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Wantagh Union Free School District is located in southeast New York. Wantagh Union Free School District has 4.91 square miles of land area and 4.25 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Wantagh Union Free School District population is 17,991. Wantagh Union Free School District median household income is $128,475 in 2010-2014. Wantagh Union Free School District median house value is $464,900 in 2010-2014. On average, Wantagh Union Free School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (21 out of 645, top 3%) Elementary/Middle School: (56 out of 685, top 8%)* Rank: #44
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	17,991 (2010-2014), rank #208
Population Growth	4.68% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,962.74/sq mi, rank #127
Median Household Income:	$128,475 at 2010-2014—21.14% increase since 2005-2009, rank #23
Median House Price:	$464,900 at 2010-2014—-12.46% increase since 2005-2009, rank #91
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	4.91 sq mi, rank #612
Water Area:	4.25 sq mi (46.38%), rank #163
State:	New York
County:	Nassau County
City:	Wantagh
Zip:	11793, 11710
Area:	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA

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Wantagh Union Free School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

3301 Beltagh Ave

Wantagh NY, 11793, Nassau County

Phone: 516-679-6300

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,239	3,315	3,426	3,507	3,602	3,659	3,706
English Language Learner Students:	13	9	13	15	8	12	12
Total Teachers:	257.04	260.33	259.19	265.49	270.12	265.00	281.20
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	12.88	7.69	9.24	9.65	9.65	9.10	10.60
Elementary:	105.85	111.73	112.98	98.14	109.68	105.80	129.40
Secondary:	137.64	138.83	136.97	116.50	114.52	112.90	103.20
Ungraded:	0.67	2.08	0.00	41.20	36.27	37.20	38.00
Total Other Staff:	205.38	205.02	199.59	212.68	214.30	215.70	212.00
Instructional Aides:	55.00	55.00	52.00	53.00	60.00	54.00	51.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	1.19	1.19	1.90	1.00	0.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	8.90	9.00	8.70	8.70	8.70	8.70	4.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	8.90	9.00	8.70	8.70	8.70	8.70	4.80
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.20	4.10	3.05	4.10	5.00	5.00	5.80
Library/Media Support:	4.40	4.00	4.50	4.50	4.50	4.00	5.00
District Administrators:	3.80	3.80	3.00	3.40	3.00	4.20	4.00
District Administrative Support:	39.50	39.00	38.50	41.50	37.00	39.50	42.00
School Administrators:	8.50	7.70	7.00	7.00	8.00	9.00	8.50
School Administrative Support:	7.53	6.33	5.75	6.10	5.05	5.70	5.80
Student Support Services:	10.55	13.70	12.30	11.98	12.05	12.10	13.50
Other Support Services:	62.00	61.20	63.60	70.50	70.00	73.50	70.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.60	12.73	13.22	13.21	13.33	13.81	13.18

Schools

Forest Lake School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	3100 Beltagh Ave, Wantagh NY 11793
Mandalay School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	2667 Bayview Ave, Wantagh NY 11793
Wantagh Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	3299 Beltagh Ave, Wantagh NY 11793
Wantagh School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1765 Beech St, Wantagh NY 11793
Wantagh Senior High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	3297 Beltagh Ave, Wantagh NY 11793

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
NY State Assessments Test
2006	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	67%
2008	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	70%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	76%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	55%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	56%
2013	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	63.6%	31.1%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	80%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	85%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	90%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	93%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	59%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	59%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	61%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71.5%	34.2%
2006	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	86%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	89%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	91%	71%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	95%	77%
2010	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	85%	57%
2011	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	80%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	81%	60%
2013	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	56.5%	30.3%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91%	78%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92%	81%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96%	83%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	98%	87%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81%	64%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87%	67%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87%	69%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	66.3%	36.3%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	98%	86%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	97%	85%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	98%	86%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	98%	88%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	97%	89%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	98%	88%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	98%	89%
2006	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	90%	67%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	89%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	94%	78%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	93%	83%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	73%	53%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	78%	53%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	81%	58%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	47.7%	30.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	91%	68%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	91%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92%	83%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	96%	88%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87%	65%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87%	66%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82%	66%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62.1%	29.9%
2006	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	98%	82%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	96%	78%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	97%	85%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	98%	86%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	97%	86%
2006	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	75%	61%
2007	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	81%	63%
2008	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	83%	67%
2009	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	91%	81%
2010	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	83%	54%
2011	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	75%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	78%	55%
2013	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	41.5%	29.6%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72%	60%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91%	71%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90%	79%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	95%	83%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87%	61%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89%	63%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88%	66%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	52.4%	30.6%
2006	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	77%	57%
2007	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	81%	58%
2008	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	89%	71%
2009	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	96%	80%
2010	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	71%	50%
2011	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	68%	48%
2012	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	77%	53%
2013	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	44.9%	31.4%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89%	56%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	92%	66%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	98%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	97%	88%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	88%	62%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89%	64%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	93%	65%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	61.8%	27.7%
2006	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	60%	49%
2007	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	79%	58%
2008	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	79%	56%
2009	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	87%	69%
2010	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	79%	51%
2011	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	70%	47%
2012	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	72%	50%
2013	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	46.6%	33.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	92%	54%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80%	59%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	93%	70%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	97%	80%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83%	55%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	91%	60%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	46.5%	27.4%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	91%	63%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	95%	65%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	97%	71%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	92%	69%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	94%	71%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	91%	69%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	92%	70%
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	88%	54%
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	89%	57%
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	92%	63%
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	89%	63%
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	95%	69%
Regents Test
2011	Algebra 2/Trigonometry	End of course	% met std	74%	64%
2012	Algebra 2/Trigonometry	End of course	% met std	87%	64%
2005	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	92%	73%
2006	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	95%	75%
2007	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	90%	71%
2008	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	90%	73%
2009	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	92%	74%
2010	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	94%	73%
2011	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	97%	78%
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	92%	78%
2005	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	91%	72%
2006	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	96%	74%
2007	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	91%	72%
2008	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	87%	70%
2009	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	92%	72%
2010	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	92%	74%
2011	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	95%	72%
2012	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	91%	73%
2005	English	End of course	% met std	96%	77%
2006	English	End of course	% met std	98%	78%
2007	English	End of course	% met std	98%	78%
2008	English	End of course	% met std	99%	82%
2009	English	End of course	% met std	97%	82%
2010	English	End of course	% met std	99%	83%
2011	English	End of course	% met std	99%	85%
2012	English	End of course	% met std	97%	82%
2005	French	End of course	% met std	100%	97%
2006	French	End of course	% met std	100%	97%
2007	French	End of course	% met std	100%	98%
2008	French	End of course	% met std	100%	97%
2009	French	End of course	% met std	100%	97%
2010	French	End of course	% met std	100%	94%
2011	French	End of course	% met std	100%	95%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	99%	72%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	97%	75%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	98%	75%
2005	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	97%	70%
2006	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	98%	67%
2007	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	95%	63%
2008	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	96%	67%
2009	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	96%	71%
2010	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	95%	69%
2011	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	96%	70%
2012	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	95%	71%
2009	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	99%	72%
2010	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	99%	72%
2011	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	96%	73%
2012	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	97%	72%
2005	Italian	End of course	% met std	100%	97%
2006	Italian	End of course	% met std	100%	98%
2007	Italian	End of course	% met std	100%	97%
2008	Italian	End of course	% met std	100%	97%
2009	Italian	End of course	% met std	100%	97%
2010	Italian	End of course	% met std	100%	98%
2011	Italian	End of course	% met std	100%	98%
2005	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	98%	75%
2006	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	95%	75%
2007	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	98%	75%
2008	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	97%	75%
2009	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	98%	80%
2010	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	98%	79%
2011	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	99%	81%
2012	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	99%	78%
2005	Mathematics A	End of course	% met std	98%	77%
2006	Mathematics A	End of course	% met std	99%	79%
2007	Mathematics A	End of course	% met std	97%	77%
2008	Mathematics A	End of course	% met std	97%	76%
2009	Mathematics A	End of course	% met std	88%	61%
2005	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	84%	66%
2006	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	94%	68%
2007	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	76%	70%
2008	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	85%	70%
2009	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	88%	68%
2010	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	87%	61%
2005	Physics	End of course	% met std	89%	81%
2006	Physics	End of course	% met std	83%	80%
2007	Physics	End of course	% met std	85%	79%
2008	Physics	End of course	% met std	62%	77%
2009	Physics	End of course	% met std	80%	77%
2010	Physics	End of course	% met std	88%	82%
2011	Physics	End of course	% met std	78%	79%
2012	Physics	End of course	% met std	81%	79%
2005	Spanish	End of course	% met std	100%	96%
2006	Spanish	End of course	% met std	99%	96%
2007	Spanish	End of course	% met std	100%	97%
2008	Spanish	End of course	% met std	99%	95%
2009	Spanish	End of course	% met std	100%	96%
2010	Spanish	End of course	% met std	100%	95%
2011	Spanish	End of course	% met std	100%	94%
2005	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	98%	76%
2006	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	97%	79%
2007	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	98%	79%
2008	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	99%	83%
2009	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	99%	80%
2010	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	100%	83%
2011	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	97%	80%
2012	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	98%	79%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$70,319,000	$20,525		$71,031,000	$20,254		$66,351,000	$18,421
Federal:	$1,027,000	$300	1.5%	$1,525,000	$435	2.1%	$1,221,000	$339	1.8%
State:	$21,934,000	$6,402	31.2%	$23,981,000	$6,838	33.8%	$20,105,000	$5,582	30.3%
Local:	$47,358,000	$13,823	67.3%	$45,525,000	$12,981	64.1%	$45,025,000	$12,500	67.9%
Total Expenditures:	$66,613,000	$19,443		$66,629,000	$18,999		$67,736,000	$18,805
Total Current Expenditures:	$63,245,000	$18,460		$62,645,000	$17,863		$61,663,000	$17,119
Instructional Expenditures:	$42,114,000	$12,292	66.6%	$41,344,000	$11,789	66.0%	$40,211,000	$11,164	65.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$6,152,000	$1,796	9.7%	$5,982,000	$1,706	9.5%	$5,778,000	$1,604	9.4%
Administration:	$6,214,000	$1,814	9.8%	$6,117,000	$1,744	9.8%	$6,166,000	$1,712	10.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$8,765,000	$2,558	13.9%	$9,202,000	$2,624	14.7%	$9,508,000	$2,640	15.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$281,000	$82		$518,000	$148		$2,650,000	$736
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$2,326,000	$646
Total Other:	$236,000	$69		$258,000	$74		$309,000	$86
Interest on Debt:	$987,000	$288		$1,064,000	$303		$1,166,000	$324

Total Salary:	$39,292,000	$11,469		$39,480,000	$11,257		$39,635,000	$11,004
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$28,978,000	$8,458	73.8%	$29,042,000	$8,281	73.6%	$28,795,000	$7,994	72.7%
Other Salary:	$10,314,000	$3,011	26.2%	$10,438,000	$2,976	26.4%	$10,840,000	$3,009	27.3%
Total Benefit:	$15,557,000	$4,541		$14,171,000	$4,041		$12,812,000	$3,557
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$11,460,000	$3,345	73.7%	$10,399,000	$2,965	73.4%	$9,291,000	$2,579	72.5%
Other Benefit:	$4,097,000	$1,196	26.3%	$3,772,000	$1,076	26.6%	$3,521,000	$978	27.5%

* Wantagh Union Free School District was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.