📍 15 Dutch Hill Rd, Orangeburg, Rockland County, 10962
Tappan Zee High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Orangeburg, Rockland County. The school has 953 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Orangetown Central School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 92.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 94% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tappan Zee High School enrolls 953 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 92.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 628 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 196 | 21% |
| Asian | 76 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
212 of the school's 953 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 187 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Tappan Zee High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 38, state house district 97.
Tappan Zee High School is one of 4 schools in SOUTH ORANGETOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in BLAUVELT, New York. The district serves 2,830 students district-wide and employs 272 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 953 students, Tappan Zee High School is larger than the district average of about 708 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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