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Elmont Memorial High School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
555 Ridge Rd
Elmont, NY 11003
Phone
(516) 488-9200
District
SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
NASSAU COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1473
Classroom Teachers
116

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

5

(10 is best)

Better than 42.6% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Elmont Memorial High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
50%
42%
48%
55%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
47%
42%
55%
16%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
71%
65%
91%
78%
51%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 227 15.4%
Grade 8 209 14.2%
Grade 9 233 15.8%
Grade 10 245 16.6%
Grade 11 247 16.8%
Grade 12 296 20.1%
Total 1473 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.6% 26.0% 42.2%
Black 60.7% 20.7% 16.4%
Hispanic 21.1% 24.8% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 15.9% 27.8% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.8% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 35.7% 28.9% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 33.4% 26.9% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.3% 2.0% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 123,667 19,571,216
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 10,725.2 413
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.3% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.6% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.0% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 18.0% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 38,348 7,668,956
Single Parent Households With Children 4.7% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.1% 87.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 43.3% 39.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 45.6% 26.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.7% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.8% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 9.1% 13.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.9% 12.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.0% 9.7%
$15,000 or less 2.9% 9.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $17,756 $139,313,000 64.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,758 $13,793,000 6.3%
Staff $768 $6,027,000 2.8%
General Administration $590 $4,626,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,015 $7,962,000 3.7%
Operation $1,806 $14,172,000 6.5%
Transportation $1,511 $11,853,000 5.4%
Other $387 $3,038,000 1.4%
Total Support $7,835 $61,471,000 28.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,166 $16,991,000 7.8%
Total Expenditures $27,756 $217,775,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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