Is Uniondale High School a good school?

Uniondale High School ranks 761 st of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Uniondale High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,080 students attended Uniondale High School.

What is the racial makeup of Uniondale High School?

Students at Uniondale High School are 64% Hispanic, 33% African American, 1% White, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Uniondale High School?

Uniondale High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : California Avenue Elementary School Elementary : Grand Avenue Elementary School Elementary : Northern Parkway Elementary School Elementary : Smith Street Elementary School Elementary : Walnut Street Elementary School Middle : Lawrence Road Middle School Middle : Turtle Hook Middle School

Uniondale High School

Summary:

Uniondale High School is a public high school located in Uniondale, NY, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,080 students. The school is part of the Uniondale Union Free School District, which is ranked 684 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Uniondale High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger that is below the state average. While African American and English Language Learner students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 30% and top 25% of New York high schools respectively, Asian, Hispanic, and Special Education students perform around the middle of the state rankings, and White and Low Socioeconomic Status students perform in the bottom half. The school's 4-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 79.5% and 85.1% over the past 5 years, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.9% to 10.0% during this time. Uniondale High School also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.1% to 62.5% over the past 5 years, which is significantly above the state average.

Compared to nearby high-performing schools such as Carle Place Middle Senior High, Hempstead High, and the schools in the Bellmore-Merrick, East Meadow, and Rockville Centre districts, Uniondale High School performs significantly worse in academic performance, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. This may be due to the school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, as well as its relatively high student-teacher ratio, despite the district's higher-than-average per-student spending.

Detail:

Public 9-12

933 Goodrich St
Uniondale, NY 11553-2499

(516) 560-8820

District: Uniondale Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
761^st of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,111

Feeder schools for Uniondale High School:

Elementary:	California Avenue Elementary School
	Grand Avenue Elementary School
	Northern Parkway Elementary School
	Smith Street Elementary School
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	Walnut Street Elementary School
Middle:	Lawrence Road Middle School
	Turtle Hook Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.5

Number of students: 2,080

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.2%

African American:

33.2%

White:

1.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 62.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Uniondale High School ranks worse than 61.3% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.15. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Uniondale High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (64.2%), African American (33.2%), White (1.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 62.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Uniondale High School is 11.5. (See more...)

Compare Uniondale High School employs 179.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Uniondale High School is $24,111.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Uniondale High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Uniondale High School 761^st of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Uniondale High School in the ranking list.)

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Uniondale Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Uniondale Union Free School District 684^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Uniondale High School

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Rank History for all students at Uniondale High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	43.95	654^th	935	30.1%
2006	41.73	676^th	986	31.4%
2007	33.84	749^th	1002	25.2%
2008	34.55	756^th	1027	26.4%
2009	37.92	746^th	1086	31.3%
2010	45.89	693^rd	1117	38.0%
2011	43.75	722^nd	1165	38.0%
2012	36.93	787^th	1198	34.3%
2013	38.49	786^th	1217	35.4%
2014	38.07	789^th	1237	36.2%
2015	42.09	764^th	1255	39.1%
2016	45.53	703^rd	1255	44.0%
2017	45.82	672^nd	1221	45.0%
2018	43.20	742^nd	1210	38.7%
2019	45.18	729^th	1207	39.6%
2022	41.22	708^th	1190	40.5%
2023	45.46	682^nd	1228	44.5%
2024	39.15	761^st	1242	38.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Uniondale High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.74	162^nd	546	70.3%
2019	64.69	133^rd	565	76.5%
2022	61.99	111^th	481	76.9%
2023	66.66	114^th	583	80.4%
2024	67.29	123^rd	637	80.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Uniondale High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.85	666^th	1095	39.2%
2019	47.02	558^th	1132	50.7%
2022	53.35	392^nd	1038	62.2%
2023	49.82	477^th	1130	57.8%
2024	43.65	566^th	1144	50.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Uniondale High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.82	634^th	1154	45.1%
2019	50.42	594^th	1179	49.6%
2022	44.58	616^th	1101	44.1%
2023	48.30	566^th	1155	51.0%
2024	42.57	665^th	1170	43.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Uniondale High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.19	184^th	498	63.1%
2019	51.55	204^th	493	58.6%
2022	58.16	102^nd	389	73.8%
2023	44.73	258^th	531	51.4%
2024	35.09	369^th	564	34.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Uniondale High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.83	727^th	1176	38.2%
2019	44.90	724^th	1193	39.3%
2022	41.42	707^th	1155	38.8%
2023	47.64	652^nd	1197	45.5%
2024	42.76	730^th	1219	40.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Uniondale High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.57	735^th	1176	37.5%
2019	44.60	708^th	1190	40.5%
2022	39.64	691^st	1154	40.1%
2023	43.67	676^th	1191	43.2%
2024	36.00	775^th	1211	36.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Uniondale High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.04	165^th	426	61.3%
2019	66.40	168^th	447	62.4%
2023	35.04	305^th	424	28.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Uniondale High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.93	189^th	679	72.2%
2019	68.19	162^nd	686	76.4%
2022	64.67	169^th	593	71.5%
2023	67.93	162^nd	671	75.9%
2024	62.03	201^st	690	70.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Uniondale High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.24	357^th	791	54.9%
2019	54.28	335^th	815	58.9%
2022	52.53	327^th	760	57.0%
2023	54.85	327^th	851	61.6%
2024	47.71	407^th	865	52.9%

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Rank History for White students at Uniondale High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	44.24	476^th	776	38.7%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Uniondale High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	201	825	13	177	0	n/a	n/a	0	1216
1990	181	848	14	168	2	n/a	n/a	0	1213
1991	130	833	28	166	3	n/a	n/a	0	1160
1992	114	890	28	183	3	n/a	n/a	0	1218
1993	113	902	30	196	5	n/a	n/a	0	1246
1994	111	902	29	204	3	n/a	n/a	0	1249
1995	73	881	25	229	0	n/a	n/a	0	1208
1996	73	881	25	229	0	n/a	n/a	0	1208
1997	67	900	23	234	0	n/a	n/a	0	1224
1998	27	1076	12	224	16	n/a	n/a	0	1355
1999	43	1023	25	269	1	n/a	n/a	0	1361
2000	28	1094	23	273	0	n/a	n/a	0	1418
2001	34	1441	19	365	0	n/a	n/a	0	1859
2002	36	1306	16	429	8	n/a	n/a	0	1795
2003	36	1306	16	429	8	n/a	n/a	0	1795
2004	29	1365	22	459	6	n/a	n/a	0	1881
2005	30	1312	18	468	6	n/a	n/a	0	1834
2006	25	1266	11	529	8	n/a	n/a	0	1839
2007	18	1224	22	579	0	n/a	n/a	0	1843
2008	17	1267	17	635	2	n/a	n/a	1	1939
2009	16	1236	23	681	0	n/a	n/a	1	1957
2010	10	1361	23	722	3	n/a	n/a	0	2119
2011	12	1262	24	714	4	0	0	0	2016
2012	10	1245	23	872	1	0	4	0	2155
2013	10	1197	18	895	2	1	4	0	2127
2014	5	1124	22	967	1	0	7	0	2126
2015	8	1095	24	1084	3	0	6	0	2220
2016	13	1078	24	1131	5	0	7	0	2258
2017	11	1053	26	1235	5	3	9	0	2342
2018	15	1025	27	1317	1	1	18	0	2404
2019	17	971	29	1330	1	3	20	0	2371
2020	20	930	32	1308	0	4	17	0	2311
2021	24	910	26	1346	0	3	9	0	2318
2022	28	774	17	1326	0	3	9	0	2157
2023	24	690	22	1336	1	2	5	0	2080

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Uniondale High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1216	99.3	12.2	n/a
1990	1213	100.3	12.0	n/a
1991	1160	98.2	11.8	n/a
1992	1218	89.0	13.6	n/a
1993	1246	88.8	14.0	n/a
1994	1249	85.2	14.7	5.3
1995	1208	83.9	14.4	4.9
1996	1208	83.9	14.4	4.9
1997	1224	87.1	14.1	9.2
1998	1355	87.2	15.5	9.3
1999	1361	102.7	13.3	9.4
2000	1418	106.2	13.4	6.9
2001	1859	135.4	13.7	10.1
2002	1795	137.1	13.1	19.6
2003	1795	137.1	13.1	19.6
2004	1881	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1834	147.7	12.4	18.4
2006	1839	156.0	11.8	23.1
2007	1843	153.9	12.0	22.6
2008	1939	167.4	11.6	15
2009	1957	160.0	12.2	56.1
2010	2119	167.2	12.6	30
2011	2016	154.3	13.0	30.1
2012	2155	158.4	13.6	44.2
2013	2127	155.3	13.6	57.6
2014	2126	152.2	13.9	46
2015	2220	153.0	14.5	64.8
2016	2258	149.0	15.1	68.4
2017	2342	161.1	14.5	65.2
2018	2404	164.9	14.5	64.6
2019	2371	178.5	13.2	67.1
2020	2311	182.5	12.6	54
2021	2318	180.9	12.8	47.3
2022	2157	163.9	13.1	62.1
2023	2080	179.9	11.5	62.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Uniondale High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1216	99.3	12.2	n/a
1990	1213	100.3	12.0	n/a
1991	1160	98.2	11.8	n/a
1992	1218	89.0	13.6	n/a
1993	1246	88.8	14.0	n/a
1994	1249	85.2	14.7	5.3
1995	1208	83.9	14.4	4.9
1996	1208	83.9	14.4	4.9
1997	1224	87.1	14.1	9.2
1998	1355	87.2	15.5	9.3
1999	1361	102.7	13.3	9.4
2000	1418	106.2	13.4	6.9
2001	1859	135.4	13.7	10.1
2002	1795	137.1	13.1	19.6
2003	1795	137.1	13.1	19.6
2004	1881	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1834	147.7	12.4	18.4
2006	1839	156.0	11.8	23.1
2007	1843	153.9	12.0	22.6
2008	1939	167.4	11.6	15
2009	1957	160.0	12.2	56.1
2010	2119	167.2	12.6	30
2011	2016	154.3	13.0	30.1
2012	2155	158.4	13.6	44.2
2013	2127	155.3	13.6	57.6
2014	2126	152.2	13.9	46
2015	2220	153.0	14.5	64.8
2016	2258	149.0	15.1	68.4
2017	2342	161.1	14.5	65.2
2018	2404	164.9	14.5	64.6
2019	2371	178.5	13.2	67.1
2020	2311	182.5	12.6	54
2021	2318	180.9	12.8	47.3
2022	2157	163.9	13.1	62.1
2023	2080	179.9	11.5	62.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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