HEMLOCK SCHOOL

HEMLOCK SCHOOL runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in GARDEN CITY, New York. The school covers kindergarten through 1 and reported 184 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 58% below the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York.

HEMLOCK SCHOOL is in GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district with 3,932 students across 7 schools.

By race and ethnicity, HEMLOCK SCHOOL is 81% White. Other reported shares: 12% Asian, 4% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 57% White among all Nassau County residents. A diversity index of 33% means there is a 33% chance two randomly chosen students at HEMLOCK SCHOOL are from different groups.

For every teacher at HEMLOCK SCHOOL, there are about 13.6 students; the school has 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 2%. It compares with 31% for public schools in Nassau County.

For the population of Nassau County, median household income comes to about $146,202, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Nassau County counts 315 public schools with about 200,775 students.

HAMPTON STREET SCHOOL sits about 0.5 miles from HEMLOCK SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).

Enrollment decreased by 6% across 4 years, from 196 in 2020-21 to 184 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.1:1 in 2020-21, and 13.6:1 in 2024-25.

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