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Wantagh, NY
Public School Ratings




Wantagh Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Wantagh Union Free School District details

Wantagh Union Free School District
3301 Beltagh Ave
Wantagh, NY 11793

2,885 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Wantagh Union Free School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New York

8

(10 is best)

Better than 78.9% of all NY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
62%
52%
55%
51%
69%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Forest Lake School
3100 Beltagh Ave
Wantagh, NY, 11793
PK-05
Mandalay School
2667 Bayview Ave
Wantagh, NY, 11793
PK-05
Wantagh Middle School
3299 Beltagh Ave
Wantagh, NY, 11793
06-08
Wantagh School
1765 Beech St
Wantagh, NY, 11793
PK-05
Wantagh Senior High School
3297 Beltagh Ave
Wantagh, NY, 11793
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 85.7% 41.4%
Black 0.8% 16.1%
Hispanic 10.2% 31.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.0% 10.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 9.6% 54.7%
Free lunch eligible 9.2% 52.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.4% 2.4%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $16,634 $47,989,000 58.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,469 $4,239,000 5.1%
Staff $985 $2,841,000 3.4%
General Administration $562 $1,622,000 2.0%
School Administration $1,538 $4,436,000 5.4%
Operation $2,347 $6,772,000 8.2%
Transportation $1,235 $3,564,000 4.3%
Other $673 $1,943,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,810 $25,417,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,110 $8,973,000 10.9%
Total Expenditures $28,554 $82,379,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $19,896 $50,406,243,000 56.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $809 $2,049,610,000 2.3%
Staff $1,397 $3,539,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $417 $1,057,675,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,199 $3,036,934,000 3.4%
Operation $2,479 $6,281,335,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,691 $4,284,036,000 4.8%
Other $992 $2,514,157,000 2.8%
Total Support $8,985 $22,763,242,000 25.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,238 $15,804,476,000 17.8%
Total Expenditures $35,120 $88,973,961,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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