Deer Park High School

1 Falcon Pl, Deer Park NY, 11729 | Deer Park Union Free School District | 631-274-4100
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1377
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 94% 66% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 8 in Deer Park
  • Ranked #0 of 6246 in New York
Proficiency Averages
69%Deer Park
56%New York

Deer Park High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Deer Park Union Free School District" in Deer Park, NY. There are a total of 1,377 students and 99 teachers at Deer Park High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1.

Deer Park High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 93.5%, which is 66% higher than the New York average.

Deer Park High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1377
Teachers99
Student/Teacher ratio14:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment320
Taking some courses314
Taking some courses (not tests)4
Passing some courses207
Passing no courses101

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Deer Park High School, there are a total of 320 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 314 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All94%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School94%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All93%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School93%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Deer Park High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 55.0% 50.7% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 17.5% 17.4% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 10.4% 10.6% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 15.9% 19.1% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.1% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.2% 2.2% 2.0% 3.1%

Deer Park demographics profile

StatisticDeer ParkNew YorkNational
Population26,04319,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)4,22341391
Median age42.338.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)59%52%55%
Speak English74%70%79%
Speak Spanish8%15%13%

Education level achieved in Deer Park

IndexDeer ParkNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade86.8%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school86.1%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college56.7%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree38.0%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors27.3%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters10.6%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.4%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.5%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Deer Park High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.