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Schools in Glen Head

Glen Head’s public schools

North Shore Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Glen Head. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/5schools 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
80%
2021–22
Math proficiency
85%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$45.5K
▲ 31% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.0
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,544 students on the public path
In brief

Glen Head’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Glen Head’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Sea Cliff Elementary School places highest (better than 93%); Glen Head Elementary School lowest (82%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Glen Head, graded from A− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: North Shore Senior 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 Glen Head, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
6–8North Shore Middle SchoolNorth Shore Central School DistrictA
9–12North Shore Senior High SchoolNorth Shore Central School DistrictA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the North Shore Central School District.

The district

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

North Shore Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,544 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 9.0 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$45,475NY $34,607 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading80%
State average 48.9% · 920 students tested
Math85%
State average 46.5% · 1093 students tested

Glen Head vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Glen Head—North Shore Central
Old BrookvilleA+North Shore Central
Oyster Bay——
Glen CoveC+Glen Cove City
Sea CliffA+North Shore Central

2 of the 4 neighbors share North Shore Central with Glen Head, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Glen Head

5 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 Glen Headin other towns
Glenwood Landing Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
386 students10:1Rate it →
Glen Head Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
379 students11:1Rate it →
Sea Cliff Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sea Cliff
A
361 students10:1Rate it →
North Shore Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A
642 students8:1Rate it →
North Shore Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
776 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Glen Head’s schools

Are Glen Head’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Glen Head. North Shore Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Glen Head. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Glen Head in?

North Shore Central School District.

Where do Glen Head kids go to high school?

North Shore Senior High 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.