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School Name: West Hempstead Secondary School
NCES School ID: 363066004124
State School ID: NY-280227030000-280227030005
District Name: West Hempstead Union Free School District
NCES District ID: 3630660
State District ID: NY-280227030000
Mailing Address:400 NASSAU BLVDWEST HEMPSTEAD NY, 11552 –2455
Physical Address:400 NASSAU BLVD
WEST HEMPSTEAD NY, 11552 –2455
Phone: (516) 390-3214
Type: Regular school
Status: Open
Charter: No
Supervisory Union #: N/A
Grade Span: 7 - 12
                789101112
Website:http://www.whufsd.com
School Details (2024-2025 school year)
County: Nassau County
Locale: Suburban, Large (21)
Total Students: 806
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 71.05
Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.34
Note: Starting SY 2022-23, Magnet and Title I status data are no longer included in the CCD release. For Magnet status, refer to the Civil Rights Data Collection; for ESSA Title I status, refer to ED Data Express.
Enrollment Characteristics (2024-2025 school year)
Enrollment by Grade:
  7 8 9 10 11 12 Ungraded
 Students  127 123 110 140 145 152 9
Enrollment by Gender:
  Male Female
 Students  408 398
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity:
  American Indian/
Alaska Native		 Asian Black Hispanic White Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander		 Two or More Races
 Students  0 73 168 393 139 4 29
Free lunch eligible1: 229 Reduced-price lunch eligible1: 37
Free and reduced-price lunch eligible total1: 266 Free lunch eligible by Direct Certification2: –
Note: Details may not add to totals.
Note: The inclusion or exclusion of a school in this locator does NOT constitute an endorsement of the school and should NOT be used in any way to infer the accreditation status of the school.
Source: CCD Public school data 2024-2025, 2025-2026 school years
Notes:
  • The unduplicated number of students who are eligible to participate in the Free Lunch and Reduced-Price Lunch Programs under the National School Lunch Act of 1946.
  • The unduplicated number of students who are eligible for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) through direct certification (e.g., children that are in households that receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) or other assistance). Please see this blog post for more information regarding free or reduced-price lunch and direct certification eligibility counts in CCD.
  • * denotes a column with data from 2024-2025
  • [ † ] indicates that the data are not applicable. For example, the enrollment and staff characteristics for schools that opened in the 2025-2026 school year will not be available until the full 2025-2026 file is released.
  • [ – ] indicates that the data are missing.
  • [ ‡ ] indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.
  • The directory information on school name, address, and phone number are preliminary data from initial submissions of school level data for 2025-2026.
  • Data provided on student membership and staffing are from the official school level data for 2024-2025.