Sachem High School East, Farmingville NY

Original Research by School Decision on Sachem High School East

Sachem High School East sits in Farmingville, a car-oriented residential hamlet in central Suffolk County whose main infrastructure is suburban: single-family ranch homes, townhouses, apartments, and commercial strips along Horseblock Road and Portion Road. The area is growing slowly toward the MacArthur Airport; the most visible recent development is a large rental complex on a former farm, aimed at working professionals employed in regional healthcare and government. The Farmingville area has fewer walkable daily anchors than a traditional town but does have Brookhaven Town Hall, a county park with trails, and reasonably close access to the LIRR, County Transit buses, and the LIE.

The school serves approximately two thousand students across grades nine through twelve. Its enrollment leans majority-white, with a substantial Hispanic population, smaller Asian and Black populations, and a free-or-reduced-price-lunch rate reflecting roughly a third of the student body meeting economic criteria. The enrollment is stable and distributed fairly evenly across the four grades.

State testing data and graduation rates were not available for this school, so a reader cannot see its direct academic performance on those measures. Because high school results are tested under New York state assessment systems, the absence of published data here is noteworthy and worth checking directly with the school or district. The school's placement relative to other districts in Suffolk County cannot be determined without that information.

The broader context matters: the Sachem Central School District has faced serious budget strain in recent years. In 2024, voters rejected a budget that would have pierced the state tax cap, triggering cuts to middle school and junior varsity sports and reductions in funding to secondary clubs like marching band and robotics. In 2025, the district faced another substantial budget gap and considered closing a school before adopting a budget that drew on reserves to keep programs intact. The district's financial trajectory is described as unsustainable, with recurring deficits building toward higher long-term spending. Families weighing a move into the district should know that budget strain has already affected program access and may again; in May 2025, a proposed cut to bus eligibility narrowly failed at the ballot, meaning the current busing arrangement held, but the tight finances remain real.

Sachem High School East is a regular public high school with no magnet status or special designation. No information about its specific course offerings, AP breadth, dual-credit partnerships, career pathways, attendance, discipline, or teaching staff was available in the data provided. A parent seeking to understand what academic pathways, electives, or enrichment the school offers would need to visit the school website or contact the building directly. Similarly, school culture, peer composition beyond the demographic numbers, and day-to-day student support systems are not visible in this summary.

The housing market around Farmingville shows active supply and prices in the mid-range for Long Island, with median home values and monthly rental rates both showing modest year-over-year growth. Affordability relative to household income is tight by national standards, though less severe than parts of Long Island closer to New York City. The area is drawing new renters, in part because the hamlet offers more apartment options than surrounding neighborhoods.

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Academic performance

How students graduate and prepare for what comes next.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

94.0%Cohort of 553 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

30 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

63 tested · Grade 9

60.3%

scored 3 or higher

Calculus BC

14 tested · Grade 10

35.7%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science A

12 tested · Grade 10

58.3%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science Principles

22 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

86.4%

scored 3 or higher

Statistics

49 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

69.4%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Biology

75 tested · Grade 10

80.0%

scored 3 or higher

Chemistry

41 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

70.7%

scored 3 or higher

Environmental Science

96 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

67.7%

scored 3 or higher

Physics 1

39 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

69.2%

scored 3 or higher

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

7 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Physics C: Mechanics

8 tested · Grade 10

50.0%

scored 3 or higher

English

Research

53 tested

75.5%

scored 3 or higher

Seminar

95 tested · Grade 10

94.7%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

Comparative Government and Politics

22 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

68.2%

scored 3 or higher

Human Geography

66 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

72.7%

scored 3 or higher

Macroeconomics

35 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

62.9%

scored 3 or higher

Microeconomics

37 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

75.7%

scored 3 or higher

Psychology

82 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

76.8%

scored 3 or higher

U.S. History

111 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

73.9%

scored 3 or higher

World Languages and Cultures

French Language and Culture

5 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Italian Language and Culture

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Spanish Language and Culture

11 tested

72.7%

scored 3 or higher

Arts

Art History

8 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Music Theory

9 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Studio Art Drawing

2 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Other

Language and Comp

39 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

56.4%

scored 3 or higher

Literature and Comp

32 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

65.6%

scored 3 or higher

Studio Art 2d Design

10 tested

100.0%

scored 3 or higher

U S Government and Politics

40 tested · Grade 10

95.0%

scored 3 or higher

World History

100 tested · Grade 10

80.0%

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	541	89.0%
Social Studies	506	84.0%
Math	454	61.0%
Science	65	77.0%

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.