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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