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Enrollment
1,825
High
DISTRICT 587 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361434001185
HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
180 DIVISION AVE, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801 · (516) 733-2202 · Nassau County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,825 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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.
- CBeats 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
12.7:1
144 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
947 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 387 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 436 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 470 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 498 | 27% |
| Ungraded | 34 | 2% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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 HICKSVILLE 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
75.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
26.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,825 | 51.9% | 54.5% |
| SEWANHAKA HIGH SCHOOL FLORAL PARK | 1,572 | 47.2% | 53.1% |
| MILLENNIUM HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 685 | 43.8% | 87.2% |
| VALLEY STREAM NORTH HIGH SCHOOL FRANKLIN SQUARE | 1,260 | 36.0% | 56.9% |
| AVIATION CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL LONG ISLAND CITY | 1,924 | 75.1% | 73.5% |
| ACADEMY OF AMERICAN STUDIES LONG ISLAND CITY | 1,206 | 67.8% | 70.0% |
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 HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #655 of 1,135 | #49 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #944 of 1,109 ▼ 74 | #56 of 57 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #498 of 1,135 ▲ 17 | #44 of 56 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,825 | #59 of 1,216 | #5 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #794 of 1,058 | #46 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #155 of 1,070 | #11 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #669 of 1,167 | #8 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #189 of 339 | #11 of 23 |
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
1,825
+90 (+5%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 1,356
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 1,825 | 144.1 | 12.7:1 | 52% (947) |
| 2023-24 | 1,866 | 144.6 | 12.9:1 | 47% (879) |
| 2022-23 | 1,852 | 143.4 | 12.9:1 | 49% (910) |
| 2020-21 | 1,735 | 136 | 12.8:1 | 33% (575) |
| 2017-18 | 1,714 | 120.2 | 14.3:1 | 40% (691) |
| 2015-16 | 1,754 | 117 | 15.0:1 | 36% (639) |
| 2010-11 | 1,768 | 137 | 12.9:1 | 21% (365) |
| 2000-01 | 1,367 | 92 | 14.9:1 | 5% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 1,356 | 95 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
About HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment high school in HICKSVILLE, New York, administered by HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,825 students. The school's enrollment is 173% bigger than the 668 average for high schools in New York.
HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 5,285 students in 9 schools, including HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
Hispanic students are the largest group at HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, with 43% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 35% Asian, 17% White, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 24 points above the 19% share among Nassau County residents. HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL's 144.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.7:1. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 52%. The rate at public schools in Nassau County averages 31%, lower than here.
Measured against New York public high schools, HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.5%, compared with a predicted 55.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
Nassau County has about 1,389,591 residents, and median household income is about $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Nassau County number 315 and enroll about 200,775.
The closest public school to HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is HICKSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is ahead of the 53.6% nearby average, ranking 4th of 9.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL had 1,735 students in 2020-21 and 1,825 in 2024-25, a 5% rise.
The HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HICKSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,215 students
- LEE AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 436 students
- OLD COUNTRY ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 394 students
- EAST STREET SCHOOLElementary · 389 students
- WOODLAND AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 277 students
- FORK LANE SCHOOLElementary · 270 students
Other schools in HICKSVILLE
- HICKSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,215 students
- LEE AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 436 students
- OLD COUNTRY ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 394 students
- EAST STREET SCHOOLElementary · 389 students
- WOODLAND AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 277 students
- FORK LANE SCHOOLElementary · 270 students
Other Hicksville High schools
One other US public school is named Hicksville High. HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Hicksville High SchoolHicksville, OH · 211 students
Nearby schools
- HICKSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,215
- LEE AVENUE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 436
- OLD COUNTRY ROAD SCHOOL0.7 mi · 394
- FORK LANE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 270
- BURNS AVENUE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 263
- DUTCH LANE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 216
Frequently asked questions
About HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHow large is HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,825 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 17% White, 43% Hispanic, 3% Black, 35% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nassau County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.