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Garden City Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

82^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 95% of New York middle schools

Summary

Garden City Middle School is a highly-rated public middle school located in Garden City, New York, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 1,021 students. The school is part of the Garden City Union Free School District, which is ranked 55 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garden City Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New York, with exceptional proficiency in state assessments, with 74-82% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 86-95% proficient or better in Math across grades 6-8. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, with female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and White students all ranking in the top 10-20% of their respective subgroups statewide. Additionally, the school's special education students rank in the top 5-10% of New York middle schools.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Turtle Hook Middle School and Lawrence Road Middle School, both part of the Uniondale Union Free School District, Garden City Middle School stands out as a clear leader in academic achievement. While the school has a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (4-5%), it still manages to rank in the top 10-15% of New York middle schools for this subgroup, demonstrating its ability to support and challenge students from diverse backgrounds.

1,034

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,675

Per pupil spending ?

4.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

98 Cherry Valley Ave
Garden City, NY 11530-0216

(516) 478-3000

District: Garden City Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.1%

Asian:

13.2%

Hispanic:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (86% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of New York middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

District avg87%

New York avg53%

82^nd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	94.0	82 of 1500	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	101 of 1504	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	63 of 1500	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	80 of 1479	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	29 of 1242	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	64 of 1439	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	39 of 1438	97.3%	★★★★★
2017	94.7	66 of 1455	95.5%	★★★★★
2016	95.7	43 of 1429	97.0%	★★★★★
2015	94.5	55 of 1407	96.1%	★★★★★
2014	96.8	27 of 1401	98.1%	★★★★★
2013	96.9	28 of 1373	98.0%	★★★★★
2012	94.3	16 of 1337	98.8%	★★★★★
2011	93.5	26 of 1295	98.0%	★★★★★
2010	93.1	17 of 1243	98.6%	★★★★★
2009	85.2	45 of 1224	96.3%	★★★★★
2008	88.3	37 of 1185	96.9%	★★★★★
2007	91.8	17 of 1123	98.5%	★★★★★
2006	92.3	25 of 1095	97.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	82 of 406	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	85 of 396	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	59 of 388	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	66 of 381	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	38 of 236	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	34 of 369	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	15 of 374	96.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	82 of 1457	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	70 of 1465	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	51 of 1463	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	69 of 1454	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	24 of 1066	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	56 of 1370	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	40 of 1353	97.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	87 of 965	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	79.8	131 of 953	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	97 of 943	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	91.0	43 of 914	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	11 of 449	97.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	143 of 1283	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	144 of 1296	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	112 of 1288	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	61 of 1306	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	66 of 935	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	91 of 1241	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	30 of 1245	97.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	83 of 1455	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	124 of 1464	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	74 of 1464	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	83 of 1455	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	27 of 1071	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	58 of 1366	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	40 of 1352	97.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	77.0	31 of 126	75.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	94 of 1298	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	104 of 1303	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	60 of 1307	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	34 of 1283	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	9 of 522	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	60 of 1139	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	24 of 1170	97.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	79 of 775	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	89 of 778	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	90.1	60 of 772	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	80 of 748	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	92.1	27 of 614	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	57 of 716	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	38 of 763	95.0%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)80th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)75th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth Science100%+35 vs state

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Math92%+39 vs state

English Language Arts78%+27 vs state

Science73%+30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	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	Regents Earth Science 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 Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th 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
Garden City Middle School	Public	6-8	98 Cherry Valley Ave	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-3000	1,034	81	12.6	4.5%	787 (76.1%)	9 (0.9%)	80 (7.7%)	137 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.9%)	94	82^nd of 1500 public middle schools	94.5%		92.7	101^st of 1504 public middle schools	93.3%	19	100.0		100.0					74.4	82.0	77.0			90.3	94.6	86.2		73.3	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	$29,675	$362	$29,313
George Washington School	Public	4-6	347 William St	West Hempstead	11552	Nassau County	West Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 390-3130	340	24	14.0	33.2%	49 (14.4%)	62 (18.2%)	184 (54.1%)	36 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)								(n/a)						50.5	56.1	49.4			47.2	55.2	60.3			44.7		98.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$42,301	$2,077	$40,223
Mineola Middle School	Public	5-7	200 Emory Rd	Mineola	11501	Nassau County	Mineola Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 237-2500	653	62	10.4	28.8%	283 (43.3%)	9 (1.4%)	236 (36.1%)	100 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.7%)	68.3	410^th of 1500 public middle schools	72.7%		64.1	476^th of 1504 public middle schools	68.4%	66			100.0				67.7	57.7	53.1			61.5	67.5	65.4		49.7		98.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$36,518	$1,107	$35,411
Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School	Public	7-8	70 Greenwich St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4301	748	60	12.4	76.6%	0 (0.0%)	185 (24.7%)	552 (73.8%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.7	1381^st of 1500 public middle schools	7.9%		9.3	1443^rd of 1504 public middle schools	4.1%	62			33.0	22.0					30.5	30.3				28.7				99.4	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.7	$44,164	$2,781	$41,383
Lawrence Road Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Lawrence Rd	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-1501	623	72	8.6	65.3%	6 (1.0%)	225 (36.1%)	363 (58.3%)	14 (2.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	29.2	1138^th of 1500 public middle schools	24.1%		18.5	1326^th of 1504 public middle schools	11.8%	188			78.8	59.2				35.7	40.8	35.5			36.3	53.8	6.7		5.9	97.5	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.7	$43,916	$2,136	$41,780
Willets Road School	Public	5-7	455 I U Willets Rd	Roslyn Heights	11577	Nassau County	East Williston Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 333-8797	372	48	7.7	5.4%	190 (51.1%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.8%)	134 (36.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	97.2	39^th of 1500 public middle schools	97.4%		95.7	62^nd of 1504 public middle schools	95.9%	23							80.7	86.9	85.2			93.8	96.9	96.4		77.0		89.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	$43,846	$561	$43,284
Herricks Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Hilldale Dr	Albertson	11507	Nassau County	Herricks Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 305-8600	1,094	96	11.3	21.4%	178 (16.3%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (4.4%)	850 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.4%)	94.4	72^nd of 1500 public middle schools	95.2%		95.1	71^st of 1504 public middle schools	95.3%	1			100.0		97.3			82.3	83.3	84.0			88.8	95.9	84.9		50.6	98.9	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$39,631	$481	$39,150
Turtle Hook Middle School	Public	6-8	975 Jerusalem Ave	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-1301	637	71	8.9	67.5%	5 (0.8%)	181 (28.4%)	438 (68.8%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	25.7	1215^th of 1500 public middle schools	19.0%		21.6	1272^nd of 1504 public middle schools	15.4%	57			74.2	53.6				43.7	29.0	28.4			34.4	45.8				99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$51,713	$12,883	$38,830
Irwin Altman Middle School 172	Public	6-8	81-14 257th St	Floral Park	11004	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 831-4000	799	54	14.7	60.1%	51 (6.4%)	56 (7.0%)	165 (20.7%)	483 (60.5%)	14 (1.8%)	7 (0.9%)	23 (2.9%)	78.4	277^th of 1500 public middle schools	81.5%		80.3	231^st of 1504 public middle schools	84.6%	46			99.0	95.9				70.5	69.2	77.3			63.6	72.4	57.9		42.5									$27,845	$1,460	$26,385
Howard T Herber Middle School	Public	6-8	75 Ocean Ave	Malverne	11565	Nassau County	Malverne Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-6445	428	43	10.0	0.7%	78 (18.2%)	182 (42.5%)	125 (29.2%)	33 (7.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	65	468^th of 1500 public middle schools	68.8%		74.2	309^th of 1504 public middle schools	79.5%	159		90.5	92.4	73.6	93.1			52.0	60.6	43.9			80.0	68.2				98.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	$34,253	$919	$33,334

Frequently Asked Questions about Garden City Middle School

What district is Garden City Middle School in?

Garden City Union Free School District

Is Garden City Middle School a good school?

Yes. Garden City Middle School ranks in the top 5.5% of New York middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Garden City Middle School?

Students at Garden City Middle School are 76% White, 13% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Garden City Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,034 students attended Garden City Middle School.

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