Long Beach High School, Long Beach NY

Original Research by School Decision on Long Beach High School

Long Beach High School serves grades 9-12 on a dedicated campus in Lido Beach, adjacent to Long Beach proper. The school enrolls roughly a mid-sized group of students balanced across all four grades, with the student body more than half white, a substantial population identifying as Hispanic, and a smaller but meaningful share of Black and Asian students. Only a small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a district and community of above-average income.

The school sits geographically outside Long Beach's downtown core and civic anchors, on Lagoon Drive West in Lido Beach rather than near the LIRR station and Park Avenue where the city's main institutions cluster. This separation from the commercial and social downtown is worth noting for families weighing transit convenience or walkability to civic life, though the LIRR connection to Manhattan remains accessible by car or local transit.

State testing data, graduation rates, and detailed academic proficiency measures were not available in the reporting received, so a grounded picture of academic performance cannot be drawn here. This absence of data is common for individual school comparisons in New York, where some metrics are reported at the district level rather than per building. A parent considering this school should request recent state assessments, graduation cohorts, and course completion data directly from the school or district to assess college readiness and student outcomes.

What is clear from the district context is that Long Beach City School District has made deliberate moves to broaden high school offerings. The most recent budget funds new pathways including AP cybersecurity, a barbering program, a revamped TV media studio, a Bloomberg Terminal lab for financial literacy, and expanded world language instruction at the elementary level. These additions suggest the district is investing in both traditional college prep and career-connected options, widening the runway for students with different post-secondary goals.

The district also passed a substantial capital bond in October 2025 specifically funding high school improvements: new carpentry and robotics instructional spaces, a marine science lab, and a new wrestling room. This construction activity is underway and represents real expansion of the facility footprint, not simply reallocation. Notably, the bond was structured to replace expiring debt, so it does not raise taxes, and the state reimburses a meaningful share of building costs.

Housing in the Long Beach and Lido Beach area has appreciated modestly in recent years and remains expensive relative to median household income, though rental inventory has grown and prices have stabilized. The Superblock, a large mixed-use waterfront development near the boardwalk, began occupancy in early 2024 with new rental and condominium units marketed at premium prices, suggesting the real estate market is active but tilted toward affluence and second-home or investment ownership alongside primary residences.

Long Beach itself is a compact, highly walkable barrier-island city with a strong LIRR terminus and a rebuilt boardwalk as civic anchors. The district operates four elementary schools within or adjacent to the city and serves the broader South Shore communities of Lido Beach and Point Lookout. The district has also rolled out full-day pre-kindergarten for the first time, funded by state grant, opening access to early education for families who previously had only part-time options.

Without state assessment or graduation data, it is not possible to benchmark this high school's academic standing against its Nassau County peer district average. A parent should engage directly with the school's counseling office and request recent test results, college placement data, and course catalogs to understand academic trajectory and fit for their student's needs.

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Academic performance

How students graduate and prepare for what comes next.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

98.0%Cohort of 319 students · Class of 2021

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,253 schools plotted. 14 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Advanced Placement & IB

41 subjects offered · 2023-24

Each card is one AP or IB subject. The headline number is the share of students scoring 3 or higher on the exam — the threshold for college credit at most universities. The bar below each rate shows the underlying distribution across performance levels.

Score:12· no credit345· extremely well qualified

Math and Computer Science

Calculus AB

30 tested

80.0%

scored 3 or higher

Calculus BC

21 tested

71.4%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science Principles

42 tested · Grade 10

52.4%

scored 3 or higher

Precalculus

1 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Statistics

20 tested · Grade 10

60.0%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Biology

5 tested

80.0%

scored 3 or higher

Chemistry

17 tested · Grade 10

76.5%

scored 3 or higher

Physics 1

1 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Physics C: Mechanics

3 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

Human Geography

107 tested · Grade 9

58.9%

scored 3 or higher

U.S. History

3 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

World Languages and Cultures

Chinese Language and Culture

2 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Japanese Language and Culture

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Spanish Language and Culture

3 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Arts

Music Theory

11 tested · Grade 10

54.5%

scored 3 or higher

International Baccalaureate

Ib Biology HL

7 tested

42.9%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Business and Management HL

11 tested

81.8%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Business and Management SL

7 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Computer Science SL

11 tested

54.5%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Dance HL

15 tested

93.3%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Dance SL

14 tested

92.9%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Design Technology SL

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Environmental Systems SL

47 tested

85.1%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Film HL

6 tested

100.0%

scored 3 or higher

Ib History Hl History of the Americas

64 tested

78.1%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Language a Language and Literature English HL

93 tested

90.3%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Language Ab Initio French SL

2 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Language Ab Initio Spanish SL

3 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Language B French SL

17 tested

82.4%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Language B Italian SL

7 tested

100.0%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Language B Spanish HL

34 tested

61.8%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Language B Spanish SL

46 tested

93.5%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Mathematics Analysis and Approaches SL

75 tested

68.0%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Mathematics Applications and Interpretation SL

34 tested

64.7%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Physics SL

30 tested

83.3%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Psychology SL

33 tested

54.5%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Social Anthropology SL

165 tested

84.2%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Visual Arts HL

9 tested

100.0%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Visual Arts SL

4 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Other

World History

119 tested · Grade 10

68.1%

scored 3 or higher

New York Regents Exams

4 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Ela	335	83.0%
Social Studies	332	83.0%
Science	204	66.0%
Math	62	32.0%

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.