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Nassau County

New York · Public K-12

Nassau County serves about 200,775 K-12 students across 315 public schools, an average of roughly 637 students per campus. The level mix is 198 elementary, 52 middle, and 59 high schools.

7-year change in Nassau County

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Total enrollment
200,775
-4,654 (-2%) vs SY 2017-18
School count
313
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
39%
was 48%
% Hispanic
29%
was 25%
% Black
11%
was 12%
% Asian
19%
was 13%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Schools
315
64 districts
Enrollment
200,775
NCES CCD
Median income
$146,202
Above New York avg
Free/reduced lunch
31.1%
Below New York avg
Elementary
198
86,923 students
Middle
52
37,972 students
High
59
68,479 students
Combined / other
6
7,401 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
7,793 students · 64 districts in Nassau County

County vs. school enrollment demographics

Left bar is the racial makeup of Nassau County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".

County residents
White
57%
Hispanic
19%
Black
11%
Asian
12%
Two or more
10%
Native American
0%
Pacific Islander
0%
School enrollment
White
38%
Hispanic
29%
Black
11%
Asian
19%
Two or more
2%
Native American
0%
Pacific Islander
0%
Bachelor's+
49.7%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
3.6%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
4.8%
civilian labor
Median age
42
21.5% under 18

Test scores in Nassau County

Latest 2024-25 ELA proficiency, 282 schools ranked. New York state average: 58.3%.

See all 282 schools in Nassau County ranked by score →

All schools (315)

LargestA-ZTop rated
NameCityLevelGradesEnrollmentRating
WASHINGTON ROSE SCHOOLRooseveltElementaryPK-06667·
LONG BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOLLong BeachMiddle06-08664·
CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOLWestburyMiddle06-08663·
EAST BROADWAY SCHOOLSeafordElementaryKG-05662·
PLAINEDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLBethpageMiddle06-08661·
MINEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOLMineolaMiddle05-07653·
E M BAKER SCHOOLGreat NeckElementaryKG-05651·
SEAFORD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLSeafordHigh09-12650·
COVERT AVENUE SCHOOLElmontElementaryPK-06646·
WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOLWantaghMiddle06-08645·
NORMAN J LEVY LAKESIDE SCHOOLMerrickElementaryPK-06644·
WOODMERE MIDDLE SCHOOLHewlettMiddle06-08644·
NORTH SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOLGlen HeadMiddle06-08642·
STRATFORD AVENUE SCHOOLGarden CityElementary02-05638·
TURTLE HOOK MIDDLE SCHOOLUniondaleMiddle06-08637·
RHODES ACADEMY OF HUMANITIES AND THE ARTSHempsteadElementaryKG-06631·
SHELTER ROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLManhassetElementaryKG-06631·
MALVERNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLMalverneHigh09-12628·
SCHOOL 6-KINDERGARTEN CENTEROceansideElementaryPK-KG625·
STEWART SCHOOLGarden CityElementary02-05624·
LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOLHempsteadMiddle06-08623·
STRATFORD ROAD SCHOOLPlainviewElementaryKG-04621·
CARLE PLACE MIDDLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLCarle PlaceHigh07-12617·
MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBaldwinElementaryKG-05613·
NORTHERN PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLUniondaleElementaryPK-05612·
WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOLValley StreamElementaryKG-06608·
ABBEY LANE SCHOOLLevittownElementaryKG-05607·
DENTON AVENUE SCHOOLNew Hyde ParkElementaryKG-05599·
HOWELL ROAD SCHOOLValley StreamElementaryPK-06599·
POLK STREET SCHOOLFranklin SquareElementaryPK-06594·
BIRCH SCHOOLMerrickElementaryPK-06588·
LOCUST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLLocust ValleyHigh09-12583·
HARBOR HILL SCHOOLGreenvaleElementaryKG-05582·
PARKWAY SCHOOLEast MeadowElementaryKG-05570·
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPort WashingtonElementaryKG-05564·
NORTHSIDE SCHOOLLevittownElementaryKG-05560·
EAST ROCKAWAY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLEast RockawayHigh07-12557·
PARK AVENUE SCHOOLWestburyElementary01-05557·
EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRoslyn HeightsElementary02-05552·
REINHARD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERBellmoreElementaryPK-02550·
SEARINGTOWN SCHOOLAlbertsonElementaryKG-05549·
SEAFORD HARBOR SCHOOLSeafordElementaryKG-05544·
PS 256SyossetCombinedPK-12543·
GARDINERS AVENUE SCHOOLLevittownElementaryKG-05542·
MANHASSET MIDDLE SCHOOLManhassetMiddle07-08541·
ALBANY AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNorth MassapequaElementaryKG-05536·
NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAmityvilleElementaryKG-02525·
CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOLMassapequaElementaryPK-05524·
EAST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMassapequa ParkElementaryKG-05523·
SEAFORD MIDDLE SCHOOLSeafordMiddle06-08522·
LEO F GIBLYN SCHOOLFreeportElementaryKG-04519·
SADDLE ROCK SCHOOLGreat NeckElementaryKG-05519·
BAYVIEW AVENUE SCHOOLFreeportElementaryKG-04515·
GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOLElmontElementaryPK-06515·
DREXEL AVENUE SCHOOLWestburyElementary01-05513·
FAIRFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMassapequaElementaryKG-05513·
MICHAEL F STOKES SCHOOLLevittownElementary02-04511·
NORTH SIDE SCHOOLEast WillistonElementaryPK-04510·
WALNUT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLUniondaleElementaryPK-05505·
MANORHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPort WashingtonElementaryKG-05499·
UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMassapequaElementaryKG-05496·
MHS AMES CAMPUSMassapequaHigh09-09495·
CAMP AVENUE SCHOOLMerrickElementaryPK-06491·
CENTRAL BOULEVARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBethpageElementaryKG-05491·
MCKENNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMassapequa ParkElementaryKG-05485·
JOHN STREET SCHOOLFranklin SquareElementaryPK-06483·
CENTER STREET SCHOOLWilliston ParkElementaryKG-05482·
POWELLS LANE SCHOOLWestburyElementary01-05476·
SMITH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLUniondaleElementaryPK-05476·
LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BROADWAY CAMPUSLawrenceMiddle04-06475·
NEW HYDE PARK ROAD SCHOOLNew Hyde ParkElementaryPK-06475·
GUGGENHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPort WashingtonElementaryKG-05473·
JOHN H WEST SCHOOLBethpageElementaryKG-05473·
JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPort WashingtonElementaryPK-05471·
LIDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLong BeachElementaryPK-05468·
SEAFORD MANOR SCHOOLSeafordElementaryKG-05468·
JUDY JACOBS PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPlainviewElementaryKG-04467·
HEWITT SCHOOLRockville CentreElementaryKG-05465·
LINDELL BOULEVARD SCHOOLLong BeachElementaryPK-05462·
OLD MILL ROAD SCHOOLMerrickElementaryKG-06461·
CENTENNIAL AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRooseveltElementaryPK-06460·
ROBBINS LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSyossetElementaryKG-05460·
ULYSSES BYAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRooseveltElementaryPK-06457·
PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPlainviewElementaryKG-04455·
SCHOOL 5OceansideElementary01-06452·
CHATTERTON SCHOOLMerrickElementaryPK-06451·
FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLIsland ParkElementaryPK-04451·
BERRY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSyossetElementaryKG-05450·
SCHOOL 3OceansideElementary01-06447·
HILLSIDE GRADE SCHOOLNew Hyde ParkElementaryPK-06446·
EASTPLAIN SCHOOLN MassapequaElementaryPK-05445·
MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLEast MeadowElementaryKG-05442·
PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHempsteadElementaryPK-KG441·
ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOLRooseveltMiddle07-08441·
JOHN G DINKELMEYER SCHOOLNorth BellmoreElementaryKG-06440·
BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHempsteadElementary01-06439·
JAMES A DEVER SCHOOLValley StreamElementaryKG-06437·
CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJerichoElementaryKG-05436·
JACKSON AVENUE SCHOOLMineolaElementary03-04436·
JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHempsteadElementary01-06436·

Cities in Nassau County

Valley Stream14 schoolsLevittown12 schoolsHempstead11 schoolsOceanside10 schoolsSyosset10 schoolsGreat Neck9 schoolsHicksville9 schoolsWestbury9 schoolsFreeport8 schoolsGarden City8 schoolsMassapequa8 schoolsPlainview8 schoolsBaldwin7 schoolsBellmore7 schoolsEast Meadow7 schoolsLynbrook7 schoolsMerrick7 schoolsNew Hyde Park7 schoolsPort Washington7 schoolsUniondale7 schoolsBethpage6 schoolsFranklin Square6 schoolsGlen Cove6 schoolsLong Beach6 schoolsRockville Centre6 schoolsRoosevelt6 schoolsWantagh6 schoolsElmont5 schoolsJericho5 schoolsRoslyn Heights5 schoolsSeaford5 schoolsEast Rockaway4 schoolsFarmingdale4 schoolsFloral Park4 schoolsGlen Head4 schoolsHewlett4 schoolsLocust Valley4 schoolsManhasset4 schoolsWest Hempstead4 schoolsAlbertson3 schoolsCarle Place3 schoolsMalverne3 schoolsMassapequa Park3 schoolsMineola3 schoolsNorth Bellmore3 schoolsOyster Bay3 schoolsBayville2 schoolsGarden City Park2 schoolsInwood2 schoolsIsland Park2 schoolsLawrence2 schoolsNorth Merrick2 schoolsOld Westbury2 schoolsAmityville1 schoolCedarhurst1 schoolEast Norwich1 schoolEast Williston1 schoolGreenvale1 schoolN Massapequa1 schoolNorth Baldwin1 schoolNorth Massapequa1 schoolOld Bethpage1 schoolSea Cliff1 schoolSouth Hempstead1 schoolStewart Manor1 schoolWilliston Park1 schoolWoodbury1 school

About Nassau County

Nassau County is a large New York county of about 1,389,591 residents, home to 315 public schools and roughly 200,775 students.

Stepping back, census numbers show typical household earnings sit around $146,202, about 50% of adults have a bachelor's degree or above, and the federal-poverty share is near 4%. That income level is 88% noticeably above the New York median.

In terms of grade levels, Nassau County comprises 198 elementary schools (86,923 students), 52 middle schools (37,972), 59 high schools (68,479), and 6 combined or other schools.

The largest single district in Nassau County is EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which alone enrolls about 7,793 students.

Trend over the past 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 200,775 students, remained close to its prior level from the 205,429 reported in SY 2017-18. The White share of public-school enrollment shrank from 48% to 39%.

In the discussion threads here, the community for Nassau County discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.

Frequently asked questions

How many public schools are in Nassau County?
Nassau County, New York has 315 public K-12 schools serving approximately 200,775 students.
How many high schools are in Nassau County?
Nassau County, New York has 59 public high schools, serving approximately 68,479 students.
How many middle schools are in Nassau County?
Nassau County, New York has 52 public middle schools, serving approximately 37,972 students.
How many elementary schools are in Nassau County?
Nassau County, New York has 198 public elementary schools, serving approximately 86,923 students.
What is the largest school district in Nassau County?
EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT is the largest school district in Nassau County, serving approximately 7,793 students. The county contains 64 school districts overall.
How many people live in Nassau County?
Nassau County has roughly 1,389,591 residents according to the latest Census ACS 5-year estimate.
What is the median household income in Nassau County?
Median household income in Nassau County is $146,202, above the New York average of $77,785. About 3.6% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
How educated are residents of Nassau County?
Approximately 49.7% of adults 25 and older in Nassau County hold a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.
What share of students in Nassau County qualify for free or reduced lunch?
Roughly 31.1% of students in Nassau County public schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common proxy for low-income enrollment. This is lower than the New York county average of 48.7%.
What is the student-teacher ratio in Nassau County schools?
Across Nassau County public schools, the enrollment-weighted student-teacher ratio is approximately 16.7 to 1.

Nassau County school rankings

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DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data