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Stewart School

Public Grades 2-5

174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Stewart School is an exceptional elementary school located in Garden City, New York, serving grades 2-5 with a total enrollment of 653 students. It is part of the Garden City Union Free School District, which is ranked 55 out of 874 school districts in New York and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Stewart School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 127 and 274 over the past 10 years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on state assessments, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 86.72% of 3rd graders, 81.76% of 4th graders, and 81.11% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61%, respectively. Similarly, in Math, 90% of 3rd graders, 93.29% of 4th graders, and 82.87% of 5th graders were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 59.7%, 58.64%, and 54.16%.

The nearby Hemlock School and Locust School, which are also part of the Garden City Union Free School District, have similar high academic performance and resource allocation, suggesting a strong district-wide focus on education. In contrast, the schools in the Carle Place Union Free School District and Uniondale Union Free School District, which are also relatively close to Stewart School, have lower academic performance and resource allocation, indicating a potential disparity in educational opportunities.

624

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,382

Per pupil spending ?

4.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 Stewart Ave
Garden City, NY 11530-0216

(516) 478-1400

District: Garden City Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.0%

Asian:

16.8%

Hispanic:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (83% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of New York elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg84%

New York avg55%

174^th of 2,445

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Top 7%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Garden City Union Free School District

55^th of 874Garden City Union Free School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	174 of 2445	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	200 of 2445	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	273 of 2439	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	91.4	157 of 2434	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	127 of 2201	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	231 of 2413	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	172 of 2395	92.8%	★★★★★
2017	90.2	148 of 2386	93.8%	★★★★★
2016	89.9	138 of 2366	94.2%	★★★★★
2015	90.5	133 of 2352	94.3%	★★★★★
2014	88.2	181 of 2345	92.3%	★★★★★
2013	90.8	130 of 2325	94.4%	★★★★★
2012	88.9	117 of 2320	95.0%	★★★★★
2011	89.4	116 of 2286	94.9%	★★★★★
2010	88.9	75 of 2263	96.7%	★★★★★
2009	82.0	170 of 2257	92.5%	★★★★★
2008	82.0	227 of 2227	89.8%	★★★★☆
2007	82.1	249 of 2219	88.8%	★★★★☆
2006	81.7	271 of 2206	87.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	116 of 696	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	150 of 662	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	194 of 605	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	224 of 671	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	121 of 430	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	128 of 548	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	100 of 601	83.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2021	96.5	8 of 454	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	190 of 2409	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	266 of 2413	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	301 of 2403	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	154 of 2401	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	80 of 1955	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	224 of 2357	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	153 of 2338	93.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	67.5	355 of 1429	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	132 of 1503	91.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	153 of 2098	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	80.9	256 of 2078	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	261 of 2041	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	320 of 2099	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	136 of 1678	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	157 of 2045	92.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	158 of 2407	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	170 of 2411	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	266 of 2400	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	90.5	150 of 2400	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	86.2	166 of 1961	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	232 of 2358	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	180 of 2340	92.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	334 of 2134	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	215 of 2110	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	237 of 2016	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	92.2	66 of 2031	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	45 of 1044	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	77.9	202 of 1859	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	156 of 1941	92.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	208 of 1402	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	254 of 1392	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	284 of 1337	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	153 of 1399	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	141 of 1224	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	235 of 1338	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	214 of 1408	84.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2021)98th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)85th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2023)75th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math88%+31 vs state

English Language Arts83%+28 vs state

Science69%+24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Stewart School	Public	2-5	501 Stewart Ave	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-1400	624	47	13.4	4.3%	449 (72.0%)	6 (1.0%)	55 (8.8%)	105 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	91.2	174^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.9%		90.1	200^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.8%	26	86.7	81.8	81.1		90.0	93.3	82.9		69.2	99.4	99.4	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	$28,382	$364	$28,018
Locust School	Public	K-1	220 Boylston St	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-1800	151	13	11.3	4.0%	110 (72.8%)	3 (2.0%)	15 (9.9%)	20 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$33,866	$325	$33,540
Hemlock School	Public	K-1	78 Bayberry Ave	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-1600	184	14	13.5	1.6%	149 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	22 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								(n/a)										98.2	99.6	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.1	99.1	98.7	$30,335	$382	$29,953
Rhodes Academy Of Humanities And The Arts	Public	K-6	270 Washington St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4801	631	40	15.7	76.4%	0 (0.0%)	100 (15.8%)	516 (81.8%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.7	1931^st of 2445 public elementary schools	21.0%		15.6	2201^st of 2445 public elementary schools	10.0%	270	36.9	37.6	45.7	34.6	36.2	47.1	30.9	42.7	34.7									$37,494	$2,841	$34,652
Hampton Street School	Public	PK, KG-2	10 Hampton St	Mineola	11501	Nassau County	Mineola Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 237-2200	323	25	13.1	34.7%	107 (33.1%)	8 (2.5%)	127 (39.3%)	71 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)								(n/a)										98.2	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	99.4	98.8	$35,851	$1,161	$34,689
Jackson Main Elementary School	Public	1-6	451 Jackson St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4651	436	26	16.7	83.5%	0 (0.0%)	88 (20.2%)	343 (78.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.7	1664^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.9%		43.2	1348^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.9%	316	36.1	43.1	44.6	45.3	54.9	47.1	41.5	53.3	27.7	92.2	96.3	97.5	97.5	97.5	95.0	95.2	96.1	$35,815	$2,922	$32,893
Rushmore Avenue School	Public	3-6	251 Rushmore Ave	Carle Place	11514	Nassau County	Carle Place Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 622-6410	407	40	10.1	23.8%	204 (50.1%)	11 (2.7%)	113 (27.8%)	64 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.4%)	81.4	382^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	84.4%		83.3	354^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.5%	28	68.0	63.1	72.2	73.1	67.5	87.8	86.5	72.7	65.1	98.9	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	$39,150	$752	$38,398
Cherry Lane School	Public	K-2	475 Roslyn Ave	Carle Place	11514	Nassau County	Carle Place Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 622-6407	283	23	12.4	21.2%	138 (48.8%)	2 (0.7%)	85 (30.0%)	48 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)								(n/a)										99.0	99.7	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.0	$38,188	$747	$37,441
California Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	236 California Ave	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-1851	730	59	12.3	63.6%	5 (0.7%)	167 (22.9%)	538 (73.7%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	21.5	2042^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	16.5%		24.6	1916^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.6%	126	40.2	33.3	41.9		31.9	40.9	44.3		29.3	99.0	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.4	99.2	$32,379	$1,923	$30,456
Jackson Avenue School	Public	3-4	300 Jackson Ave	Mineola	11501	Nassau County	Mineola Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 237-2300	436	38	11.5	30.0%	191 (43.8%)	7 (1.6%)	149 (34.2%)	70 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	45.8	1305^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.6%		46.3	1249^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.9%	56	47.5	53.6			50.3	63.6				99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$34,683	$1,052	$33,631

Frequently Asked Questions about Stewart School

What district is Stewart School in?

Garden City Union Free School District

What is the racial makeup of Stewart School?

Students at Stewart School are 72% White, 17% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Is Stewart School a good school?

Yes. Stewart School ranks in the top 7.1% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Stewart School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 624 students attended Stewart School.

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