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Ward Melville Senior High School
380 Old Town Rd
East Setauket NY, 11733, Suffolk County
Phone: 631-730-4900
Ranking: 
(342 out of 989, top 35%)*
(342 out of 989, top 35%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Three Village Central School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 123 | 130 | 140 | 136 | 145 | 142 | 131 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,842 | 1,875 | 1,848 | 1,849 | 1,853 | 1,894 | 1,937 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 10: | 624 | 33.9% | 627 | 33.4% | 587 | 31.8% | 664 | 35.9% | 606 | 32.7% | 598 | 31.6% | 646 | 33.4% |
| Grade 11: | 624 | 33.9% | 579 | 30.9% | 653 | 35.3% | 596 | 32.2% | 590 | 31.8% | 645 | 34.1% | 652 | 33.7% |
| Grade 12: | 577 | 31.3% | 652 | 34.8% | 587 | 31.8% | 589 | 31.9% | 657 | 35.5% | 651 | 34.4% | 639 | 33.0% |
| Ungraded: | 14 | 0.8% | 17 | 0.9% | 21 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 946 | 51.4% | 957 | 51.0% | 934 | 50.5% | 929 | 50.2% | 947 | 51.1% | 976 | 51.5% | 1,000 | 51.6% |
| Female: | 896 | 48.6% | 918 | 49.0% | 914 | 49.5% | 920 | 49.8% | 895 | 48.3% | 910 | 48.0% | 933 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 173 | 9.4% | 149 | 7.9% | 140 | 7.6% | 127 | 6.9% | 140 | 7.6% | 132 | 7.0% | 160 | 8.3% |
| Hispanic: | 70 | 3.8% | 86 | 4.6% | 93 | 5.0% | 76 | 4.1% | 72 | 3.9% | 64 | 3.4% | 54 | 2.8% |
| Black: | 34 | 1.8% | 31 | 1.7% | 32 | 1.7% | 31 | 1.7% | 38 | 2.1% | 47 | 2.5% | 39 | 2.0% |
| White: | 1,553 | 84.3% | 1,595 | 85.1% | 1,570 | 85.0% | 1,613 | 87.2% | 1,599 | 86.3% | 1,651 | 87.2% | 1,684 | 86.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 89 | 4.8% | 62 | 3.3% | 58 | 3.1% | 41 | 2.2% | 60 | 3.2% | 56 | 3.0% | 25 | 1.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 1.7% | 27 | 1.4% | 32 | 1.7% | 20 | 1.1% | 26 | 1.4% | 33 | 1.7% | 25 | 1.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.03 | 14.43 | 13.20 | 13.64 | 12.81 | 13.40 | 14.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 65% | 73% | 65% |
| 2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 50% | 63% | 64% |
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 37% | 83% | 64% |
| 2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 73% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 75% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 79% | 79% | 71% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 73% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 74% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 73% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 78% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 78% |
| 2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 23% | 86% | 72% |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 26% | 92% | 74% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 56% | 90% | 72% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 67% | 91% | 70% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 67% | 94% | 72% |
| 2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 77% |
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 78% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 78% |
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 89% | 90% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 96% | 95% | 82% |
| 2005 | French | End of course | % met std | 98% | 99% | 97% |
| 2006 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2007 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
| 2008 | French | End of course | % met std | 95% | 97% | 97% |
| 2009 | French | End of course | % met std | 98% | 99% | 97% |
| 2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 97% | 98% | 94% |
| 2011 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 97% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 75% |
| 2005 | German | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2006 | German | End of course | % met std | 87% | 94% | 98% |
| 2007 | German | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2008 | German | End of course | % met std | 95% | 98% | 97% |
| 2009 | German | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 2010 | German | End of course | % met std | 92% | 95% | 97% |
| 2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 70% |
| 2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 67% |
| 2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 63% |
| 2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 67% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 71% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 71% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 53% | 95% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 71% | 72% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 82% | 98% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 66% | 96% | 72% |
| 2009 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2010 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
| 2011 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 97% | 98% | 98% |
| 2005 | Latin | End of course | % met std | 93% | 96% | 97% |
| 2006 | Latin | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 2007 | Latin | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 2008 | Latin | End of course | % met std | 91% | 96% | 98% |
| 2009 | Latin | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
| 2010 | Latin | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
| 2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 95% | 97% | 75% |
| 2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 94% | 97% | 75% |
| 2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 96% | 97% | 75% |
| 2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 96% | 97% | 75% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 96% | 97% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 97% | 98% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 97% | 98% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 78% |
| 2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 61% | 93% | 77% |
| 2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 75% | 95% | 79% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 76% | 94% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 60% | 94% | 76% |
| 2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 62% | 92% | 61% |
| 2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 77% | 77% | 66% |
| 2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 79% | 80% | 70% |
| 2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 81% | 82% | 70% |
| 2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 35% | 35% | 61% |
| 2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 81% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 80% |
| 2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 79% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 77% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 77% |
| 2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 82% |
| 2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 79% |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 79% |
| 2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 98% | 96% |
| 2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 96% |
| 2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 98% | 99% | 97% |
| 2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 95% |
| 2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 96% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 95% |
| 2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 96% | 97% | 94% |
| 2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 76% |
| 2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 79% |
| 2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 79% |
| 2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 83% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 80% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 99% | 98% | 79% |
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* Ward Melville Senior High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.