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Hempstead High School

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Hempstead High School ranks 888 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

888^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 28% of New York high schools

Summary

Hempstead High School is a public high school serving 1,984 students in grades 9-12 in Hempstead, New York. The school is part of the Hempstead Union Free School District, which is ranked 799 out of 874 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hempstead High School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New York high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating very low academic performance compared to other schools in the state. The school struggles across various student subgroups, with rankings for female, male, Asian, African American, and Hispanic students all falling in the bottom half of New York high schools. Hempstead High School also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 20.6 to 28.3, which is higher than many nearby high-performing schools like Garden City High School, South Side High School, and H. Frank Carey High School.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($16,136 - $29,189) compared to the state average, Hempstead High School's academic outcomes remain very poor, with proficiency rates below 50% in most subject areas and a 4-year graduation rate around 80%, which is below the state average. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 64.1% over the past few years, which is significantly above the state average. Addressing these challenges should be top priorities for the Hempstead Union Free School District.

1,879

Students ?

27.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,129

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 President St
Hempstead, NY 11550

(516) 434-4201

District: Hempstead Union Free School District

Feeder schools for Hempstead High School:

Elementary:	Barack Obama Elementary School
	David Paterson School
	Jackson Main Elementary School
	Joseph McNeil School
	More...
	Prospect Elementary School
Middle:	Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.4%

African American:

23.4%

Asian:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (50% vs 67% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (75% vs 83%)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (8% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg48%

New York avg67%

888^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

799^th of 874Hempstead 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	27.7	888 of 1234	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	925 of 1242	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1005 of 1228	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1066 of 1190	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	467 of 519	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1057 of 1207	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	1141 of 1210	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.6	1115 of 1221	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	32.9	865 of 1255	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.6	941 of 1255	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.4	942 of 1237	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.3	944 of 1217	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.5	958 of 1198	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.7	953 of 1165	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.9	949 of 1117	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.2	961 of 1086	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.1	844 of 1027	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.4	936 of 1002	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.0	890 of 986	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.1	886 of 935	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	368 of 713	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	437 of 690	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	344 of 671	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	488 of 593	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.7	18 of 42	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.6	574 of 686	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	631 of 679	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	22.0	356 of 426	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	364 of 447	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	404 of 426	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	167 of 669	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	53.8	237 of 637	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	268 of 583	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.3	367 of 481	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.8	16 of 23	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	314 of 565	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	371 of 546	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	847 of 1206	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	915 of 1219	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	981 of 1197	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1054 of 1155	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	255 of 290	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1037 of 1193	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	1129 of 1176	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	473 of 885	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	551 of 865	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	638 of 851	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	647 of 760	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	53 of 64	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	676 of 815	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	738 of 791	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	206 of 607	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	192 of 564	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	238 of 531	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	182 of 389	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆
2019	24.8	425 of 493	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	439 of 498	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	777 of 1179	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	818 of 1170	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	841 of 1155	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	904 of 1101	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	243 of 289	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	1023 of 1179	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	1103 of 1154	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	906 of 1201	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	908 of 1211	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	977 of 1191	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1028 of 1154	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	327 of 354	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1065 of 1190	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	1122 of 1176	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	871 of 1149	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	873 of 1144	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	903 of 1130	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	777 of 1038	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	86 of 137	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	904 of 1132	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	1016 of 1095	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	10.5	692 of 738	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)75th percentile+47 vs school

Homeless (2025)66th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2024)16th percentile-9 vs school

White (2022)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government73%~ state avg

Global History and Geography66%-10 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts63%-12 vs state

Common Core Algebra II58%-17 vs state

Algebra I38%-18 vs state

Living Environment36%-20 vs state

Chemistry28%-36 vs state

Earth Science27%-38 vs state

Common Core Geometry8%-16 vs state

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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	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th 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
Hempstead High School	Public	9-12	201 President St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4201	1,879	68	27.6	68.2%	0 (0.0%)	439 (23.4%)	1,416 (75.4%)	23 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27.7	888^th of 1234 public high schools	28.0%		24	925^th of 1242 public high schools	25.5%	37	28.1	58.0	63.2	7.5	26.7	65.9	36.5		73.0	37.9									94.2	98.4	99.2	99.2	99.2	97.0	96.9	99.5	$31,129	$2,597	$28,532
West Hempstead Secondary School	Public	7-12	400 Nassau Blvd	West Hempstead	11552	Nassau County	West Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 390-3214	806	71	11.3	33.0%	139 (17.2%)	168 (20.8%)	393 (48.8%)	73 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	29 (3.6%)	65.3	406^th of 1234 public high schools	67.1%		62.4	487^th of 1242 public high schools	60.8%	81	56.3	72.1	93.6	24.1	72.9	88.4	54.6	40.0	91.9	68.6	63.6	61.7		55.3	56.3	55.0		34.1	98.0	98.4	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.4	98.4	98.7	$45,185	$1,977	$43,208
South Side High School	Public	9-12	140 Shepherd St	Rockville Centre	11570	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 255-8944	959	94	10.2	20.6%	642 (66.9%)	89 (9.3%)	172 (17.9%)	26 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.1%)	81.3	125^th of 1234 public high schools	89.9%		80.2	122^nd of 1242 public high schools	90.2%	3	80.4	93.9	95.7	48.3	29.2	91.9	88.8	77.2	95.0	50.9		88.1							99.6	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$43,232	$498	$42,734
H Frank Carey High School	Public	7-12	230 Poppy Ave	Franklin Square	11010	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 539-9400	1,644	113	14.5	20.5%	832 (50.6%)	57 (3.5%)	441 (26.8%)	281 (17.1%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	24 (1.5%)	75.6	228^th of 1234 public high schools	81.5%		72.5	298^th of 1242 public high schools	76.0%	70	58.9	98.9	93.8	33.3	39.1	91.0	28.9	33.9	87.2	88.9	82.7	85.8	76.8	54.2	56.4	66.9	5.0	16.7	99.3	99.8	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	99.9	99.5	$26,976	$742	$26,234
Valley Stream North High School	Public	7-12	750 Herman Ave	Franklin Square	11010	Nassau County	Valley Stream Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 564-5510	1,260	118	10.6	36.0%	262 (20.8%)	241 (19.1%)	424 (33.7%)	307 (24.4%)	7 (0.6%)	6 (0.5%)	13 (1.0%)	73.6	261^st of 1234 public high schools	78.8%		72.4	299^th of 1242 public high schools	75.9%	38	79.4	85.5	93.1	0.0		85.8	47.5	35.0	86.3	77.6	86.0	67.1	76.1	45.0	48.8	45.9	32.4	21.2	96.4	98.1	99.4	98.7	99.9	98.9	98.0	99.1	$34,199	$1,048	$33,151
Malverne Senior High School	Public	9-12	80 Ocean Ave	Malverne	11565	Nassau County	Malverne Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 887-6420	628	57	11.0	0.5%	92 (14.6%)	295 (47.0%)	184 (29.3%)	46 (7.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	67.2	378^th of 1234 public high schools	69.4%		66.3	422^nd of 1242 public high schools	66.0%	44	70.6	89.3	89.5	40.4	42.1	87.8	53.4	58.1	84.0	74.7		66.4	50.0						99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$35,721	$741	$34,980
Baldwin Senior High School	Public	9-12	841 E T Kloberg Dr	Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Baldwin Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-6100	1,470	131	11.2	39.0%	112 (7.6%)	758 (51.6%)	483 (32.9%)	65 (4.4%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.5%)	41 (2.8%)	71.2	309^th of 1234 public high schools	75.0%		64.8	442^nd of 1242 public high schools	64.4%	133	77.7	93.2	88.4	13.9	49.2	93.5	86.3	82.5	92.4	51.5		62.3							99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	$33,218	$671	$32,547
Garden City High School	Public	9-12	170 Rockaway Ave	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-2000	1,096	98	11.2	5.1%	866 (79.0%)	10 (0.9%)	67 (6.1%)	117 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.1%)	90.7	5^th of 1234 public high schools	99.6%		88.4	14^th of 1242 public high schools	98.9%	9	95.5	99.6	98.8	85.7	92.5	99.6	99.7	97.4	99.6	98.0		98.3							99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$33,464	$364	$33,100
Uniondale High School	Public	9-12	933 Goodrich St	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 560-8820	2,106	163	12.9	61.4%	13 (0.6%)	693 (32.9%)	1,362 (64.7%)	22 (1.0%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (0.6%)	38.3	769^th of 1234 public high schools	37.7%		39.2	761^st of 1242 public high schools	38.7%	8	51.6	66.5	79.1	7.3	13.7	79.1	26.8	44.8	80.9	25.8	24.0	29.5	42.4						97.9	98.8	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.5	99.1	99.6	$35,124	$1,984	$33,141
Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	1 Wagner Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 345-7203	1,127	89	12.6	58.9%	134 (11.9%)	348 (30.9%)	630 (55.9%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23.6	942^nd of 1234 public high schools	23.7%		19	994^th of 1242 public high schools	20.0%	52	41.0	79.0	66.7	33.3	34.2	58.0	38.8	38.2	55.2	29.0		32.9							81.7	93.5	96.2	96.5	97.7	93.4	93.7	94.7	$36,445	$3,528	$32,916

Frequently Asked Questions about Hempstead High School

What schools feed into Hempstead High School?

Hempstead High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barack Obama Elementary School
Elementary : David Paterson School
Elementary : Jackson Main Elementary School
Elementary : Joseph McNeil School
Elementary : Prospect Elementary School
Middle : Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School

What district is Hempstead High School in?

Hempstead Union Free School District

What is the racial makeup of Hempstead High School?

Students at Hempstead High School are 75% Hispanic, 23% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Hempstead High School a good school?

Hempstead High School ranks 888^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Hempstead High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,879 students attended Hempstead High School.

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