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Hempstead High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

201 President St, Hempstead, NY 11550 · (516) 434-4201 · Part of Hempstead Union Free School District

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

Directions
Students
1,879
Students per teacher
28:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Hempstead High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 28 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency50%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts69%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, B−, 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 ↗

201 President St, Hempstead

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9417
Grade 10472
Grade 11491
Grade 12471
Ungraded28
Enrollment over time
1,773’20
1,824’21
1,866’22
1,984’23
1,879’24

Up 6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 75%Black 23%Asian 1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hempstead High School from Hempstead families.

Other schools in Hempstead Union Free School District

The district →
Prospect Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Hempstead
441 students
Rhodes Academy of Humanities and the Arts
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Hempstead
631 students16:1
David Paterson School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Hempstead
C−
388 students18:1
Barack Obama Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–6 · Hempstead
C
439 students14:1
Jackson Main Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–6 · Hempstead
C−
436 students17:1
Joseph McNeil School
Elementary · Grades 1–6 · Hempstead
D−
359 students15:1

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.