below the state average.
The school has a high percentage of students (44.1%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population. Longwood High School spends $32,171 per student, which is higher than the state average, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.2. However, the school faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 31.5%, which may be an area that the school and district need to address to improve overall student outcomes.
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