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Schools in Woodmere

Woodmere’s public schools

Lawrence Union Free School District and Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Woodmere. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/7schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 80% 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$45.1K
▲ 30% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free
Students per teacher
10.0
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
4,426 students on the public path
In brief

Woodmere’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Woodmere’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. George W Hewlett High School places highest (better than 98%); Lawrence Middle School at Broadway Campus lowest (7%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Woodmere, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools: George W Hewlett High School and Lawrence Senior 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 Woodmere, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
3–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lawrence Union Free School District.

Two districts serve Woodmere

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lawrence Union Free School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 2,156 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$44,756NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,745 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 9.1 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$45,070NY $34,607 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Lawrence Union Free School District47%
State average 48.9% · 831 students tested
Math · K–12, Lawrence Union Free School District34%
State average 46.5% · 983 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District72%
State average 48.9% · 828 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District70%
State average 46.5% · 955 students tested

Woodmere vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Woodmere—Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free PK–12 · Lawrence Union Free K–12
CedarhurstC+Lawrence Union Free
New York—New York City
HempsteadABellmore-Merrick Central High 7–12 · Sewanhaka Central High 7–12 · Valley Stream Central High 7–12
Valley StreamA−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
Woodsburgh—Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free PK–12 · Lawrence Union Free K–12
LawrenceC+Lawrence Union Free
Hewlett Neck—Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free
Hewlett Bay Park—Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free

3 of the 8 neighbors share Lawrence Union Free with Woodmere for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Woodmere

9 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 Woodmerein other towns
Franklin Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Hewlett
386 students10:1Rate it →
Lawrence Early Childhood Center at #4 School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Inwood
189 studentsRate it →
Lawrence Primary School at #2 School
Elementary · Grades 1–3 · Inwood
C−
419 students12:1Rate it →
Hewlett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Hewlett
B
369 students8:1Rate it →
Ogden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Valley Stream
B+
295 students7:1Rate it →
Woodmere Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hewlett
B
644 students9:1Rate it →
Lawrence Middle School at Broadway Campus
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Lawrence
D
309 students9:1Rate it →
George W Hewlett High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hewlett
A+
1,051 students11:1Rate it →
Lawrence Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cedarhurst
B−
764 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Woodmere’s schools

Are Woodmere’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Woodmere. Lawrence Union Free School District and Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Woodmere. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 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 Woodmere in?

Lawrence Union Free School District and Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District.

Where do Woodmere kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: George W Hewlett High School and Lawrence Senior 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.