WESTERN SUFFOLK BOCES
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PS 256 → BABYLON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL → COLD SPRING HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL → OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL → CARLE PLACE MIDDLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL → ELWOOD/JOHN GLENN HIGH SCHOOL → NASSAU BOCES → WYANDANCH MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How WESTERN SUFFOLK BOCES compares for families
What families should know about WESTERN SUFFOLK BOCES.
- ▸ 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: PS 256, BABYLON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, COLD SPRING HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: 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.
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Stony Brook University
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.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
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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.
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 2026-06-14.
Counselor capacity
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
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +3.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 866 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS 256 SYOSSET |
Public | 7.7 | 115 | +17.3% |
| BABYLON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BABYLON |
Public | 7.1 | 441 | -0.2% |
| COLD SPRING HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL COLD SPRING HARBOR |
Public | 7.4 | 459 | -15.0% |
| OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL OYSTER BAY |
Public | 10.7 | 411 | -5.1% |
| CARLE PLACE MIDDLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CARLE PLACE |
Public | 14.1 | 411 | +14.5% |
| ELWOOD/JOHN GLENN HIGH SCHOOL ELWOOD |
Public | 3.8 | 666 | -3.9% |
| NASSAU BOCES GARDEN CITY |
Public | 15.2 | 430 | +8.0% |
| WYANDANCH MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL WYANDANCH |
Public | 4.1 | 833 | +7.6% |