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Smithtown High School East

Saint James · NY · SMITHTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · Public

AP rigor: 90th percentile nationally 25 AP courses

A parent's read

  • Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Smithtown High School East publishes where its graduates go (2026 Graduates): 315 colleges, including Boston University, Cornell University, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology.
  • Course rigor in the top 10% of US high schools. 25 AP courses plus advanced math and lab-science depth — measured against every high school in the country, not just the neighborhood.
  • 97% graduate on time. Nearly every student who starts 9th grade here finishes in four years — the strongest baseline signal a school can post.

Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

Where graduates go — as published by the school

Smithtown High School East publishes its college acceptances (2026 Graduates): 315 colleges. See the full list ↓

At a glance

Programs & features
  • 25 AP courses offered — Elite
  • Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
  • 6 calculus classes · 9 physics · 14 chemistry
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: 90th percentile nationally
  • SAT/ACT participation: 92nd percentile by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 98% (Class of 2025 (4-year cohort), NYSED)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

Their published college acceptances

College acceptances, 2026 Graduates

Smithtown High School East publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 315 colleges, in the document's own order.

Ivy+ and most selective · 5

Cornell University · Harvard University · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Princeton University · Yale University

University of California · 4

University of California-Davis · University of California-Irvine · University of California-San Diego · University of California-Santa Barbara

Other California · 3

Harvey Mudd College · Saint Mary's College of California · Santa Clara University

Out of state · 289

Adelphi University · Albertus Magnus College · Albright College · Alfred University · American University · Appalachian State University · Arcadia University · Arizona State University-Tempe · Auburn University · Barry University · Baylor University · Bentley University · Binghamton University · Boston Conservatory at Berklee · and 275 more below

Not matched to a college page · 14

Alfred State College · Commonwealth University · Fairleigh Dickinson University · Five Towns College · Indiana University of Pennsylvania · Nassau Community College · New York Film Academy - New York City · New York University (College of Arts and Science) · Suffolk County Community College · SUNY Cortland - Graduate · The City University of New York - CUNY · Union College - Barbourville · University of Connecticut at Hartford · Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University

Is my kid's college on this list?

— Stanford University ✓ New York University — University of Southern California — University of California, Los Angeles — University of California, Berkeley ✓ University of Michigan ✓ Cornell University ✓ Boston University ✓ Northeastern University ✓ University of Texas at Austin — Georgetown University — Duke University

The school down the road: Ward Melville Senior High School

CollegeSmithtown High School EastWard Melville Senior High School
Boston College—✓ named
Boston University✓ named✓ named
Brown University—✓ named
Carnegie Mellon University—✓ named
Columbia University—✓ named
Cornell University✓ named✓ named
Emory University✓ named✓ named
Georgetown University—✓ named
Georgia Institute of Technology✓ named✓ named
Harvard University✓ named✓ named
Johns Hopkins University✓ named✓ named
Massachusetts Institute of Technology✓ named✓ named

Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.

All 315 colleges, as the document prints them
Adelphi University Albertus Magnus College Albright College Alfred State College Alfred University American University Appalachian State University Arcadia University Arizona State University-Tempe Auburn University Barry University Baylor University Bentley University Binghamton University Boston Conservatory at Berklee Boston University Bowling Green State University Brenau University Bridgewater State University Bryant University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Caldwell University Case Western Reserve University Central Connecticut State University Charleston Southern University Clemson University Cleveland State University Coastal Carolina University Colgate University
and 285 more
College of Charleston College of Staten Island CUNY Commonwealth University Connecticut College Cooper Union Cornell University CUNY Bernard M Baruch College CUNY Hunter College CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice CUNY Queens College Curry College Daemen University DePaul University DeSales University Drew University Drexel University Duquesne University Earlham College East Carolina University East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Eastern Connecticut State University Eastern University Elizabethtown College Elmira College Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emerson College Emmanuel College Emory University Endicott College Fairfield University Fairleigh Dickinson University Farmingdale State College Fashion Institute of Technology Five Towns College Flagler College Florida Atlantic University Florida Gulf Coast University Florida Institute of Technology Florida International University Florida Memorial University Florida Southern College Fordham University Framingham State University Furman University Gannon University George Mason University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Southern University Georgia State University Georgian Court University Gettysburg College Gordon College Goucher College Hartwick College Harvard University Harvey Mudd College Haverford College Hendrix College High Point University Hofstra University Howard University Husson University Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana University Iona University Ithaca College Jacksonville University James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Johnson & Wales University-Providence Kansas State University Kean University Keiser University Kennesaw State University Kent State University at Kent King's College Kutztown University of Pennsylvania La Salle University Le Moyne College Lehigh University Liberty University Long Island University - Post Louisiana State University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Maryland Lycoming College Lynn University Manhattan University Manhattanville University Marist University Marymount Manhattan College Marymount University Marywood University Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mercy University Messiah University Metropolitan State University of Denver Miami University-Oxford Michigan State University Michigan Technological University Misericordia University Mississippi State University Mitchell College Molloy University Monmouth University Montclair State University Moravian University Mount Saint Mary College Muhlenberg College Nassau Community College Nazareth University New England College New Jersey Institute of Technology New York Film Academy - New York City New York Institute of Technology New York University New York University (College of Arts and Science) Norfolk State University North Carolina State University at Raleigh Northeastern University Northwestern University Nova Southeastern University Ohio State University Ohio University Old Dominion University Pace University Palm Beach Atlantic University Pennsylvania College of Technology Pennsylvania State University Princeton University Providence College Purdue University Queens University of Charlotte Quinnipiac University Regis College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island College Rider University Robert Morris University Rochester Institute of Technology Roger Williams University Rollins College Rowan University Rutgers University Sacred Heart University Saint Joseph's University Saint Leo University Saint Mary's College of California Salisbury University Salve Regina University Sam Houston State University Santa Clara University Savannah College of Art and Design Seton Hall University Shenandoah University Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Siena College Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania South Carolina State University Southern Connecticut State University St Bonaventure University St. Francis College St. John Fisher University St. John's University-New York St. Joseph's University St. Thomas Aquinas College State University of New York at New Paltz Stetson University Stevens Institute of Technology Stevenson University Stonehill College Stony Brook University Suffolk County Community College Suffolk University SUNY at Purchase College SUNY Brockport SUNY Buffalo State SUNY College at Geneseo SUNY College at Oswego SUNY College at Plattsburgh SUNY College at Potsdam SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry SUNY College of Technology at Delhi SUNY Cortland SUNY Cortland - Graduate SUNY Fredonia SUNY Maritime College SUNY Morrisville SUNY Old Westbury SUNY Oneonta SUNY Polytechnic Institute Susquehanna University Syracuse University Temple University Texas A&M University Texas Christian University Texas State University Texas Tech University The Catholic University of America The City University of New York - CUNY The College of New Jersey The George Washington University The University of Alabama The University of Tampa The University of Tennessee The University of Texas The University of West Florida Towson University Union College - Barbourville University at Albany, SUNY University at Buffalo University of Alaska Fairbanks University of Arizona University of California-Davis University of California-Irvine University of California-San Diego University of California-Santa Barbara University of Central Florida University of Cincinnati-Main Campus University of Colorado Boulder University of Connecticut University of Connecticut at Hartford University of Dayton University of Delaware University of Florida University of Georgia University of Hartford University of Illinois University of Kansas University of Kentucky University of Louisville University of Maine University of Maryland University of Massachusetts University of Miami University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Mississippi University of Nebraska University of New England University of New Hampshire University of New Haven University of North Carolina University of North Florida University of North Texas University of Northern Colorado University of Oklahoma University of Pittsburgh University of Rhode Island University of Rochester University of Saint Joseph University of Scranton University of South Carolina University of South Florida University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Wisconsin Utica University Vanderbilt University Vassar College Villanova University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Tech Virginia Wesleyan University Wagner College Wayne State University Wellesley College Wentworth Institute of Technology West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Virginia State University West Virginia University Western Connecticut State University Western New England University Westfield State University Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University Wilkes University William & Mary William Paterson University of New Jersey Wingate University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University York College of Pennsylvania

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Independently verified As published by Smithtown High School East — Smithtown High School East Profile 2026-2027 (School Profile) ↗. Found at: Page 4, under the heading "Smithtown High School East 2026 Graduates were accepted to:".

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How Smithtown High School East compares for families

Standout academic depth by national standards.

  • ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 10% nationally with 25 AP courses.
  • ▸ LocallyNY sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: CENTEREACH HIGH SCHOOL, WARD MELVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, NEWFIELD HIGH SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth

90th percentile nationally

50th 90th ↑ this school
Less rigorMore rigorMost rigor
AP courses offered
25
Math ✓ · Science ✓
Students taking AP courses
564
≈40 per 100 students · uptake, not just offerings
Advanced math classes
21
6 calculus · 15 advanced
Lab science classes
23
9 physics · 14 chemistry
Other rigor signals
Dual-enrollment program

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

92nd percentile by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
490
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
34.9
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
0.6%
Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
26.0%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Federal Title I context

Lower-need school

Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)

14.8%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Your state's public flagship

Stony Brook University

49%
admit rate
$10,931
in-state tuition/yr · $32,741 out-of-state
1320–1490
SAT 25–75 · ACT 28–33

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $18,784/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full Stony Brook University profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Pay for college in New York

New York's public scholarships

New York's Excelsior Scholarship makes SUNY and CUNY tuition-free for middle-income families — there's no GPA or test gate, but you commit to staying in New York after you graduate.

Promise Excelsior Scholarship
Free SUNY/CUNY tuition (last-dollar, up to $5,500/yr)
Income: Household AGI ≤ $125,000

Tuition-free SUNY/CUNY for NY families under $125k AGI — no GPA or test gate, but you must stay on track and live in New York after graduating. (Stay on-track (30 credits/yr); live & work in NY afterward for the years you received it.)

Official program details ↗

Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-10-21.

Graduation, Diploma & Readiness

NY status: Good Standing

Do students graduate, with how strong a diploma — and how ready?

New York reports not just whether students graduate but which diploma they earn and how college/career/civic ready they are. A Regents diploma with Advanced Designation is the state's most rigorous — it takes extra Regents exams in math, science, and often a world language.

4-Year Graduation Rate
98%
Class of 2025 (4-year cohort)
Advanced Designation ★
71%
earned NY's most rigorous diploma
College/Career/Civic Ready
98%
reached NY's readiness bar · CCCR Index 192/200 · Level 4/4
Regents Diploma
26%
standard Regents diploma
Local Diploma
2%
lower-threshold diploma
Dropout Rate
1%
of the cohort — lower is better
What's a Regents diploma with Advanced Designation? →

Every NY public-school graduate earns a diploma by passing Regents exams (a score of 65+). A standard Regents diploma takes the core set. The Advanced Designation adds more — typically Algebra II and Geometry, an additional science, and a world-language Regents (or an approved alternative). It's the strongest signal of college-prep rigor New York publishes for a graduating class.

What are "readiness" and "NY status"? →

College/Career/Civic Ready is the share of students who reached at least New York's readiness bar — e.g., an advanced diploma, a qualifying exam or college credit, a career/technical credential, military readiness, or civic-readiness measures. NY also rolls this into a weighted CCCR Index (0–200) and a 1–4 performance level. NY status is the state's ESSA accountability designation: most schools are in good standing (managed locally), while a minority are state-identified for Comprehensive or Targeted support.

Source: New York State Education Department, High School Graduation Rate Database + School Report Card (CCCR readiness, ESSA accountability status), 2024-25, All Students, Class of 2025 (4-year cohort). Diploma shares are of the graduating cohort. NYSED masks small-group results for privacy.

Regents Exam Results

How students score on New York's Regents exams.

Regents exams are New York's statewide end-of-course tests — the state's core academic benchmark, and a requirement for graduation. Below: the share of students scoring 65 or above on each, the score that earns diploma credit (and New York's "proficient" / Level 3+ benchmark).

English
95%
scored 65+ (proficient)
Algebra I
65%
scored 65+ (proficient)
Living Env. / Biology
85%
scored 65+ (proficient)
Global History
97%
scored 65+ (proficient)
U.S. History
95%
scored 65+ (proficient)
What does "scored 65+" mean on the Regents? →

New York scores each Regents exam on five performance levels. A score of 65 or above earns credit toward a diploma — and under New York's current framework that's Level 3 or above, the state's "proficient" benchmark (the number shown above). Exams are taken when a student finishes the course, so results reflect that subject's instruction, not a single grade.

Source: New York State Education Department, School Report Card — Annual Regents Examinations, 2024-25, All Students. NYSED masks small-group results for privacy and shows only exams with reported results.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
2.8%
Below 10% — strong attendance culture. Chronic absence is a leading indicator of dropout and disengagement; a low rate signals families staying connected to the school.
Students absent 15+ days
43
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
187:1
Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.
Counselor FTE
7.5
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
131
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 399 in 2021 to 375 in 2024 — over 3 years.
-6.0%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -2.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,403 students:

2025
1,365
2027
1,293
2029
1,224

≈ 179 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At $31,983 per student in district revenue, the 179 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $5,724,957/year in funding at risk.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
CENTEREACH HIGH SCHOOL
CENTEREACH
 Public 4.1 1,409 -5.2%
WARD MELVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
EAST SETAUKET
 Public 5.7 1,424 -4.6%
NEWFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
SELDEN
 Public 5.5 1,553 +3.5%
SMITHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL-WEST
SMITHTOWN
 Public 4.1 1,135 -11.8%
NORTHPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
NORTHPORT
 Public 9.2 1,465 -14.8%
HAUPPAUGE HIGH SCHOOL
HAUPPAUGE
 Public 3.8 1,028 -5.0%
COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL
COMMACK
 Public 6.5 1,707 -9.9%
CONNETQUOT HIGH SCHOOL
BOHEMIA
 Public 6.3 1,751 +1.3%

At a glance

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Smithtown High School East is a public high school in Saint James, NY, enrolling 1,403 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is down 6% from 2021 to 2024.

It offers 25 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 90% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

490 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 92% of U.S. high schools.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.

New York reports a four-year graduation rate of 98%, with 71% of the cohort earning a Regents diploma with advanced designation.

It has about 187 students per school counselor.

3% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Smithtown High School East publishes a college acceptances list for the 2026 Graduates: 315 colleges. Source: Smithtown High School East Profile 2026-2027 (School Profile).

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

Where do Smithtown High School East graduates go to college? Smithtown High School East publishes a college acceptances list for the 2026 Graduates: 315 colleges. Source: Smithtown High School East Profile 2026-2027 (School Profile).

How many AP courses does Smithtown High School East offer? Smithtown High School East offers 25 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 90% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

What is Smithtown High School East's graduation rate? Smithtown High School East's federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Smithtown High School East? Smithtown High School East is a public high school in Saint James, NY, enrolling 1,403 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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