Valley Stream South High School

Public high school, 7 to ungraded · Valley Stream, New York

Valley Stream South High School in Valley Stream, New York enrolled 1,229 students in 2024-25 with 107.9 full-time teachers, 11.4 students per teacher against the New York high-school median of 10.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 77% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 47% and 52%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (New York: 87.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

1,224 students in 2022-23, 1,247 students in 2023-24, 1,229 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 105.1 to 107.9.

Students enrolled at Valley Stream South High School by school year2022-23: 1,224, 2023-24: 1,247, 2024-25: 1,22905001k1.5k2022-231,2242023-241,2472024-251,229
Students enrolled at Valley Stream South High School by school year2022-23: 1,224, 2023-24: 1,247, 2024-25: 1,22905001k1.5k2022-231,2242023-241,2472024-251,229
Students enrolled at Valley Stream South High School by school year2022-23: 1,224, 2023-24: 1,247, 2024-25: 1,22905001k1.5k2022-231,2242023-241,2472024-251,229
Students enrolled at Valley Stream South High School by school year2022-23: 1,224, 2023-24: 1,247, 2024-25: 1,22905001k1.5k2022-231,2242023-241,2472024-251,229
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,224105.111.6
2023-241,247104.012.0
2024-251,229107.911.4

11.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 59 of every 100 New York high schools

Among the 1,158 New York high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 11.4; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 11.4; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 11.4; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 11.4; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 10.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

18 AP courses and one counselor per 208 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Valley Stream South High School enrolled 1,249 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 53 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses18
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 208 of the 1,249 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions53
  • Chronically absent10.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

31.3% of students were Hispanic, 29.5% Black, 24.1% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic31.3%
  2. Black29.5%
  3. Asian24.1%
  4. White11.8%
  5. Two or more races2.0%
  6. Pacific Islander0.8%
  7. American Indian0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Valley Stream South High School scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 77% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew York
Reading and language arts, 2021-2260‑64%49%47%
Math, 2022-2377%48% (2021-22)52%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% of the 218 students in Valley Stream South High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNew York
Four-year graduation rate95%96%87.2%
Students in the class218832202,009

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Valley Stream

2 public high schools in Valley Stream report 2024-25 enrollment; Valley Stream South High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Valley Stream South High School1,22911.434.8%
Valley Stream Central High School1,12113.341.5%

All public schools in Valley Stream →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Valley Stream South High School

  1. George W Hewlett High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 1,051 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Valley Stream Central High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 1,121 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Valley Stream South High School with George W Hewlett High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Valley Stream Central High School District spends per student$28,698 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$28,698
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkValley Stream South High School is the number 164 by size of 1,195 New York high schools open in 2024-25.#164 of 1,195
  6. New York schools by students per teacher11.4 students per teacher here against the New York median of 10.8 for high schools.11.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Valley Stream South High School

  1. How many students attend Valley Stream South High School?
    1,229 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,224 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Valley Stream, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Stream South High School?
    11.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for high schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Valley Stream South High School a Title I school?
    Valley Stream South High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Valley Stream South High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Valley Stream South High School scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 77% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Valley Stream South High School?
    95% of the 218 students in Valley Stream South High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Valley Stream South High School in?
    Valley Stream Central High School District, NCES district ID 3629520. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 362952003983 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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