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Street in Garden City South, Long Island, New York September 18, 2021Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools in Garden City South

Garden City South’s public schools

Franklin Square 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 Garden City South. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?8/8schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 69% 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
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Spent per student
$28.2K
▼ 19% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Sewanhaka Central High
Students per teacher
13.0
NY 11.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
9,586 students on the public path
In brief

Garden City South’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Garden City South’s 8 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%); John Street School lowest (56%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Garden City South, 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 Garden City South, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 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 Franklin Square Union Free School District.

Two districts serve Garden City South

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

Franklin Square Union Free School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 3 schools · 1,859 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$24,232NY $34,607 · FY2024
A−
Sewanhaka Central High School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 5 schools · 7,727 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,186NY $34,607 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–6, Franklin Square Union Free School District62%
State average 48.9% · 752 students tested
Math · PK–6, Franklin Square Union Free School District57%
State average 46.5% · 730 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

Garden City South vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Garden City South’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Garden City South—Franklin Square Union Free PK–6 · Sewanhaka Central High 7–12
Garden CityA+Garden City Union Free

Every school in Garden City South

8 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).

Also serving Garden City Southin other towns
Washington Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Franklin Square
B+
782 students12:1Rate it →
Polk Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Franklin Square
B+
594 students13:1Rate it →
John Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Franklin Square
B
483 students12:1Rate it →
New Hyde Park Memorial High School
High · Grades 7–12 · New Hyde Park
A−
1,711 students14:1Rate it →
H Frank Carey High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Franklin Square
A−
1,644 students15:1Rate it →
Sewanhaka High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Floral Park
B+
1,572 students11:1Rate it →
Elmont Memorial High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Elmont
A−
1,492 students13:1Rate it →
Floral Park Memorial High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Floral Park
A−
1,308 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Garden City South’s schools

Are Garden City South’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Garden City South. Franklin Square 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 Garden City South. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Garden City South in?

Franklin Square Union Free School District and Sewanhaka Central High School District.

Where do Garden City South 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 Garden City South 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.