Total enrollment
4,259
+231 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
New York · 4,259 students · 3 cities
HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT reports 5 public K-12 schools to NCES, with combined enrollment of roughly 4,259 New York students (3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.4% | #13 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,259 | #124 of 576 | #2,279 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #200 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #445 of 565 | #1,994 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 23.2% | #475 of 573 | #7,211 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #267 of 425 | #4,160 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 HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL at 88.3% proficient to SEARINGTOWN SCHOOL at 82.2%, a gap of 6.1 points. That is the 257th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL | New Hyde Park | High | 09-12 | 1,535 |
| HERRICKS MIDDLE SCHOOL | Albertson | Middle | 06-08 | 1,094 |
| DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL | New Hyde Park | Elementary | KG-05 | 599 |
| SEARINGTOWN SCHOOL | Albertson | Elementary | KG-05 | 549 |
| CENTER STREET SCHOOL | Williston Park | Elementary | KG-05 | 482 |
About HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Across 5 schools, HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT hosts about 4,259 students in New York. By footprint it is a thinly populated district.
For a sense of the school types, HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT covers 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT is about 852, meaningfully above the New York average of roughly 519.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment rose 6%: 4,028 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,259 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.