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Garden City Park School

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Garden City Park School ranks 408 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

408^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Garden City Park School is an elementary school serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 295 students in Garden City Park, New York. It is part of the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District, which is ranked 91 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garden City Park School consistently performs well on state assessments, with high proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 50% to 83.78%, and Math proficiency rates ranged from 70% to 81.58%, outperforming the state averages. The school also ranks highly for Hispanic students (78th out of 1,569 NY elementary schools in 2024-2025) and Special Education students (98th out of 2,110 NY elementary schools in 2023-2024), demonstrating strong performance across different student subgroups.

Garden City Park School has maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the majority of the years analyzed, with a brief period of a 5-star rating in 2016-2017. This places the school among the top-ranked elementary schools in New York. When compared to other schools in the same district, such as New Hyde Park Road School and Manor Oaks William Bowie School, Garden City Park School performs similarly or slightly lower in some areas, but still maintains a strong overall ranking and rating. The school's relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $18,316 to $31,401 over the years analyzed, and low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.7 to 10.8, may contribute to its academic success.

310

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,669

Per pupil spending ?

5.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

51 Central Ave
Garden City Park, NY 11040-4101

(516) 434-2390

District: New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

54.2%

White:

21.6%

Hispanic:

21.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (74% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg80%

New York avg54%

408^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District

91^st of 874New Hyde Park-Garden City Park 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	80.5	408 of 2445	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	417 of 2445	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	327 of 2439	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	358 of 2434	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.7	254 of 2201	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	308 of 2413	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	325 of 2395	86.4%	★★★★☆
2017	89.1	171 of 2386	92.8%	★★★★★
2016	80.8	372 of 2366	84.3%	★★★★☆
2015	72.6	593 of 2352	74.8%	★★★★☆
2014	72.1	585 of 2345	75.1%	★★★★☆
2013	76.4	452 of 2325	80.6%	★★★★☆
2012	83.7	266 of 2320	88.5%	★★★★☆
2011	84.5	238 of 2286	89.6%	★★★★☆
2010	83.7	227 of 2263	90.0%	★★★★★
2009	86.1	29 of 2257	98.7%	★★★★★
2008	80.8	281 of 2227	87.4%	★★★★☆
2007	82.0	256 of 2219	88.5%	★★★★☆
2006	85.6	109 of 2206	95.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	246 of 696	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	274 of 662	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	233 of 605	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	315 of 671	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	183 of 430	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	284 of 548	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.8	243 of 601	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	392 of 2409	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	334 of 2413	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	243 of 2403	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	320 of 2401	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	347 of 1955	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	429 of 2357	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	357 of 2338	84.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	78 of 1569	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	66.3	387 of 1531	74.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	650 of 2098	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.9	324 of 2078	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	95.1	86 of 2041	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	67.0	522 of 2099	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	189 of 2032	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	69.7	451 of 2045	77.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	410 of 2407	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	466 of 2411	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	380 of 2400	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	413 of 2400	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.8	181 of 1961	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	164 of 2358	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	81.2	331 of 2340	85.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	236 of 2134	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	91.1	98 of 2110	95.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	53.2	646 of 1392	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	908 of 1337	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.1	410 of 1399	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	128 of 1408	90.9%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)65th percentile-19 vs school

White (2024)54th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math78%+22 vs state

Science77%+32 vs state

English Language Arts69%+15 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
Garden City Park School	Public	PK, KG-6	51 Central Ave	Garden City Park	11040	Nassau County	New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-2390	310	26	11.7	5.2%	67 (21.6%)	2 (0.6%)	65 (21.0%)	168 (54.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	80.5	408^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.3%		80.6	417^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.9%	9	58.3	50.0	83.8	75.7	76.9	70.0	81.6	80.6	77.1	99.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$32,669	$855	$31,815
New Hyde Park Road School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 New Hyde Park Rd	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-2384	475	37	12.8	5.1%	72 (15.2%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (19.4%)	290 (61.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	90.3	188^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.3%		92.3	161^st of 2445 public elementary schools	93.4%	27	83.0	67.5	87.9	81.4	87.5	80.0	81.7	80.3	79.0	98.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.8	99.6	$28,230	$614	$27,616
Manor Oaks William Bowie School	Public	PK, KG-6	1950 Hillside Ave	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-2363	320	28	11.6	9.1%	68 (21.3%)	4 (1.3%)	33 (10.3%)	196 (61.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.4%)	89.4	207^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.5%		92.7	152^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	93.8%	55	90.6	74.4	74.4	77.1	90.6	87.2	77.8	73.7	86.1	97.0	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$29,521	$514	$29,007
Stratford Avenue School	Public	2-5	97 Stratford Ave	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-1500	638	46	14.0	2.0%	486 (76.2%)	4 (0.6%)	51 (8.0%)	86 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	93.1	127^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.8%		90.8	180^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.6%	53	84.4	84.9	83.2		95.2	97.5	89.1		68.6	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.8	$25,944	$361	$25,584
Denton Avenue School	Public	K-5	1050 Denton Ave	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	Herricks Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 305-8400	599	46	12.9	21.0%	77 (12.9%)	5 (0.8%)	43 (7.2%)	471 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	95	84^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.6%		94.5	103^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	95.8%	19	85.6	91.7	93.8		92.9	88.0	91.2		83.6	99.2	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	99.2	99.7	$38,024	$437	$37,587
Homestead School	Public	K-1	2 Homestead Ave	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-1700	205	13	15.6	2.0%	147 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.8%)	36 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.4%)								(n/a)										99.1	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.1	99.5	$29,112	$410	$28,702
Hillside Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	150 W Maple Dr	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-2419	446	37	11.9	4.7%	47 (10.5%)	5 (1.1%)	52 (11.7%)	320 (71.7%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.7%)	91.4	167^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.2%		90.1	198^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.9%	31	85.4	91.9	84.1	78.3	90.2	95.1	83.3	66.7	79.4	98.2	98.8	98.8	98.8	100.0	98.4	98.8	98.8	$28,538	$544	$27,994
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
Center Street School	Public	K-5	240 Center St	Williston Park	11596	Nassau County	Herricks Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 305-8300	482	41	11.8	25.9%	73 (15.1%)	4 (0.8%)	24 (5.0%)	373 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	90.8	179^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.7%		92.4	160^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.5%	19	76.3	83.8	91.2		77.6	87.5	94.5		79.1	98.3	98.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.0	98.5	99.4	$41,627	$684	$40,943
Stewart Manor School	Public	PK, KG-6	38 Stewart Ave	Stewart Manor	11530	Nassau County	Elmont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 326-5530	342	34	10.1	30.4%	68 (19.9%)	66 (19.3%)	102 (29.8%)	87 (25.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.7%)	75.1	551^st of 2445 public elementary schools	77.5%		91.6	171^st of 2445 public elementary schools	93.0%	380	64.5	76.7	70.0	74.3	54.3	78.4	66.7	81.1	53.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,125	$521	$27,603

Frequently Asked Questions about Garden City Park School

How many students attend Garden City Park School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Garden City Park School.

Is Garden City Park School a good school?

Garden City Park School ranks 408^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Garden City Park School?

Students at Garden City Park School are 54% Asian, 22% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Garden City Park School in?

New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District

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