Smithtown High School-West

100 Central Rd, Smithtown NY, 11787 | Smithtown Central School District | 631-382-2905
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1662
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 98% 73% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 13 in Smithtown
  • Ranked #0 of 6246 in New York
Proficiency Averages
67%Smithtown
56%New York

Smithtown High School-West is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Smithtown Central School District" in Smithtown, NY. There are a total of 1,662 students and 114 teachers at Smithtown High School-West, for a student to teacher ratio of 15 to 1.

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

Smithtown High School-West location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1662
Teachers114
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 Smithtown High School-West, 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
All98%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School98%

Proficiency in languages by grade

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

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.

Smithtown High School-West race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 91.1% 88.6% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 1.4% 0.9% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 3.2% 3.9% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.5% 5.5% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.2% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.4% 0.8% 2.0% 3.1%

Smithtown demographics profile

StatisticSmithtownNew YorkNational
Population26,19719,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,19641391
Median age46.438.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)67%52%55%
Speak English90%70%79%
Speak Spanish3%15%13%

Education level achieved in Smithtown

IndexSmithtownNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade92.9%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school92.4%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college74.4%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree56.1%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors46.2%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters21.8%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.0%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.0%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Smithtown High School-West data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.