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Alumni: what's one memory from HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,535
High
DISTRICT 852 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361428001177
HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL
100 SHELTER ROCK RD, NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11040 · (516) 305-8700 · Nassau County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,535 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
123 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
366 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 HERRICKS 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
97.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
86.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 97 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
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
88.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% 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 22 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,535
+201 (+15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.1:1
% White
18%
was 32%
% Hispanic
5%
was 6%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
75%
was 60%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL
As a big secondary school in NEW HYDE PARK, New York, HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL serves 1,535 students from grades 9 through 12, part of HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 130% above the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.
Across the 5 schools in HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (4,259 students total), HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Asian, at 75% of enrollment; the rest reads as 18% White, 5% Hispanic. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 123 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Roughly 24% of students at HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 66.2%; this one delivers 88.3%, a residual of +22.1 points.
In the broader community, census data for Nassau County shows median household income runs about $146,202, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Nassau County runs 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), of which HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: HERRICKS MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 75.6%.
HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 15%: 1,334 students in 2018 compared to 1,535 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 60% to 75% across the same window.
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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 HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HERRICKS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,094 students
- DENTON AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 599 students
- SEARINGTOWN SCHOOLElementary · 549 students
- CENTER STREET SCHOOLElementary · 482 students
Other schools in NEW HYDE PARK
- NEW HYDE PARK MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- DENTON AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 599 students
- NEW HYDE PARK ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 475 students
- HILLSIDE GRADE SCHOOLElementary · 446 students
- MANOR OAKS WILLIAM BOWIE SCHOOLElementary · 320 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 304 students
Nearby schools
- HERRICKS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,094
- CENTER STREET SCHOOL0.6 mi · 482
- SEARINGTOWN SCHOOL0.7 mi · 549
- DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 599
- MEADOW DRIVE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 309
- MANOR OAKS WILLIAM BOWIE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL?
HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,535 students in grades 09-12.
Is HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 12.5:1 (123 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL?
At HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 18% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 75% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL?
HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nassau County.
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