Sanford H Calhoun High School
1786 State St
Merrick NY, 11566, Nassau County
Phone: 516-992-1300
Ranking: (109 out of 989, top 11%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 94 | 96 | 98 | 106 | 99 | 96 | 96 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,322 | 1,379 | 1,371 | 1,438 | 1,436 | 1,420 | 1,433 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 312 | 23.6% | 325 | 23.6% | 334 | 24.4% | 348 | 24.2% | 344 | 24.0% | 356 | 25.1% | 369 | 25.8% |
Grade 10: | 318 | 24.1% | 339 | 24.6% | 342 | 24.9% | 342 | 23.8% | 351 | 24.4% | 364 | 25.6% | 347 | 24.2% |
Grade 11: | 329 | 24.9% | 351 | 25.5% | 335 | 24.4% | 349 | 24.3% | 362 | 25.2% | 360 | 25.4% | 326 | 22.7% |
Grade 12: | 347 | 26.2% | 356 | 25.8% | 353 | 25.7% | 399 | 27.7% | 379 | 26.4% | 340 | 23.9% | 391 | 27.3% |
Ungraded: | 16 | 1.2% | 8 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 698 | 52.8% | 718 | 52.1% | 725 | 52.9% | 753 | 52.4% | 760 | 52.9% | 745 | 52.5% | 738 | 51.5% |
Female: | 624 | 47.2% | 661 | 47.9% | 646 | 47.1% | 685 | 47.6% | 668 | 46.5% | 667 | 47.0% | 691 | 48.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 69 | 5.2% | 78 | 5.7% | 70 | 5.1% | 70 | 4.9% | 44 | 3.1% | 74 | 5.2% | 57 | 4.0% |
Hispanic: | 75 | 5.7% | 106 | 7.7% | 103 | 7.5% | 97 | 6.7% | 92 | 6.4% | 56 | 3.9% | 61 | 4.3% |
Black: | 15 | 1.1% | 22 | 1.6% | 23 | 1.7% | 21 | 1.5% | 21 | 1.5% | 19 | 1.3% | 13 | 0.9% |
White: | 1,156 | 87.4% | 1,168 | 84.7% | 1,172 | 85.5% | 1,247 | 86.7% | 1,279 | 89.1% | 1,271 | 89.5% | 1,302 | 90.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 3.8% | 84 | 6.1% | 69 | 5.0% | 35 | 2.4% | 24 | 1.7% | 14 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 2.0% | 34 | 2.5% | 26 | 1.9% | 29 | 2.0% | 22 | 1.5% | 9 | 0.6% | 12 | 0.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.07 | 14.39 | 14.04 | 13.61 | 14.46 | 14.70 | 15.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
Regents | ||||||
2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 62% | 76% | 64% |
2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 62% | 75% | 64% |
2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 84% | 85% | 73% |
2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 75% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 88% | 87% | 71% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 85% | 88% | 73% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 76% | 86% | 74% |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 79% | 87% | 73% |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 82% | 88% | 78% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 87% | 92% | 78% |
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 88% | 89% | 72% |
2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 90% | 91% | 74% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 85% | 90% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 94% | 91% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 94% | 92% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 86% | 91% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 80% | 88% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 84% | 90% | 73% |
2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 99% | 96% | 77% |
2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 78% |
2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 98% | 97% | 78% |
2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 82% |
2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 96% | 98% | 82% |
2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 83% |
2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 85% |
2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 95% | 96% | 82% |
2005 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
2006 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
2007 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
2008 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
2009 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 94% |
2011 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 95% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 90% | 91% | 72% |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 75% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 75% |
2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 95% | 94% | 70% |
2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 96% | 91% | 67% |
2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 95% | 91% | 63% |
2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 93% | 89% | 67% |
2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 93% | 92% | 71% |
2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 92% | 91% | 69% |
2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 87% | 89% | 70% |
2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 71% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 95% | 98% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 95% | 96% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 92% | 95% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 93% | 96% | 72% |
2005 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 98% | 99% | 97% |
2006 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 99% | 98% |
2007 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 98% | 99% | 97% |
2008 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 92% | 97% | 97% |
2009 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 98% | 100% | 97% |
2010 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
2011 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 98% | 99% | 98% |
2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 75% |
2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 97% | 96% | 75% |
2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 97% | 96% | 75% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 98% | 97% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 96% | 97% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 97% | 98% | 78% |
2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 97% | 95% | 77% |
2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 99% | 97% | 79% |
2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 91% | 93% | 77% |
2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 94% | 95% | 76% |
2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 74% | 93% | 61% |
2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 69% | 77% | 66% |
2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 76% | 79% | 68% |
2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 73% | 83% | 70% |
2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 79% | 84% | 70% |
2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 74% | 85% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 79% | 86% | 61% |
2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 85% | 84% | 81% |
2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 87% | 88% | 80% |
2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 87% | 83% | 79% |
2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 78% | 83% | 77% |
2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 81% | 87% | 77% |
2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 85% | 90% | 82% |
2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 79% | 83% | 79% |
2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 84% | 90% | 79% |
2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 96% |
2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 98% | 96% |
2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 99% | 97% |
2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 95% |
2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 98% | 99% | 96% |
2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 95% |
2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 98% | 94% |
2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 96% | 93% | 76% |
2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 97% | 95% | 79% |
2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 79% |
2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 99% | 97% | 83% |
2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 93% | 95% | 80% |
2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 92% | 95% | 83% |
2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 94% | 95% | 80% |
2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 95% | 94% | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Sanford H Calhoun High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.