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Schools in University Gardens

University Gardens’s public schools

Great Neck Union Free School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for University Gardens. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/7schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 88% 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
81%
2021–22
Math proficiency
84%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$36.8K
▲ 6% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.3
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
5,978 students on the public path
In brief

University Gardens’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of University Gardens’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Great Neck South High School places highest (better than 97%); Great Neck North Middle School lowest (74%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve University Gardens, graded from A− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Great Neck South High School and Great Neck North 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 University Gardens, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Great Neck Union Free 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.

Great Neck Union Free School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 6,798 students · 10.3 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$36,778NY $34,607 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading81%
State average 48.9% · 2822 students tested
Math84%
State average 46.5% · 3180 students tested

University Gardens vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share University Gardens’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
University Gardens—Great Neck Union Free
Lake SuccessA+Great Neck Union Free
New York—New York City
North HempsteadAGreat Neck Union Free PK–12 · Sewanhaka Central High 7–12
Great Neck EstatesA+Great Neck Union Free
Russell Gardens—Great Neck Union Free
Great Neck PlazaA+Great Neck Union Free

5 of the 6 neighbors share Great Neck Union Free with University Gardens, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in University Gardens

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 University Gardensin other towns
John F Kennedy School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Great Neck
A−
427 students11:1Rate it →
Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · New Hyde Park
304 students19:1Rate it →
E M Baker School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Great Neck
A
651 students12:1Rate it →
Saddle Rock School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Great Neck
A
519 students11:1Rate it →
Great Neck South Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Great Neck
A−
832 students10:1Rate it →
Great Neck North Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Great Neck
B+
728 students7:1Rate it →
Great Neck South High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Great Neck
A+
1,362 students11:1Rate it →
Great Neck North High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Great Neck
A+
1,155 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about University Gardens’s schools

Are University Gardens’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for University Gardens. Great Neck Union Free School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for University Gardens. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is University Gardens in?

Great Neck Union Free School District.

Where do University Gardens kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Great Neck South High School and Great Neck North 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.