Public schools in Westbury, NY
Westbury has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 5,362 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Westbury Union Free School District runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Westbury's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Westbury | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westbury Union Free School District | 5 | 4,768 | $35,380 |
| East Meadow Union Free School District | 3 | 7,802 | $28,980 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Westbury, 898 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Tresper Clarke High School | 898 | 10.8 | 27.1% | East Meadow Union Free |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Westbury, 1,608 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westbury Middle School | 945 | 9.8 | 63.9% | Westbury Union Free |
| Clarke Middle School | 663 | 9.2 | 27.9% | East Meadow Union Free |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 elementary schools in Westbury, 2,856 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green School | 895 | 10.0 | 22.7% | East Meadow Union Free |
| Park Avenue School | 557 | 12.0 | 67.9% | Westbury Union Free |
| Drexel Avenue School | 513 | 13.4 | 67.6% | Westbury Union Free |
| Powells Lane School | 476 | 13.7 | 61.3% | Westbury Union Free |
| Dryden Street School | 415 | 22.6 | 35.4% | Westbury Union Free |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Westbury's public schools compare with New York's
The median Westbury school has 11.4 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the New York median of 11.1. 13% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 610 students (state 428).
| Westbury | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 11.4 | 11.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 610 | 428 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 13% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 85% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 Westbury schools and the 4,767 New York schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Westbury
- Westbury Union Free School DistrictRuns 5 of Westbury's 8 public schools and spent $35,380 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$35,380
- W Tresper Clarke High School, the largest high school in Westbury898 students in 2024-25, 10.8 per teacher.898
- Compare Westbury Union Free School District with East Meadow Union Free School DistrictWestbury's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New YorkNew York's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Westbury addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Westbury
How many public schools are in Westbury, NY?
8 public schools with an address in Westbury were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 5,362 students.What is the largest high school in Westbury?
W Tresper Clarke High School, with 898 students in 2024-25 (East Meadow Union Free School District).Which districts run Westbury's schools?
Westbury Union Free School District (5 schools), East Meadow Union Free School District (3 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25