Best Public Schools in Garden City Park, NY

Summary:

The city of Garden City Park, New York is home to two schools: Mineola High School and Garden City Park School. The data reveals a stark contrast in academic performance between the elementary and high school, with the elementary school consistently outperforming the state averages in English Language Arts and Math, while the high school struggles to match state-level proficiency in many subject areas.

Garden City Park School, an elementary school serving grades PK-6, has consistently ranked in the top 15% of New York elementary schools over the past 3 years, with a current state-wide ranking of 417 out of 2,445 schools. In contrast, Mineola High School, serving grades 8-12, has seen its state-wide ranking drop from 465 to 531 over the past three years, indicating a potential need for improvement in certain areas.

The data also reveals notable differences in the schools' socioeconomic factors, with Garden City Park School having a significantly lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students compared to Mineola High School. Both schools, however, have relatively low student-teacher ratios and spend above the state average per student, indicating a strong investment in their educational programs.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Regents Common Core Algebra I (2024)	Regents Chemistry (2024)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2024)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2024)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2024)	Regents Earth Science (2024)	Regents Global History and Geography (2024)	Regents Living Environment (2024)	Regents Physics (2024)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2024)	Regents Algebra I (2024)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2024)					NY State Assessments Math (2024)				NY State Assessments Science (2024)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Common Core Algebra I End of Course	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mineola High School	Public	8-12	10 Armstrong Rd	Garden City Park	11040	Nassau County	Mineola Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 237-2600	1,078	100	10.7	34.0%	502 (46.6%)	35 (3.2%)	368 (34.1%)	145 (13.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.3%)	59.3	531^st of 1242 public high schools	57.2%		59.7	513^th of 1228 public high schools	58.2%	18	23.8	54.5	72.0	84.4	63.1	57.4	85.3	72.6	82.5	86.7	72.6					42.5						0.0	99.0	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.6	$21,937	$739	$21,198
Garden City Park School	Public	PK, KG-6	51 Central Ave	Garden City Park	11040	Nassau County	New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-2390	318	31	10.2	23.0%	66 (20.8%)	2 (0.6%)	68 (21.4%)	171 (53.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	80.6	417^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.9%		85.6	327^th of 2439 public elementary schools	86.6%	90												52.0	74.3	44.1	75.8		73.1	97.1	51.4	94.3	54.1		99.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$19,596	$767	$18,830

Cities Near Garden City Park

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Hyde Park	0.08 mi	7	38^th
Garden City	1.06 mi	8	25^th
Stewart Manor	1.41 mi	1	66^th
Mineola	1.42 mi	3	261^st
Williston Park	1.47 mi	1	18^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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