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Wantagh Senior High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

3297 Beltagh Ave, Wantagh, NY 11793 · (516) 679-6401 · Part of Wantagh Union Free School District

Hempstead’s School Grade A better than 87% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
826
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
11%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Wantagh Senior High School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 41 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 33 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency97%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts96%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3297 Beltagh Ave, Wantagh

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9197
Grade 10220
Grade 11197
Grade 12209
Ungraded3
Enrollment over time
833’20
830’21
836’22
833’23
826’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Hispanic 9%Asian 3%Two or more races 3%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wantagh Senior High School from Hempstead families.

Other schools in Wantagh Union Free School District

The district →
Wantagh School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wantagh
B+
672 students12:1
Forest Lake School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wantagh
A−
390 students13:1
Mandalay School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wantagh
B+
321 students16:1
Wantagh Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wantagh
B
645 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Hempstead’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.