📍 400 Nassau Blvd, West Hempstead, Nassau County, 11552
West Hempstead Secondary School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in West Hempstead, Nassau County. The school has 783 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Hempstead Union Free School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 90.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.6:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 92% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Hempstead Secondary School enrolls 783 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 90.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 19% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 358 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 176 | 22% |
| White | 151 | 19% |
| Asian | 62 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 4.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
392 of the school's 783 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 342 qualify for free lunch and 50 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.
West Hempstead Secondary 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 21.
West Hempstead Secondary School is one of 4 schools in WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in WEST HEMPSTEAD, New York. The district serves 1,634 students district-wide and employs 158 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 783 students, West Hempstead Secondary School is larger than the district average of about 409 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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