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West Islip Senior High School
1 Lion's Path
West Islip NY, 11795, Suffolk County
Phone: 631-893-3250
Ranking: 
(358 out of 989, top 36%)*
(358 out of 989, top 36%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: West Islip Union Free 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: | 130 | 128 | 134 | 149 | 130 | 134 | 132 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,659 | 1,725 | 1,813 | 1,857 | 1,841 | 1,848 | 1,826 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 395 | 23.8% | 381 | 22.1% | 397 | 21.9% | 474 | 25.5% | 451 | 24.5% | 477 | 25.8% | 434 | 23.8% |
| Grade 10: | 384 | 23.1% | 395 | 22.9% | 471 | 26.0% | 456 | 24.6% | 478 | 26.0% | 430 | 23.3% | 468 | 25.6% |
| Grade 11: | 392 | 23.6% | 468 | 27.1% | 449 | 24.8% | 476 | 25.6% | 433 | 23.5% | 462 | 25.0% | 465 | 25.5% |
| Grade 12: | 471 | 28.4% | 463 | 26.8% | 485 | 26.8% | 442 | 23.8% | 471 | 25.6% | 468 | 25.3% | 449 | 24.6% |
| Ungraded: | 17 | 1.0% | 18 | 1.0% | 11 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.4% | 11 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.5% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 858 | 51.7% | 874 | 50.7% | 929 | 51.2% | 948 | 51.1% | 928 | 50.4% | 958 | 51.8% | 959 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 801 | 48.3% | 851 | 49.3% | 884 | 48.8% | 909 | 48.9% | 886 | 48.1% | 868 | 47.0% | 863 | 47.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 24 | 1.4% | 28 | 1.6% | 29 | 1.6% | 29 | 1.6% | 6 | 0.3% | 21 | 1.1% | 28 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 63 | 3.8% | 78 | 4.5% | 82 | 4.5% | 85 | 4.6% | 57 | 3.1% | 58 | 3.1% | 57 | 3.1% |
| Black: | 7 | 0.4% | 10 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.5% | 22 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.4% |
| White: | 1,545 | 93.1% | 1,591 | 92.2% | 1,676 | 92.4% | 1,718 | 92.5% | 1,735 | 94.2% | 1,747 | 94.5% | 1,732 | 94.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 1.1% | 17 | 1.0% | 13 | 0.7% | 12 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 89 | 5.4% | 81 | 4.7% | 93 | 5.1% | 70 | 3.8% | 53 | 2.9% | 28 | 1.5% | 53 | 2.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 2.1% | 33 | 1.9% | 31 | 1.7% | 30 | 1.6% | 37 | 2.0% | 30 | 1.6% | 49 | 2.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.77 | 13.43 | 13.52 | 12.47 | 14.22 | 13.80 | 13.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 65% |
| 2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 75% | 75% | 64% |
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 66% | 67% | 64% |
| 2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 67% | 68% | 73% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 71% | 71% | 75% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 65% | 65% | 71% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 74% | 74% | 73% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 74% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 73% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 84% | 84% | 78% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 85% | 86% | 78% |
| 2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 90% | 93% | 72% |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 75% | 83% | 74% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 82% | 85% | 72% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 87% | 89% | 70% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 83% | 86% | 72% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 85% | 88% | 74% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 88% | 90% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 87% | 90% | 73% |
| 2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 93% | 92% | 77% |
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 78% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 78% |
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 94% | 93% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 94% | 93% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 82% |
| 2005 | French | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 97% |
| 2006 | French | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 97% |
| 2007 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
| 2008 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 74% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 72% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 75% |
| 2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 70% |
| 2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 84% | 84% | 67% |
| 2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 63% |
| 2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 89% | 90% | 67% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 71% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 94% | 93% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 71% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 91% | 94% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 87% | 93% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 84% | 92% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 72% | 86% | 72% |
| 2005 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 97% |
| 2006 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 98% |
| 2007 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 97% |
| 2008 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2009 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 97% |
| 2010 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 98% |
| 2011 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 98% |
| 2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 75% |
| 2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 75% |
| 2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 75% |
| 2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 75% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 78% |
| 2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 89% | 88% | 77% |
| 2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 79% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 92% | 88% | 76% |
| 2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 63% | 62% | 66% |
| 2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 66% | 66% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 63% | 63% | 70% |
| 2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 74% | 74% | 70% |
| 2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 69% | 70% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 61% |
| 2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 81% | 81% | 81% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 80% |
| 2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 83% | 83% | 79% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 77% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 77% |
| 2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 82% |
| 2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 83% | 83% | 79% |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 77% | 77% | 79% |
| 2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 96% |
| 2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 96% |
| 2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 96% | 97% | 97% |
| 2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 95% |
| 2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 95% |
| 2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 94% |
| 2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 91% | 90% | 76% |
| 2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 95% | 94% | 79% |
| 2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 94% | 93% | 79% |
| 2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 98% | 97% | 83% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 96% | 95% | 80% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 96% | 95% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* West Islip 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.