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Sachem High School East

Summary:

Sachem High School East is a public high school located in Farmingville, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,082 students. The school is part of the Sachem Central School District, which is ranked 551 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sachem High School East consistently ranks in the top 35% of New York high schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on Regents exams is generally above the state and district averages, particularly in subjects like Algebra II, English Language Arts, and Living Environment. Sachem High School East's performance is especially strong for African American and English Language Learner students, ranking in the top 20% and top 25% of New York high schools, respectively, in these subgroups. However, the school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 84.3% and 94.8% over the past few years, which is generally on par with or slightly below the state and district averages. Additionally, Sachem High School East has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 15.5% in 2021-2022 to 34.1% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Robert M Grable Junior Mount Sinai High School and Ward Melville Senior High School consistently outperform Sachem High School East in academic metrics and overall state rankings. However, Sachem High School East's performance for specific student subgroups, such as Asian, African American, and Hispanic students, as well as English Language Learners and students with special needs, is generally strong, with these groups ranking in the top 30% or higher among New York high schools.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 177 Granny Rd
       Farmingville, NY  11738-2143

(631) 716-8200

District: Sachem Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
384th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,274 Help


Feeder schools for Sachem High School East:

Elementary:    Chippewa Elementary School
    Grundy Avenue School
    Lynwood Avenue School
    Merrimac School
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Middle:    Sagamore Middle School
    Seneca Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.1 Help
Number of students:  2,055

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.6%
Hispanic:
24.0%
Asian:
5.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  32.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Sachem High School East ranks better than 69.1% of high schools in New York. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.84. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Sachem High School East who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (63.6%), Hispanic (24%), Asian (5.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 32.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sachem High School East is 12.1. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sachem High School East is $19,274.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sachem High School East:

SchoolDigger ranks Sachem High School East 384th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Sachem High School East in the ranking list.)

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Sachem Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Sachem Central School District 551st of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sachem High School East

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Rank History for all students at Sachem High School East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 64.44 299th 935 68.0%
2006 62.34 379th 986 61.6%
2007 68.49 227th 1002 77.3%
2008 62.64 400th 1027 61.1%
2009 65.45 335th 1086 69.2%
2010 63.32 391st 1117 65.0%
2011 65.45 363rd 1165 68.8%
2012 73.70 224th 1198 81.3%
2013 72.19 281st 1217 76.9%
2014 68.32 303rd 1237 75.5%
2015 65.29 331st 1255 73.6%
2016 59.18 470th 1255 62.5%
2017 65.23 359th 1221 70.6%
2018 71.23 299th 1210 75.3%
2019 69.13 355th 1207 70.6%
2022 65.78 390th 1190 67.2%
2023 66.97 392nd 1228 68.1%
2024 67.84 384th 1242 69.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sachem High School East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 65.73 60th 212 71.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sachem High School East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.05 52nd 546 90.5%
2019 68.21 106th 565 81.2%
2022 60.84 118th 481 75.5%
2023 53.47 212th 583 63.6%
2024 53.93 236th 637 63.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sachem High School East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.02 257th 1095 76.5%
2019 64.79 309th 1132 72.7%
2022 56.26 358th 1038 65.5%
2023 65.39 286th 1130 74.7%
2024 70.95 241st 1144 78.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sachem High School East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.99 337th 1154 70.8%
2019 55.24 515th 1179 56.3%
2022 57.79 405th 1101 63.2%
2023 52.79 505th 1155 56.3%
2024 53.17 499th 1170 57.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Sachem High School East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.55 51st 498 89.8%
2019 64.05 134th 493 72.8%
2023 45.95 250th 531 52.9%
2024 55.32 184th 564 67.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Sachem High School East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.13 249th 1176 78.8%
2019 69.84 338th 1193 71.7%
2022 66.28 367th 1155 68.2%
2023 68.19 374th 1197 68.8%
2024 67.18 395th 1219 67.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Sachem High School East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.62 345th 1176 70.7%
2019 66.72 368th 1190 69.1%
2022 63.66 412th 1154 64.3%
2023 65.47 383rd 1191 67.8%
2024 67.82 360th 1211 70.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Sachem High School East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.16 188th 426 55.9%
2019 54.87 238th 447 46.8%
2022 60.66 169th 386 56.2%
2023 56.02 202nd 424 52.4%
2024 59.55 178th 426 58.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Sachem High School East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.44 211th 679 68.9%
2019 75.79 97th 686 85.9%
2022 61.38 181st 593 69.5%
2023 71.45 124th 671 81.5%
2024 73.55 123rd 690 82.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sachem High School East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.66 191st 791 75.9%
2019 64.16 250th 815 69.3%
2022 63.46 234th 760 69.2%
2023 58.83 296th 851 65.2%
2024 60.10 286th 865 66.9%
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Rank History for White students at Sachem High School East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.10 281st 765 63.3%
2019 58.95 307th 793 61.3%
2022 53.64 353rd 738 52.2%
2023 57.23 328th 776 57.7%
2024 60.54 302nd 781 61.3%
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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.

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Data source: NY State Education Department

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by a parent
Thursday, February 10, 2022

Open Quote Sachem East is very bias when dealing with the different races of students. There's no real consequence for bullying by staff or students. Teachers will allow your child to fail without giving you as a parent any warning or communicating that there is a problem. There are multiple safety issues (ie. Physical altercations, cyber bullying, usage of paraphernalia on school grounds). Sachem school district as a whole have a lot of kinks to work out in order to call themselves one of the best school districts. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Sachem High School East

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2005 2239 29 103 142 3 n/a n/a 0 2516
2006 2347 37 97 147 3 n/a n/a 0 2631
2007 2287 41 106 139 2 n/a n/a 0 2575
2008 2254 44 97 158 2 n/a n/a 0 2555
2009 2222 54 106 159 1 n/a n/a 0 2542
2010 2121 45 114 160 2 n/a n/a 0 2442
2011 2083 42 115 164 3 0 0 0 2407
2012 2003 49 126 164 4 0 1 0 2347
2013 1988 51 124 157 6 0 5 0 2331
2014 2006 48 127 167 5 0 3 0 2356
2015 2024 52 114 190 6 0 5 0 2391
2016 1960 44 136 210 5 0 13 0 2368
2017 1876 53 151 241 2 1 21 0 2345
2018 1768 65 154 284 2 3 20 0 2296
2019 1644 70 162 300 2 4 20 0 2202
2020 1558 71 168 329 2 3 21 0 2152
2021 1493 66 146 391 3 4 30 0 2133
2022 1436 73 125 415 3 3 37 0 2092
2023 1347 75 122 482 4 4 48 0 2082
2024 1306 82 112 493 6 4 52 0 2055

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 Sachem High School East

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 2516 n/a n/a 7
2006 2631 167.0 15.8 6.9
2007 2575 168.9 15.2 6.9
2008 2555 162.5 15.7 7.8
2009 2542 167.6 15.2 8.1
2010 2442 161.6 15.1 10.7
2011 2407 147.8 16.2 9.6
2012 2347 148.3 15.8 12.3
2013 2331 153.9 15.1 10.7
2014 2356 142.1 16.5 12.3
2015 2391 135.0 17.7 18.2
2016 2368 142.0 16.6 20.4
2017 2345 144.1 16.2 21.9
2018 2296 153.0 15.0 23.1
2019 2202 150.0 14.6 22.3
2020 2152 176.1 12.2 25.2
2021 2133 167.0 12.7 26.6
2022 2092 163.5 12.7 23.5
2023 2082 175.4 11.8 28
2024 2055 169.1 12.1 32.6

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 Sachem High School East

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 2516 n/a n/a 7
2006 2631 167.0 15.8 6.9
2007 2575 168.9 15.2 6.9
2008 2555 162.5 15.7 7.8
2009 2542 167.6 15.2 8.1
2010 2442 161.6 15.1 10.7
2011 2407 147.8 16.2 9.6
2012 2347 148.3 15.8 12.3
2013 2331 153.9 15.1 10.7
2014 2356 142.1 16.5 12.3
2015 2391 135.0 17.7 18.2
2016 2368 142.0 16.6 20.4
2017 2345 144.1 16.2 21.9
2018 2296 153.0 15.0 23.1
2019 2202 150.0 14.6 22.3
2020 2152 176.1 12.2 25.2
2021 2133 167.0 12.7 26.6
2022 2092 163.5 12.7 23.5
2023 2082 175.4 11.8 28
2024 2055 169.1 12.1 32.6

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.

Immunization Rates

Sachem High School East

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
201399.5%0.3%0.2%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%
201499.4%0.3%0.3%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%
201599.7%0.2%0.0%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%
201699.4%0.2%0.0%99.5%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.5%99.6%99.8%
201799.3%0.2%0.1%99.6%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.4%99.4%99.6%
201899.5%0.2%0.2%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%
201999.0%0.0%0.0%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.6%99.8%99.7%
202099.3%0.0%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.7%99.6%99.7%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sachem High School East

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $287 (2.0%) $14,114 (98.0%) $14,400
2020 $216 (1.4%) $14,953 (98.6%) $15,169
2021 $224 (1.4%) $15,729 (98.6%) $15,953
2022 $849 (4.9%) $16,329 (95.1%) $17,178
2023 $1,337 (6.9%) $17,937 (93.1%) $19,274

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sachem High School East

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 355th of 1207 High schoolsRanks 392nd of 1228 High schools
 2.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
End of Course Common Core Algebra I (Sachem High School East)84.281.8
 2.4%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra I (Sachem Central School District)88.483
 5.4%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra I (New York)71.164.6
 6.5%
End of Course Chemistry (Sachem High School East)79.574.1
 5.4%
   End of Course Chemistry (Sachem Central School District)83.377.5
 5.7%
   End of Course Chemistry (New York)73.165.2
 7.9%
End of Course Common Core Algebra II (Sachem High School East)91.583.7
 7.8%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra II (Sachem Central School District)91.384.1
 7.1%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra II (New York)82.764.1
 18.5%
End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (Sachem High School East)91.185.8
 5.3%
   End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (Sachem Central School District)92.488.6
 3.8%
   End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (New York)83.976.9
 6.9%
End of Course Common Core Geometry (Sachem High School East)79.464.1
 15.3%
   End of Course Common Core Geometry (Sachem Central School District)74.556.6
 17.9%
   End of Course Common Core Geometry (New York)70.153.2
 17%
End of Course Earth Science (Sachem High School East)79.265
 14.2%
   End of Course Earth Science (Sachem Central School District)81.272
 9.3%
   End of Course Earth Science (New York)68.965
 3.9%
End of Course Living Environment (Sachem High School East)84.185.8
 1.7%
   End of Course Living Environment (Sachem Central School District)89.385.3
 4.1%
   End of Course Living Environment (New York)73.265.7
 7.5%
End of Course Physics (Sachem High School East)89.469.1
 20.3%
   End of Course Physics (Sachem Central School District)81.154
 27.1%
   End of Course Physics (New York)81.668.1
 13.5%
End of Course U.S. History and Government (Sachem High School East)91.284.4
 6.8%
   End of Course U.S. History and Government (Sachem Central School District)91.989.4
 2.5%
   End of Course U.S. History and Government (New York)76.979.7
 2.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students22022082
 5.4%
African American7075
 7.1%
American Indian24
 100%
Asian162122
 24.7%
Hispanic300482
 60.7%
Pacific Islander44
White16441347
 18.1%
Two or More Races2048
 140%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients22.3%28%
 5.7%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Sachem High School East

Sachem High School East is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chippewa Elementary School
Elementary : Grundy Avenue School
Elementary : Lynwood Avenue School
Elementary : Merrimac School
Elementary : Nokomis School
Elementary : Tamarac Elementary School
Elementary : Waverly Avenue School
Middle : Sagamore Middle School
Middle : Seneca Middle School

Students at Sachem High School East are 64% White, 24% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,055 students attended Sachem High School East.

Sachem High School East ranks 384th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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