Smithtown High School East
Saint James, NY · High School · Grades 9-12
Smithtown High School East is a high school in Saint James, NY with 1,475 students enrolled and a 69% proficiency rate. Part of Smithtown Central School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Smithtown High School East is a high school located in Saint James, New York. The school serves 1,475 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.7:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 69% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 86% graduation rate.
12% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Smithtown High School East is part of the Smithtown Central School District in New York.
How This School Compares
Smithtown High School East has 1,475 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Smithtown Central School District (651 students). Its 69% proficiency rate is 2 percentage points above the district average of 67%. Compared to the New York state average of 47%, the school performs 22 points higher. With a 11.7:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
Smithtown High School East has 1,475 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.7:1.
According to EDFacts data, 69% of students at Smithtown High School East meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Smithtown High School East has a 86% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Smithtown High School East is part of the Smithtown Central School District in Saint James, New York. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
The this entity record above pulls directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.