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Walt Whitman High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

301 W Hills Rd, Huntington Station, NY 11746 · (631) 812-3800 · Part of South Huntington Union Free School District

Huntington’s School Grade A better than 89% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
1,939
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Walt Whitman High School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 40 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency96%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts94%
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 ↗

301 W Hills Rd, Huntington Station

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9474
Grade 10465
Grade 11482
Grade 12488
Ungraded30
Enrollment over time
1,985’20
1,959’21
1,991’22
1,981’23
1,939’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 53%White 31%Black 7%Asian 5%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Walt Whitman High School from Huntington families.

Other schools in South Huntington Union Free School District

The district →
Oakwood Primary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Huntington
643 students11:1
Countrywood Primary Center
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Huntington Station
572 students11:1
Birchwood Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Melville
C−
659 students12:1
Maplewood Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Huntington Station
C+
594 students11:1
Silas Wood 6Th Grade Center
Middle · Grades 6 · Huntington Station
C
418 students10:1
Henry L Stimson Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Huntington Station
D
845 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; Huntington’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.