Is Bellport Senior High School a good school?

Bellport Senior High School ranks 918 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Bellport Senior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,382 students attended Bellport Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Bellport Senior High School?

Students at Bellport Senior High School are 45% Hispanic, 34% White, 15% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Bellport Senior High School?

Bellport Senior High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Brookhaven Elementary School Elementary : Frank P Long Intermediate School Elementary : Kreamer Street Elementary School Elementary : Verne W Critz Elementary School Middle : Bellport Middle School

Bellport Senior High School

Summary:

Bellport Senior High School is a public high school located in Brookhaven, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,392 students. The school is part of the South Country Central School District, which is ranked 814 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bellport Senior High School faces significant challenges across various metrics. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, maintaining a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating below-average performance. The school struggles to perform well across different student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of New York high schools for various demographics. Bellport Senior High School's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 81.0% and 90.8% over the past five years, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 3.9% to 10.0% during the same period. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 34.1% to 38.8% over the past five years, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Newfield High School, Sachem High School North, and Sayville High School, Bellport Senior High School consistently underperforms across various metrics, including statewide ranking, graduation rates, and academic performance on Regents/Common Core exams. These nearby schools generally have higher statewide rankings, better graduation rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and stronger academic performance than Bellport Senior High School, despite the school having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and moderate per-student spending.

Detail:

Public 9-12

205 Beaver Dam Rd
Brookhaven, NY 11719-9751

(631) 730-1575

District: South Country Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
918^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,098

Feeder schools for Bellport Senior High School:

Elementary:	Brookhaven Elementary School
	Frank P Long Intermediate School
	Kreamer Street Elementary School
	Verne W Critz Elementary School
Middle:	Bellport Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.9

Number of students: 1,382

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.7%

White:

33.9%

African American:

15.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 54.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bellport Senior High School ranks worse than 73.9% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.49. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Bellport Senior High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Bellport Senior High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44.7%), White (33.9%), African American (15.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 54.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bellport Senior High School is 11.9. (See more...)

Compare Bellport Senior High School employs 115.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bellport Senior High School is $20,098.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bellport Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bellport Senior High School 918^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Bellport Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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South Country Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks South Country Central School District 814^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bellport Senior High School

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Rank History for all students at Bellport Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	26.75	744^th	935	20.4%
2006	33.70	733^rd	986	25.7%
2007	47.07	658^th	1002	34.3%
2008	35.64	747^th	1027	27.3%
2009	45.30	685^th	1086	36.9%
2010	43.87	715^th	1117	36.0%
2011	49.55	677^th	1165	41.9%
2012	47.00	709^th	1198	40.8%
2013	42.81	753^rd	1217	38.1%
2014	39.64	769^th	1237	37.8%
2015	43.97	742^nd	1255	40.9%
2016	40.23	777^th	1255	38.1%
2017	39.63	751^st	1221	38.5%
2018	35.39	792^nd	1210	34.5%
2019	32.55	836^th	1207	30.7%
2021	47.81	325^th	519	37.4%
2022	36.53	749^th	1190	37.1%
2023	30.76	831^st	1228	32.3%
2024	24.49	918^th	1242	26.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Bellport Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	14.99	150^th	157	4.5%
2019	39.49	123^rd	165	25.5%
2022	10.53	205^th	212	3.3%
2023	18.82	237^th	272	12.9%
2024	16.11	276^th	306	9.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bellport Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.32	326^th	546	40.3%
2019	31.09	409^th	565	27.6%
2022	56.25	146^th	481	69.6%
2023	33.93	417^th	583	28.5%
2024	29.41	502^nd	637	21.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Bellport Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.54	838^th	1095	23.5%
2019	22.67	924^th	1132	18.4%
2022	28.51	753^rd	1038	27.5%
2023	20.56	966^th	1130	14.5%
2024	24.54	929^th	1144	18.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bellport Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.69	873^rd	1154	24.4%
2019	22.63	935^th	1179	20.7%
2021	14.92	274^th	289	5.2%
2022	28.33	801^st	1101	27.2%
2023	22.30	899^th	1155	22.2%
2024	18.83	967^th	1170	17.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Bellport Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.01	426^th	498	14.5%
2019	47.05	236^th	493	52.1%
2022	20.10	354^th	389	9.0%
2023	29.83	409^th	531	23.0%
2024	18.21	526^th	564	6.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Bellport Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.30	790^th	1176	32.8%
2019	33.86	821^st	1193	31.2%
2021	43.55	188^th	290	35.2%
2022	37.40	738^th	1155	36.1%
2023	34.56	793^rd	1197	33.8%
2024	24.77	923^rd	1219	24.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Bellport Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.19	785^th	1176	33.2%
2019	30.86	834^th	1190	29.9%
2021	39.40	253^rd	354	28.5%
2022	34.53	751^st	1154	34.9%
2023	28.18	836^th	1191	29.8%
2024	24.74	899^th	1211	25.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Bellport Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.90	166^th	426	61.0%
2019	34.77	333^rd	447	25.5%
2023	45.06	260^th	424	38.7%
2024	56.95	190^th	426	55.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Bellport Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.22	447^th	679	34.2%
2019	31.34	487^th	686	29.0%
2022	37.51	357^th	593	39.8%
2023	35.26	424^th	671	36.8%
2024	26.52	523^rd	690	24.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bellport Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.62	498^th	791	37.0%
2019	30.93	566^th	815	30.6%
2021	38.34	45^th	64	29.7%
2022	38.23	444^th	760	41.6%
2023	29.36	584^th	851	31.4%
2024	25.46	654^th	865	24.4%

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Rank History for White students at Bellport Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.04	543^rd	765	29.0%
2019	35.24	589^th	793	25.7%
2022	35.36	543^rd	738	26.4%
2023	34.15	571^st	776	26.4%
2024	22.16	665^th	781	14.9%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Bellport Senior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	953	274	34	140	1	n/a	n/a	0	1402
1990	989	244	36	132	1	n/a	n/a	0	1402
1991	976	231	41	120	2	n/a	n/a	0	1370
1992	971	250	38	143	0	n/a	n/a	0	1402
1993	961	252	38	143	0	n/a	n/a	0	1394
1994	985	276	29	138	3	n/a	n/a	0	1431
1995	941	262	31	125	3	n/a	n/a	0	1362
1996	941	262	31	125	3	n/a	n/a	0	1362
1997	913	271	36	135	3	n/a	n/a	0	1358
1998	864	285	38	132	1	n/a	n/a	0	1320
1999	849	334	30	141	6	n/a	n/a	0	1360
2000	800	279	37	143	5	n/a	n/a	0	1264
2001	818	303	38	143	0	n/a	n/a	0	1302
2002	773	338	47	165	5	n/a	n/a	0	1328
2003	773	338	47	165	5	n/a	n/a	0	1328
2004	785	342	44	183	3	n/a	n/a	0	1357
2005	783	357	41	198	3	n/a	n/a	0	1382
2006	767	336	31	197	3	n/a	n/a	0	1334
2007	778	375	4	206	7	n/a	n/a	0	1370
2008	744	402	14	233	4	n/a	n/a	0	1397
2009	721	372	16	233	10	n/a	n/a	0	1352
2010	702	375	14	274	6	n/a	n/a	3	1374
2011	674	361	20	296	6	0	4	0	1361
2012	633	369	25	307	4	0	8	0	1346
2013	612	367	22	319	5	2	14	0	1341
2014	625	359	28	344	8	0	13	0	1377
2015	597	353	25	389	11	0	16	0	1391
2016	561	308	27	398	14	0	17	0	1325
2017	554	288	27	441	10	4	18	0	1342
2018	555	279	22	483	10	1	24	0	1374
2019	544	259	23	481	7	1	21	0	1336
2020	545	248	20	520	7	1	20	0	1361
2021	571	240	19	527	8	0	27	0	1392
2022	529	230	21	573	8	1	35	0	1397
2023	512	208	24	595	8	1	44	0	1392
2024	468	211	25	618	4	3	53	0	1382

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bellport Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1402	103.2	13.5	n/a
1990	1402	100.0	14.0	n/a
1991	1370	98.4	13.9	n/a
1992	1402	94.4	14.8	n/a
1993	1394	82.8	16.8	n/a
1994	1431	76.7	18.7	9
1995	1362	85.7	15.9	10.2
1996	1362	85.7	15.9	10.2
1997	1358	85.4	15.9	10.9
1998	1320	89.0	14.8	11.7
1999	1360	91.9	14.8	11.3
2000	1264	94.2	13.4	14.2
2001	1302	92.4	14.1	16.3
2002	1328	94.6	14.0	26.1
2003	1328	94.6	14.0	26.1
2004	1357	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1382	97.8	14.1	19.2
2006	1334	90.0	14.8	26.2
2007	1370	89.7	15.3	19.6
2008	1397	92.3	15.1	28.6
2009	1352	99.0	13.7	26.8
2010	1374	108.8	12.6	28.7
2011	1361	100.6	13.5	33.9
2012	1346	104.3	12.9	32
2013	1341	94.6	14.1	29.3
2014	1377	106.4	12.9	30.1
2015	1391	95.0	14.6	54.3
2016	1325	107.0	12.3	55.4
2017	1342	106.8	12.5	55.9
2018	1374	109.4	12.5	56.3
2019	1336	106.2	12.5	55.5
2020	1361	123.0	11.0	56
2021	1392	122.0	11.4	55.2
2022	1397	114.3	12.2	54.8
2023	1392	114.3	12.1	52.2
2024	1382	115.1	11.9	54.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bellport Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1402	103.2	13.5	n/a
1990	1402	100.0	14.0	n/a
1991	1370	98.4	13.9	n/a
1992	1402	94.4	14.8	n/a
1993	1394	82.8	16.8	n/a
1994	1431	76.7	18.7	9
1995	1362	85.7	15.9	10.2
1996	1362	85.7	15.9	10.2
1997	1358	85.4	15.9	10.9
1998	1320	89.0	14.8	11.7
1999	1360	91.9	14.8	11.3
2000	1264	94.2	13.4	14.2
2001	1302	92.4	14.1	16.3
2002	1328	94.6	14.0	26.1
2003	1328	94.6	14.0	26.1
2004	1357	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1382	97.8	14.1	19.2
2006	1334	90.0	14.8	26.2
2007	1370	89.7	15.3	19.6
2008	1397	92.3	15.1	28.6
2009	1352	99.0	13.7	26.8
2010	1374	108.8	12.6	28.7
2011	1361	100.6	13.5	33.9
2012	1346	104.3	12.9	32
2013	1341	94.6	14.1	29.3
2014	1377	106.4	12.9	30.1
2015	1391	95.0	14.6	54.3
2016	1325	107.0	12.3	55.4
2017	1342	106.8	12.5	55.9
2018	1374	109.4	12.5	56.3
2019	1336	106.2	12.5	55.5
2020	1361	123.0	11.0	56
2021	1392	122.0	11.4	55.2
2022	1397	114.3	12.2	54.8
2023	1392	114.3	12.1	52.2
2024	1382	115.1	11.9	54.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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