HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 180 DIVISION AVE, in HICKSVILLE, New York, HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is a big 9-12 campus that teaches 1,825 students (grades 9 through 12), part of HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL sits 173% bigger than that benchmark.

HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 9 schools operated by HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 5,285 students overall.

On demographics, HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL shows that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 35% Asian, 17% White, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 144 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Roughly 52% of students at HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Nassau County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.5%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Nassau County) reports that median household earnings sit near $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Nassau County runs 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), of which HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: HICKSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 53.6%.

HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL has edged up 6%, going from 1,714 students in 2018 to 1,825 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 34% to 17% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.