Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Uniondale’s public schools
Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and Uniondale Union Free School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Uniondale. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 64% 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
Uniondale’s schools, in brief
School by school
6 of Uniondale’s 13 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. John F Kennedy High School places highest (better than 100%); Walnut Street Elementary School lowest (5%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Five elementary schools serve Uniondale, graded from D to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and five high schools: Uniondale High School, Sanford H Calhoun High School, Wellington C Mepham High School, John F Kennedy High School and Merrick Avenue Middle 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 Uniondale, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Uniondale · depends on your address
Turtle Hook Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 637 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Lawrence Road Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 623 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Hempstead
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District.
Two districts serve Uniondale
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Uniondale vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Uniondale’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Uniondale | — | Uniondale Union Free PK–12 · Bellmore-Merrick Central High 7–12 |
| Hempstead | C− | Hempstead Union Free PK–12 · Uniondale Union Free PK–12 |
| Garden City | A+ | Garden City Union Free |
| North Hempstead | A | Great Neck Union Free PK–12 · Sewanhaka Central High 7–12 |
| Hempstead (town) | A | Bellmore-Merrick Central High 7–12 · Sewanhaka Central High 7–12 · Valley Stream Central High 7–12 |
Every school in Uniondale
13 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).
Questions about Uniondale’s schools
Are Uniondale’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Uniondale. Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and Uniondale Union Free School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Uniondale. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 13 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Uniondale in?
Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and Uniondale Union Free School District.
Where do Uniondale kids go to high school?
One of five high schools, depending on your address: Uniondale High School, Sanford H Calhoun High School, Wellington C Mepham High School, John F Kennedy High School and Merrick Avenue Middle School.
Parents talk
What Uniondale families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Uniondale → They have their own page.
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.