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Schools in Elmont

Elmont’s public schools

Elmont Union Free School District and Sewanhaka Central High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elmont. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?9/11schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 77% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Spent per student
$28.2K
▼ 19% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Sewanhaka Central High
Students per teacher
12.4
NY 11.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
11,114 students on the public path
In brief

Elmont’s schools, in brief

School by school

9 of Elmont’s 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. New Hyde Park Memorial High School places highest (better than 84%); Gotham Avenue School lowest (48%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Elmont, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five middle schools: New Hyde Park Memorial High School, H Frank Carey High School, Sewanhaka High School, Elmont Memorial High School and Floral Park Memorial High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Elmont, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–66 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
7–125 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Elmont Union Free School District.

Two districts serve Elmont

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–6, Elmont Union Free School District55%
State average 48.9% · 1458 students tested
Math · PK–6, Elmont Union Free School District53%
State average 46.5% · 1462 students tested
Reading · 7–12, Sewanhaka Central High School District65%
State average 48.9% · 2021 students tested
Math · 7–12, Sewanhaka Central High School District69%
State average 46.5% · 2911 students tested

Elmont vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Elmont’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elmont—Elmont Union Free PK–6 · Sewanhaka Central High 7–12
Floral ParkAFloral Park-Bellerose Union Free PK–6 · Sewanhaka Central High 7–12
New York—New York City
HempsteadABellmore-Merrick Central High 7–12 · Sewanhaka Central High 7–12 · Valley Stream Central High 7–12
South Floral ParkA−Elmont Union Free PK–6 · Sewanhaka Central High 7–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Sewanhaka Central High with Elmont for grades 7–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Elmont

11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

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Questions about Elmont’s schools

Are Elmont’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Elmont. Elmont Union Free School District and Sewanhaka Central High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elmont. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 9 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Elmont in?

Elmont Union Free School District and Sewanhaka Central High School District.

Where do Elmont kids go to high school?

One of five high schools, depending on your address: New Hyde Park Memorial High School, H Frank Carey High School, Sewanhaka High School, Elmont Memorial High School and Floral Park Memorial High School.

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What Elmont families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.