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Garden City High School
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Garden City High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

170 Rockaway Ave, Garden City, NY 11530 · (516) 478-2000 · Part of Garden City Union Free School District

Hempstead’s School Grade A better than 87% of New York school districts

Directions
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Students
1,096
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
5%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Garden City High School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 43 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency100%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, A, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

170 Rockaway Ave, Garden City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9283
Grade 10272
Grade 11254
Grade 12279
Ungraded8
Enrollment over time
1,172’20
1,143’21
1,090’22
1,076’23
1,096’24

Down 6.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Asian 11%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Garden City High School from Hempstead families.

Other schools in Garden City Union Free School District

The district →
Homestead School
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Garden City
205 students16:1
Hemlock School
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Garden City
184 students14:1
Locust School
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Garden City
151 students11:1
Stratford Avenue School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Garden City
A
638 students14:1
Stewart School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Garden City
A−
624 students13:1
Garden City Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Garden City
A
1,034 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Hempstead’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.