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Enrollment
1,492
High
DISTRICT 1,545 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362652003626
ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
555 RIDGE RD, ELMONT, NY 11003 · (516) 488-9200 · Nassau County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,492 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of New York public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
113 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
615 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 233 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 239 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 239 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 242 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 265 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 259 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 15 | 1% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
69.3%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
69.1%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.3% | 69.1% |
| 2023-24 | 66.1% | 74.9% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,492 | 41.2% | 54.9% |
| VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL VALLEY STREAM | 1,121 | 44.1% | 63.5% |
| BALDWIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BALDWIN | 1,470 | 39.0% | 76.2% |
| VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL VALLEY STREAM | 1,229 | 37.6% | 71.3% |
| SEWANHAKA HIGH SCHOOL FLORAL PARK | 1,572 | 47.2% | 53.1% |
| DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL DEER PARK | 1,326 | 44.6% | 70.7% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #644 of 1,135 | #48 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #275 of 1,109 ▲ 22 | #35 of 57 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #587 of 1,135 ▲ 111 | #52 of 56 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,492 | #96 of 1,216 | #16 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #845 of 1,058 | #51 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #293 of 1,070 | #24 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #833 of 1,167 | #11 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #401 of 743 | #11 of 34 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,492
-83 (-5%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 1,293
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,492 | 113.5 | 13.2:1 | 41% (615) |
| 2023-24 | 1,473 | 116.2 | 12.7:1 | 36% (526) |
| 2022-23 | 1,501 | 118.4 | 12.7:1 | 48% (721) |
| 2020-21 | 1,575 | 124 | 12.7:1 | 35% (557) |
| 2017-18 | 1,676 | 110.8 | 15.1:1 | 46% (768) |
| 2015-16 | 1,715 | 109 | 15.7:1 | 41% (708) |
| 2010-11 | 1,928 | 128 | 15.1:1 | 26% (506) |
| 2000-01 | 1,851 | 99 | 18.7:1 | 26% (474) |
| 1990-91 | 1,293 | 87 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
About ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL is classified as a high school. It is located in ELMONT, New York. The school has 1,492 students in 2024-25 across grades 7 through 12. That compares with an average of about 668 students for high schools in New York.
Within SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 7,727 students.
The student body at ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL is 59% Black. Other reported shares: 21% Hispanic and 17% Asian. Nassau County's residents are about 11% Black, 48 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1, with 113.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. The school has 41% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Nassau County average 31%.
Among New York public high schools, ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL outscored 32%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL is 4.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 54.9%. Predicted: 59.8%.
In the wider Nassau County area, the median household earns about $146,202 a year, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL shares Nassau County with 314 other public schools.
GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,492, down from 1,575 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Nassau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,389,591
Census ACS
Median income
$146,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
315
200,775 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NEW HYDE PARK MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- H FRANK CAREY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,644 students
- SEWANHAKA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,572 students
- FLORAL PARK MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,308 students
Other schools in ELMONT
- CLARA H CARLSON SCHOOLElementary · 764 students
- DUTCH BROADWAY SCHOOLElementary · 715 students
- COVERT AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 646 students
- GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 515 students
Nearby schools
- GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 515
- DUTCH BROADWAY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 715
- CLARA H CARLSON SCHOOL0.9 mi · 764
- ALDEN TERRACE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 405
- PS 176 CAMBRIA HEIGHTS1.0 mi · 561
- PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR1.2 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOLHow large is ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL?
ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,492 students in grades 07-12.
Is ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL have?
ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL employs 113 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL?
At ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 21% Hispanic, 59% Black, 17% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL?
ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nassau County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.