📍 500 Tulip Ave, Floral Park, Nassau County, 11001
Sewanhaka High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Floral Park, Nassau County. The school has 1,637 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sewanhaka Central High School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 139.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 70% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sewanhaka High School enrolls 1,637 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 139.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Black or African American and 26% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 586 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 473 | 29% |
| Asian | 420 | 26% |
| White | 136 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 12 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
816 of the school's 1,637 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 733 qualify for free lunch and 83 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.
Sewanhaka 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 7, state house district 22.
Sewanhaka High School is one of 5 schools in SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in FLORAL PARK, New York. The district serves 7,829 students district-wide and employs 599 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,637 students, Sewanhaka High School is close to the district average of about 1,566 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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