📍 2 Reilly Rd, Cedarhurst, Nassau County, 11516
Lawrence Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cedarhurst, Nassau County. The school has 770 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lawrence Union Free School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 64.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lawrence Senior High School enrolls 770 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 64.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 503 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 130 | 17% |
| White | 96 | 12% |
| Asian | 20 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
540 of the school's 770 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 519 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lawrence Senior 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-40, state senate district 9, state house district 20.
Lawrence Senior High School is one of 5 schools in LAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in CEDARHURST, New York. The district serves 2,192 students district-wide and employs 182 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 770 students, Lawrence Senior High School is larger than the district average of about 438 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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