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Garden City, NY
Public School Ratings




Garden City Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Garden City Union Free School District details

Garden City Union Free School District
56 Cathedral Ave
Garden City, NY 11530

3,945 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Garden City Union Free School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New York

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.6% of all NY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 96.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
83%
51%
77%
53%
88%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Garden City High School
170 Rockaway Ave
Garden City, NY, 11530
09-12
Garden City Middle School
98 Cherry Valley Ave
Garden City, NY, 11530
06-08
Hemlock School
78 Bayberry Ave
Garden City, NY, 11530
KG-01
Homestead School
2 Homestead Ave
Garden City, NY, 11530
KG-01
Locust School
220 Boylston St
Garden City, NY, 11530
KG-01
Stewart School
501 Stewart Ave
Garden City, NY, 11530
02-05
Stratford Avenue School
97 Stratford Ave
Garden City, NY, 11530
02-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 80.9% 42.2%
Black 0.8% 16.4%
Hispanic 7.4% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 10.9% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 3.8% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 3.7% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.1% 2.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $17,524 $69,131,000 60.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $5,740,000 5.0%
Staff $917 $3,619,000 3.2%
General Administration $613 $2,417,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,178 $4,646,000 4.1%
Operation $2,198 $8,673,000 7.6%
Transportation $1,335 $5,266,000 4.6%
Other $847 $3,340,000 2.9%
Total Support $8,543 $33,701,000 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,896 $11,425,000 10.0%
Total Expenditures $28,962 $114,257,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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