Walt Whitman High School

301 W Hills Rd, West Hills NY, 11746 | South Huntington Union Free School District | 631-812-3800
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1983
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 98% 73% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 10 in West Hills
  • Ranked #0 of 6246 in New York
Proficiency Averages
54%West Hills
56%New York

Walt Whitman High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "South Huntington Union Free School District" in West Hills, NY. There are a total of 1,983 students and 140 teachers at Walt Whitman High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 15 to 1.

Walt Whitman High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 97.5%, which is 73% higher than the New York average.

Walt Whitman High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1983
Teachers140
Student/Teacher ratio15:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

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 Walt Whitman High School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All97%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School97%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All98%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School98%

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.

Walt Whitman High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 47.2% 47.1% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 10.8% 8.6% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 6.7% 6.5% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 32.9% 35.2% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.2% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.9% 2.2% 2.0% 3.1%

West Hills demographics profile

StatisticWest HillsNew YorkNational
Population33,61219,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)6,13941391
Median age39.938.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)54%52%55%
Speak English61%70%79%
Speak Spanish29%15%13%

Education level achieved in West Hills

IndexWest HillsNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade76.1%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school74.1%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college51.3%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree38.1%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors30.9%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters13.1%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.2%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.1%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Walt Whitman High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.