William Floyd School District
| William Floyd Union Free School District | |
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240 Mastic Beach Road Town of Brookhaven, New York United States |
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| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | K through 12 |
| Superintendent | Kevin Coster |
| Schools | 8 |
| District ID | 3618690 |
| District ID | 580232030000 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 8.653 |
| Teachers | 580 |
| Staff | 610 |
| District mascot | William Floyd Colonial |
| Colors | Green, Gold & White |
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| Website | http://www.wfsd.k12.ny.us |
The William Floyd School District is located in the southern area of the Town of Brookhaven on Long Island in New York. The district serves the contiguous communities of Shirley, Mastic, Mastic Beach and Moriches. The William Floyd School District is one of the larger school districts on Long Island and is named after William Floyd, one of only 56 men to sign the Declaration of Independence. The district is located on the south shore of Long Island, approximately 60 miles east of New York City, with an enrollment of 8,653 students as of 2016. William Floyd students attend five elementary schools, two middle schools, and a senior high school.
Kevin Coster is the superintendent of schools.
There are five primary schools which serve grades K-5:
There are two middle schools which serve grades 6-8:
There is one high school in the district which serves grades 9-12:
The average class size is between 25 and 26 students.
As of the 2012–13 school year, William Floyd High School has a graduation rate of 80%. 92% of students graduate with the Regents Diploma and 36% of students graduate with a Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation.
As a public school, students in the district are expected to take a series of State Required standardized tests. All students in the third grade through the eighth grade take the English Language Arts (ELA) exams; In 2014 each respective grade received a mean score of slightly under 300. Third through eighth-grade students also take the New York State Testing Program Assessment in Mathematics, in 2014 each grade earned an average score between 254 and 300, with the exception of fifth grade, which received a score of 303 in 2014.
In New York State, middle school and high school students are expected to pass their Regents Exams with a 65 or higher in order to graduate and receive the Regents Diploma. In the English Comprehensive test taken in 2014, 80% of students passed and 85% of students passed the general education exams for the Regents that same year. In Mathematics, 58% of students passed the Integrated Algebra Regents, 52% passed the Geometry Regents, 67% passed the Algebra 2/ Trigonometry Regents.
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