Schools in Wantagh · Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, Wantagh Union Free School District
Wantagh’s public schools beat 92% of New York districts
The public schools Wantagh’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 92% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
86%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
88%
▲ 26 pts vs NY 62%
2020–21
Math proficiency
84%
▲ 28 pts vs NY 56%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 12 pts vs NY 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$32.8K
▼ 5% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade
How Wantagh compares
A Test scoresA− Graduation
New York school districts we grade (781)Better than 92%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (236)Better than 86%
High confidence. Built on 2,356 tested students and a graduating class of 876; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New York’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New York only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Wantagh (some depend on your address).
5 schools teach 9th grade in Wantagh’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sanford H Calhoun High School, Wellington C Mepham High School, John F Kennedy High School and Merrick Avenue Middle School and more.
5 schools teach 10th grade in Wantagh’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sanford H Calhoun High School, Wellington C Mepham High School, John F Kennedy High School and Merrick Avenue Middle School and more.
4 schools teach 11th grade in Wantagh’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sanford H Calhoun High School, Wellington C Mepham High School, John F Kennedy High School and Wantagh Senior High School.
4 schools teach 12th grade in Wantagh’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sanford H Calhoun High School, Wellington C Mepham High School, John F Kennedy High School and Wantagh Senior High School.
The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your address
7–103 schoolsDepends on your address
11–125 high schoolsDepends on your address
Parts of Wantagh are served by Seaford Union Free School District.
Two districts serve Wantagh
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Bellmore-Merrick Central High School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 5 schools · 5,283 students
$32,828NY $34,607
AWantagh Union Free School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,854 students
$29,088NY $34,607
ATest scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading · 7–12, Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District88%
State average 62.4%
Reading · PK–12, Wantagh Union Free School District77%
State average 62.4%
Math · 7–12, Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District84%
State average 55.9%
Math · PK–12, Wantagh Union Free School District73%
State average 55.9%
Every school in Wantagh
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Wantagh · in other towns
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Grand Avenue Middle School
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Merrick Avenue Middle School
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Wantagh Middle School
B645 students11:1Rate it →
Sanford H Calhoun High School
A+1,219 students10:1Rate it →
Wellington C Mepham High School
A+1,211 students11:1Rate it →
John F Kennedy High School
A+1,089 students12:1Rate it →
Wantagh Senior High School
A+826 students11:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Wantagh
There’s no college in Wantagh, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Island Drafting and Technical Institute in Amityville, 4.9 miles away.
Island Drafting and Technical InstituteCommunity college · For-profit · Amityville
4.9 mi53 students
Hofstra UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hempstead
5.8 mi10,069 students
Nassau Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Hempstead
6.1 mi9,701 students
Molloy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Rockville Centre
6.2 mi3,940 students
Farmingdale State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Huntington
7.4 mi9,077 students
Adelphi UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Garden City
8.3 mi6,890 students
New York College of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Mineola
8.4 mi179 students
SUNY Old WestburyUniversity or college · Public · Old Westbury
9.6 mi4,120 students
New York College of Health ProfessionsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Oyster Bay
9.9 mi96 students
Rabbinical College of Long IslandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Long Beach
10.1 mi161 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Wantagh. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.