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Enrollment
1,096
High
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361176000942
GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL
170 ROCKAWAY AVE, GARDEN CITY, NY 11530 · (516) 478-2000 · Nassau County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,096 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of New York public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.2:1
98 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
56 students
DISTRICT 3% · 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 9 | 283 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 272 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 254 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 279 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 8 | 1% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
99.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
98.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 99 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 98 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 99.0% | 98.0% |
| 2023-24 | 99.0% | 96.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
98.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 98% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 73% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in New York's top 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 GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL
GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (98.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,096 | 5.1% | 98.3% |
| PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND HIGH SCHOOL PITTSFORD | 882 | 3.3% | 86.0% |
| RYE HIGH SCHOOL RYE | 887 | 2.4% | 90.3% |
| BYRAM HILLS HIGH SCHOOL ARMONK | 740 | 6.6% | 97.0% |
| EASTCHESTER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL EASTCHESTER | 922 | 2.9% | 81.8% |
| PITTSFORD-MENDON HIGH SCHOOL PITTSFORD | 919 | 2.7% | 88.8% |
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 GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 98.3% | #10 of 1,135 | #2 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 98.0% | #10 of 1,109 ▲ 24 | #1 of 57 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 99.0% | #12 of 1,135 ▲ 13 | #2 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,096 | #208 of 1,216 | #31 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #558 of 1,058 | #30 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #731 of 1,070 | #52 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.1% | #1,155 of 1,167 | #55 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #574 of 743 | #22 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
1,096
-76 (-6%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 974
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 1,096 | 97.8 | 11.2:1 | 5% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 1,076 | 99 | 10.9:1 | 5% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 1,090 | 99.1 | 11.0:1 | 6% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 1,172 | 97 | 12.1:1 | 3% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 1,165 | 99.7 | 11.7:1 | 4% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 1,164 | 101 | 11.5:1 | 3% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 1,168 | 102 | 11.4:1 | 1% (7) |
| 2000-01 | 977 | 85 | 11.5:1 | 1% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 974 | 77 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL.
About GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL
GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school in GARDEN CITY, New York, (ZIP code 11530). Federal data show 1,096 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 668 students for high schools in New York.
GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL is among 7 schools run by GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which serves 3,932 students.
About 79% of the student body at GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL is White. Smaller groups are 11% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 57% of Nassau County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.
With 97.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.2:1. The 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York is close to this figure. Roughly 5% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 31% average among public schools in Nassau County.
Among New York public high schools, GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL outscored 98%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL is +25.2 points, in the top 10% of New York. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 98.3%, and the predicted rate is 73.1%.
In Nassau County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $146,202, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 315 public schools in the county, enrolling about 200,775, GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL among them.
The closest school to GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL is MINEOLA HIGH SCHOOL, located about 0.7 miles away. GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 8.
NCES describes the area around GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,096, compared with 1,172 in 2020-21.
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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 GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GARDEN CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,034 students
- STRATFORD AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 638 students
- STEWART SCHOOLElementary · 624 students
- HOMESTEAD SCHOOLElementary · 205 students
- HEMLOCK SCHOOLElementary · 184 students
- LOCUST SCHOOLElementary · 151 students
Other schools in GARDEN CITY
- NASSAU BOCESCombined · 1,797 students
- GARDEN CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,034 students
- STRATFORD AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 638 students
- STEWART SCHOOLElementary · 624 students
- HOMESTEAD SCHOOLElementary · 205 students
- HEMLOCK SCHOOLElementary · 184 students
Other Garden City High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Garden City High. GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Garden City High SchoolGarden City, KS · 1,946 students
- Garden City High SchoolGARDEN CITY, MI · 896 students
- Garden City High SchoolGARDEN CITY, TX · 157 students
Nearby schools
- MINEOLA HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,090
- MINEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 653
- GARDEN CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,034
- STRATFORD AVENUE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 638
- JACKSON AVENUE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 436
- GARDEN CITY PARK SCHOOL1.0 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL?
GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,096 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL serve?
GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL?
GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 79% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL?
GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nassau County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.