Newfield High School

145 Marshall Dr, Lake Grove NY, 11784 | Middle Country Central School District | 631-285-8300
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1556
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 90% 60% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 5 in Lake Grove
  • Ranked #0 of 6246 in New York
Proficiency Averages
50%Lake Grove
56%New York

Newfield High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Middle Country Central School District" in Lake Grove, NY. There are a total of 1,556 students and 102 teachers at Newfield High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Newfield High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 90.0%, which is 60% higher than the New York average.

Newfield High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1556
Teachers102
Student/Teacher ratio16:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment333
Taking some courses235
Taking some courses (not tests)103
Passing some courses179
Passing no courses53

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 Newfield High School, there are a total of 333 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 235 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All84%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School84%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All96%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School96%

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.

Newfield High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 74.7% 74.0% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 4.8% 3.7% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 5.0% 5.6% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 14.6% 15.2% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.1% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.0% 1.3% 2.0% 3.1%

Lake Grove demographics profile

StatisticLake GroveNew YorkNational
Population11,08319,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,75041391
Median age40.838.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.1:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)62%52%55%
Speak English87%70%79%
Speak Spanish4%15%13%

Education level achieved in Lake Grove

IndexLake GroveNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade92.2%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school91.4%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college65.1%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree45.3%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors37.1%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters17.0%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.9%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate2.1%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Newfield High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.