Total enrollment
3,932
+18 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
New York · 3,932 students · 1 city
In New York's GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, public K-12 schools total 7 and serve approximately 3,932 students (an average of 562 per school).
4-year change in GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.8% | #9 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,932 | #137 of 576 | #2,473 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #107 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #492 of 565 | #2,661 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 4.0% | #564 of 573 | #8,086 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #258 of 425 | #4,029 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL at 98.3% proficient to STEWART SCHOOL at 78.4%, a gap of 20.0 points. That is the 208th widest gap among 258 New York districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL | Garden City | High | 09-12 | 1,096 |
| GARDEN CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL | Garden City | Middle | 06-08 | 1,034 |
| STRATFORD AVENUE SCHOOL | Garden City | Elementary | 02-05 | 638 |
| STEWART SCHOOL | Garden City | Elementary | 02-05 | 624 |
| HOMESTEAD SCHOOL | Garden City | Elementary | KG-01 | 205 |
| HEMLOCK SCHOOL | Garden City | Elementary | KG-01 | 184 |
| LOCUST SCHOOL | Garden City | Elementary | KG-01 | 151 |
About GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT is a sparse New York school district running 7 schools with combined enrollment near 3,932.
On the school-mix side, GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT is made up of 5 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 3,932 students, stayed largely flat from the 3,914 reported in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.