Valley Stream’s public schools outscore 80% of New York districts
62% of students in Valley Stream’s public schools are proficient in math, above the New York average (46%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Valley Stream, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.
From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 71% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Valley Stream’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 475 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Valley Stream’s, its schools beat 66%, lower than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 62% across its districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Valley Stream Central High spends $30,358 per student and Valley Stream Union Free School District 30 $27,506, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Ten elementary schools, then three middle schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Valley Stream’s grade
A−: better than 80% of New York school districts, #115 of 755 New York towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the New York average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Valley Stream, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Valley Stream · depends on your address
Valley Stream North High School
Grades 7–12 · 1,260 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Franklin Square
Valley Stream South High School
Grades 7–12 · 1,229 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Valley Stream Memorial Junior High School
Grades 7–9 · 937 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Valley Stream · depends on your address
Valley Stream North High School
Grades 7–12 · 1,260 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Franklin Square
Valley Stream South High School
Grades 7–12 · 1,229 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Valley Stream Memorial Junior High School
Grades 7–9 · 937 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Valley Stream · depends on your address
Valley Stream North High School
Grades 7–12 · 1,260 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Franklin Square
Valley Stream South High School
Grades 7–12 · 1,229 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Valley Stream Memorial Junior High School
Grades 7–9 · 937 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Valley Stream · depends on your address
Valley Stream North High School
Grades 7–12 · 1,260 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Franklin Square
Valley Stream South High School
Grades 7–12 · 1,229 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Valley Stream Central High School
Grades 10–12 · 1,121 students · 13:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Valley Stream · depends on your address
Valley Stream North High School
Grades 7–12 · 1,260 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Franklin Square
Valley Stream South High School
Grades 7–12 · 1,229 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Valley Stream Central High School
Grades 10–12 · 1,121 students · 13:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Valley Stream · depends on your address
Valley Stream North High School
Grades 7–12 · 1,260 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Franklin Square
Valley Stream South High School
Grades 7–12 · 1,229 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Valley Stream Central High School
Grades 10–12 · 1,121 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Parts of Valley Stream (8% of its land) are served by Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Four districts serve Valley Stream
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Valley Stream vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Valley Stream’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Valley Stream | A− | Valley Stream Union Free School District 30 PK–6 · Valley Stream Union Free School District 13 PK–6 · Valley Stream Union Free School District 24 K–6 |
| Lynbrook | A | Lynbrook Union Free K–12 · Valley Stream Central High 7–12 |
| New York | — | New York City |
| Hempstead | A | Bellmore-Merrick Central High 7–12 · Sewanhaka Central High 7–12 · Valley Stream Central High 7–12 |
| Malverne | A− | Valley Stream Union Free School District 13 PK–6 · Malverne Union Free K–12 · Valley Stream Central High 7–12 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Valley Stream Central High with Valley Stream for grades 7–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Valley Stream
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 Valley Stream’s schools
Are Valley Stream’s schools good?
By New York’s own tests, yes: the public schools Valley Stream children attend outscore 80% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #115 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 66%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Valley Stream in?
Valley Stream Central High School District, which runs grades 7–12 and enrolls 4,547 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Valley Stream are served by Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free.
What is Valley Stream’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Valley Stream Central High School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.
How much does Valley Stream spend per student?
$30,358 in Valley Stream Central High School District, $27,506 in Valley Stream Union Free School District 30, $32,677 in Valley Stream Union Free School District 24 and $27,702 in Valley Stream Union Free School District 13 (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Valley Stream families are saying about 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.