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The highest-poverty public schools in Nassau County, New York

304 public schools in Nassau County, New York appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. PS 256 leads the list at 89.0%, against a median of 22.5% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
304
Nassau County, New York
Top % FRL
89.0%
Median % FRL
22.5%
HIGHEST POVERTY · NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1PS 256SYOSSET, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75Combined54389.0%
2DAVID PATERSON SCHOOLHEMPSTEAD, NYHEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary38886.6%
3JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHEMPSTEAD, NYHEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary43683.5%
4BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHEMPSTEAD, NYHEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary43982.9%
5LAWRENCE PRIMARY SCHOOL AT #2 SCHOOLINWOOD, NYLAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary41981.1%
6LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL AT BROADWAY CAMPUSLAWRENCE, NYLAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle30980.9%
7LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BROADWAY CAMPUSLAWRENCE, NYLAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle47577.3%
8ALVERTA B GRAY SCHULTZ MIDDLE SCHOOLHEMPSTEAD, NYHEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle74876.6%
9RHODES ACADEMY OF HUMANITIES AND THE ARTSHEMPSTEAD, NYHEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary63176.4%
10ARCHER STREET SCHOOLFREEPORT, NYFREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary43376.2%
11LAWRENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLCEDARHURST, NYLAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh76473.0%
12NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAMITYVILLE, NYAMITYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary52571.0%
13JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOLFREEPORT, NYFREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle92470.8%
14NEW VISIONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFREEPORT, NYFREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary43369.7%
15OLD COUNTRY ROAD SCHOOLHICKSVILLE, NYHICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary39468.8%
16HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHEMPSTEAD, NYHEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,87968.2%
17PARK AVENUE SCHOOLWESTBURY, NYWESTBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary55767.9%
18ROOSEVELT CHILDREN'S ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLROOSEVELT, NYROOSEVELT CHILDREN'S ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary67667.8%
19DREXEL AVENUE SCHOOLWESTBURY, NYWESTBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary51367.6%
20CAROLINE G ATKINSON SCHOOLFREEPORT, NYFREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle88267.6%
21TURTLE HOOK MIDDLE SCHOOLUNIONDALE, NYUNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle63767.5%
22JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOLHEMPSTEAD, NYHEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary35967.1%
23WALNUT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLUNIONDALE, NYUNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary50566.9%
24LEO F GIBLYN SCHOOLFREEPORT, NYFREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary51966.5%
25LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOLHEMPSTEAD, NYUNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle62365.3%
26ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOLROOSEVELT, NYROOSEVELT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle44164.9%
27FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOLFREEPORT, NYFREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2,24464.3%
28WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOLOLD WESTBURY, NYWESTBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,57464.3%
29WESTBURY MIDDLE SCHOOLWESTBURY, NYWESTBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle94563.9%
30CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLUNIONDALE, NYUNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary73063.6%
31CONNOLLY SCHOOLGLEN COVE, NYGLEN COVE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary32963.5%
32BAYVIEW AVENUE SCHOOLFREEPORT, NYFREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary51563.3%
33COLUMBUS AVENUE SCHOOLFREEPORT, NYFREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary17562.3%
34GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNORTH BALDWIN, NYUNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary30661.4%
35UNIONDALE HIGH SCHOOLUNIONDALE, NYUNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2,10661.4%
36POWELLS LANE SCHOOLWESTBURY, NYWESTBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary47661.3%
37SMITH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLUNIONDALE, NYUNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary47661.1%
38WASHINGTON ROSE SCHOOLROOSEVELT, NYROOSEVELT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary66760.7%
39ROBERT M FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLGLEN COVE, NYGLEN COVE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle69159.8%
40CLARA H CARLSON SCHOOLELMONT, NYELMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary76459.6%
41ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLROOSEVELT, NYROOSEVELT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,12758.9%
42GLEN COVE HIGH SCHOOLGLEN COVE, NYGLEN COVE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,06058.4%
43LANDING SCHOOLGLEN COVE, NYGLEN COVE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary35558.0%
44DUTCH BROADWAY SCHOOLELMONT, NYELMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary71556.9%
45NORTHERN PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLUNIONDALE, NYUNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary61256.9%
46SHAW AVENUE SCHOOLVALLEY STREAM, NYVALLEY STREAM 30 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary74056.2%
47COVERT AVENUE SCHOOLELMONT, NYELMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary64655.4%
48GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOLELMONT, NYELMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary51555.3%
49BURNS AVENUE SCHOOLHICKSVILLE, NYHICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary26355.1%
50ALDEN TERRACE SCHOOLVALLEY STREAM, NYELMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary40554.6%
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