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

Across Nassau County, New York, 57 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. LAWRENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL leads the list at 73.0%, against a median of 24.3% 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
57
Nassau County, New York
Top % FRL
73.0%
Median % FRL
24.3%
HIGHEST POVERTY · NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1LAWRENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLCEDARHURST, NYLAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh76473.0%
2HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHEMPSTEAD, NYHEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,87968.2%
3FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOLFREEPORT, NYFREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2,24464.3%
4WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOLOLD WESTBURY, NYWESTBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,57464.3%
5UNIONDALE HIGH SCHOOLUNIONDALE, NYUNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2,10661.4%
6ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLROOSEVELT, NYROOSEVELT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,12758.9%
7GLEN COVE HIGH SCHOOLGLEN COVE, NYGLEN COVE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,06058.4%
8HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHICKSVILLE, NYHICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,82551.9%
9SEWANHAKA HIGH SCHOOLFLORAL PARK, NYSEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,57247.2%
10VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLVALLEY STREAM, NYVALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,12144.1%
11ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOLELMONT, NYSEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,49241.2%
12BALDWIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLBALDWIN, NYBALDWIN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,47039.0%
13VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLVALLEY STREAM, NYVALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,22937.6%
14ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOLLEVITTOWN, NYISLAND TREES UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh70137.2%
15EAST ROCKAWAY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLEAST ROCKAWAY, NYEAST ROCKAWAY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh55736.6%
16VALLEY STREAM NORTH HIGH SCHOOLFRANKLIN SQUARE, NYVALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,26036.0%
17DIVISION AVENUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLLEVITTOWN, NYLEVITTOWN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,04435.6%
18WEST HEMPSTEAD SECONDARY SCHOOLWEST HEMPSTEAD, NYWEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh80633.0%
19LONG BEACH HIGH SCHOOLLONG BEACH, NYLONG BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,25331.8%
20EAST MEADOW HIGH SCHOOLEAST MEADOW, NYEAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,54930.3%
21MINEOLA HIGH SCHOOLGARDEN CITY PARK, NYMINEOLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,09029.7%
22OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOLOYSTER BAY, NYOYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh41228.6%
23W TRESPER CLARKE HIGH SCHOOLWESTBURY, NYEAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh89828.6%
24BETHPAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLBETHPAGE, NYBETHPAGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh99528.3%
25LOCUST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLLOCUST VALLEY, NYLOCUST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh58327.3%
26FARMINGDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLFARMINGDALE, NYFARMINGDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,70426.9%
27GREAT NECK NORTH HIGH SCHOOLGREAT NECK, NYGREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,15526.8%
28GREAT NECK SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLGREAT NECK, NYGREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,36226.7%
29CARLE PLACE MIDDLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLCARLE PLACE, NYCARLE PLACE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh61724.3%
30HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOLNEW HYDE PARK, NYHERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,53523.8%
31GEORGE W HEWLETT HIGH SCHOOLHEWLETT, NYHEWLETT-WOODMERE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,05123.8%
32GEN DOUGLAS MACARTHUR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLLEVITTOWN, NYLEVITTOWN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,29523.1%
33FLORAL PARK MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOLFLORAL PARK, NYSEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,30823.1%
34NEW HYDE PARK MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOLNEW HYDE PARK, NYSEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,71122.5%
35SOUTH SIDE HIGH SCHOOLROCKVILLE CENTRE, NYROCKVILLE CENTRE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh95920.6%
36H FRANK CAREY HIGH SCHOOLFRANKLIN SQUARE, NYSEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,64420.5%
37SANFORD H CALHOUN HIGH SCHOOLMERRICK, NYBELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,21920.3%
38SCHOOL 7-OCEANSIDE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLOCEANSIDE, NYOCEANSIDE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,66820.1%
39JERICHO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLJERICHO, NYJERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,26019.0%
40LYNBROOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLLYNBROOK, NYLYNBROOK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh84618.9%
41WELLINGTON C MEPHAM HIGH SCHOOLBELLMORE, NYBELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,21118.9%
42SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLSYOSSET, NYSYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2,40017.6%
43ROSLYN HIGH SCHOOLROSLYN HEIGHTS, NYROSLYN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,08616.5%
44PLAINEDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLMASSAPEQUA, NYPLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh85616.5%
45JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOLBELLMORE, NYBELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,08916.3%
46PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE/JFK HIGH SCHOOLPLAINVIEW, NYPLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,72015.9%
47SEAFORD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLSEAFORD, NYSEAFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh65014.6%
48NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLGLEN HEAD, NYNORTH SHORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh77614.4%
49MERRICK AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOLMERRICK, NYBELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh84813.0%
50MHS AMES CAMPUSMASSAPEQUA, NYMASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh49512.5%
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