📍 1 Falcon Pl, Deer Park, Suffolk County, 11729
Deer Park High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Deer Park, Suffolk County. The school has 1,314 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Deer Park Union Free School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 111.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 95% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Deer Park High School enrolls 1,314 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 111.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 20% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 447 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 371 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 263 | 20% |
| Asian | 199 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
588 of the school's 1,314 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 526 qualify for free lunch and 62 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Deer Park High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-20, state senate district 4, state house district 12.
Deer Park High School is one of 5 schools in DEER PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in DEER PARK, New York. The district serves 4,139 students district-wide and employs 368 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,314 students, Deer Park High School is larger than the district average of about 828 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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