Best Public Schools in Zip Code 11040

Summary:

The 11040 zip code area is home to 9 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 3 high schools, and no middle or alternative schools. This area is known for its high-performing educational institutions, with several standout schools that consistently rank among the best in New York state.

At the high school level, Herricks High School is the clear standout, ranked 29th out of 1,228 New York high schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This school boasts exceptional test scores, with over 90% proficiency in many Regents exams, and a remarkable 98.1% four-year graduation rate. The other high schools in the area, New Hyde Park Memorial High School and Mineola High School, also perform well, with graduation rates above 93%.

The elementary schools in the 11040 zip code area are equally impressive, with Denton Avenue School and Hillside Grade School standing out as top-ranked institutions. Both schools have earned 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger and boast exceptional proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math, with over 80% of students meeting or exceeding standards. The schools in the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District are particularly noteworthy, with all of their elementary schools performing at a high level.

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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 7th 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 Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th 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
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	10 Campbell St	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4350	292	14	21.4	14.0%	76 (26.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.9%)	176 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)								(n/a)																										99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	100.0	99.2	$17,510	$238	$17,272
Denton Avenue School	Public	K-5	1050 Denton Ave	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	Herricks Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 305-8400	634	47	13.4	15.0%	80 (12.6%)	6 (0.9%)	43 (6.8%)	502 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	94.5	103^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	95.8%		95.9	68^th of 2439 public elementary schools	97.2%	35												71.3	90.7	82.0				81.6	93.6	87.5				61.8		99.2	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	99.2	99.7	$18,192	$440	$17,752
Herricks High School	Public	9-12	100 Shelter Rock Rd	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	Herricks Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 305-8700	1,433	119	12.0	18.1%	328 (22.9%)	9 (0.6%)	71 (5.0%)	1,004 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	18 (1.3%)	87.1	23^rd of 1242 public high schools	98.1%		86.8	29^th of 1228 public high schools	97.6%	6	75.0	97.0	97.5	97.8	92.3	91.0	99.2	96.7	92.0	99.4	96.6															99.8	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	$20,827	$471	$20,356
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
Hillside Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	150 W Maple Dr	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-2419	496	33	15.0	21.8%	70 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (12.5%)	349 (70.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	90.1	198^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.9%		93.2	142^nd of 2439 public elementary schools	94.2%	56												66.7	80.7	62.3	76.2			90.7	90.8	67.2	80.3			57.8		98.2	98.8	98.8	98.8	100.0	98.4	98.8	98.8	$13,294	$486	$12,807
Manor Oaks William Bowie School	Public	PK, KG-6	1950 Hillside Ave	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-2363	331	27	12.4	11.8%	85 (25.7%)	4 (1.2%)	27 (8.2%)	200 (60.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.3%)	92.7	152^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	93.8%		85.1	340^th of 2439 public elementary schools	86.1%	188												62.2	81.0	67.6	78.9			78.4	100.0	75.7	86.3			75.7		97.0	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$15,903	$503	$15,399
New Hyde Park Road School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 New Hyde Park Rd	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-2384	503	35	14.5	23.7%	98 (19.5%)	2 (0.4%)	84 (16.7%)	296 (58.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	92.3	161^st of 2445 public elementary schools	93.4%		91.7	179^th of 2439 public elementary schools	92.7%	18												57.5	79.3	77.2	79.3			78.6	89.7	74.1	91.2			70.0		98.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.8	99.6	$15,589	$639	$14,949
New Hyde Park Memorial High School	Public	7-12	500 Leonard Blvd	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 488-9500	1,727	127	13.6	22.6%	435 (25.2%)	48 (2.8%)	277 (16.0%)	957 (55.4%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	80.9	109^th of 1242 public high schools	91.2%		76.7	197^th of 1228 public high schools	84.0%	88	66.7	90.9	96.6	98.7	84.3	90.5	93.2	82.0	76.9	91.9	91.7					75.7	72.7					81.0	17.7		16.7	99.7	99.8	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	99.9	$20,881	$788	$20,092

Cities Near Zip Code 11040

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Hyde Park	0.08 mi	7	38^th
Garden City Park	0.42 mi	2	201^st
Garden City	1.06 mi	8	25^th
Stewart Manor	1.41 mi	1	66^th
Mineola	1.42 mi	3	261^st

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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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