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Valley Stream Central High School

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Valley Stream Central High School ranks 264 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 10-12

264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 79% of New York high schools

Summary

Valley Stream Central High School is a public high school serving grades 10-12 in the Valley Stream Central High School District, with 1,120 students. The school consistently ranks in the top 25% of New York high schools, with strong academic performance, particularly on Regents exams.

Valley Stream Central High School excels in supporting the academic success of its diverse student population, ranking highly for its performance with African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial student subgroups, as well as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school maintains a strong four-year graduation rate and low dropout rates, outperforming state averages.

Compared to nearby high schools like Valley Stream North High School and Valley Stream South High School, Valley Stream Central High School generally performs at a similar or slightly higher level on academic measures, suggesting the district is committed to providing a high-quality education across its schools. While the school's overall performance is strong, there are a few areas, such as proficiency in certain subjects and chronic absenteeism, where the school could potentially improve.

1,121

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,186

Per pupil spending ?

44.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

135 Fletcher Ave
Valley Stream, NY 11580-4099

(516) 561-4410

District: Valley Stream Central High School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.7%

Hispanic:

27.3%

Asian:

22.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2014 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (81% vs 66% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of New York high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Worth a look

!Earth Science scores 47 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg80%

New York avg66%

264^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Valley Stream Central High School District

270^th of 874Valley Stream Central High 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	73.5	264 of 1234	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	256 of 1242	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	318 of 1228	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	300 of 1190	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	319 of 1207	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	350 of 1210	71.1%	★★★★☆
2017	65.3	357 of 1221	70.8%	★★★★☆
2016	57.6	509 of 1255	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.8	399 of 1255	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.5	403 of 1237	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.1	593 of 1217	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.6	508 of 1198	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.6	535 of 1165	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.6	287 of 1117	74.3%	★★★★☆
2009	59.6	461 of 1086	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.6	403 of 1027	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.1	432 of 1002	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.9	345 of 986	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.6	534 of 935	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	63 of 713	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	57 of 690	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	51 of 671	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	33 of 593	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.3	49 of 686	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	56 of 679	91.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	131 of 413	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	133 of 426	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	171 of 424	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	152 of 386	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	174 of 447	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	198 of 426	53.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	83.8	44 of 565	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	197 of 1206	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	173 of 1219	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	347 of 1197	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	333 of 1155	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	238 of 1193	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	314 of 1176	73.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	126 of 885	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	89 of 865	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	103 of 851	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	109 of 760	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	97 of 815	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	140 of 791	82.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	96.5	3 of 564	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	76.9	54 of 493	89.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	104 of 1179	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	77.3	105 of 1170	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	71.6	190 of 1155	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	120 of 1101	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	152 of 1179	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	215 of 1154	81.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	302 of 1201	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	314 of 1211	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	303 of 1191	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	285 of 1154	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	374 of 1190	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	409 of 1176	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	80.8	25 of 306	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	34.9	197 of 272	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.9	129 of 212	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	79.3	23 of 157	85.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	257 of 1149	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	201 of 1144	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	217 of 1130	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	140 of 1038	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	149 of 1132	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	168 of 1095	84.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	100 of 788	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	189 of 781	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	56.1	343 of 776	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	331 of 738	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	364 of 793	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	208 of 765	72.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2024)99th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)92nd percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)92nd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)91st percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)68th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II97%+23 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts93%+18 vs state

U.S. History and Government89%+14 vs state

Global History and Geography85%+9 vs state

Geometry75%+15 vs state

Chemistry69%+5 vs state

Physics68%~ state avg

Earth and Space Sciences67%+11 vs state

Algebra I64%+8 vs state

Life Science Biology36%-23 vs state

Living Environment24%-33 vs state

Earth Science18%-47 vs state

Common Core Geometry0%-24 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
Valley Stream Central High School	Public	10-12	135 Fletcher Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 561-4410	1,121	84	13.3	44.1%	76 (6.8%)	445 (39.7%)	306 (27.3%)	257 (22.9%)	5 (0.4%)	10 (0.9%)	22 (2.0%)	73.5	264^th of 1234 public high schools	78.6%		74.3	256^th of 1242 public high schools	79.4%	8	69.2	97.4	93.3	0.0	18.2	85.0	23.8	67.9	88.6	63.6	35.7	74.9	67.1						99.6	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	100.0	$33,186	$1,368	$31,818
Valley Stream South High School	Public	7-12	150 Jedwood Pl	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Valley Stream Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 791-0310	1,229	108	11.3	37.6%	145 (11.8%)	362 (29.5%)	385 (31.3%)	296 (24.1%)	6 (0.5%)	10 (0.8%)	25 (2.0%)	80.6	141^st of 1234 public high schools	88.6%		77.2	187^th of 1242 public high schools	84.9%	46	94.2	96.3	96.3	20.0		88.8	37.5	53.9	89.8	93.0	76.9	84.1	73.4	72.0	67.9	79.1	69.0	57.4	94.2	95.8	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.5	98.4	98.3	$33,626	$931	$32,695
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
Lynbrook Senior High School	Public	9-12	9 Union Ave	Lynbrook	11563	Nassau County	Lynbrook Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 887-0200	846	82	10.3	18.9%	528 (62.4%)	71 (8.4%)	167 (19.7%)	57 (6.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.4%)	83.4	79^th of 1234 public high schools	93.6%		79.1	147^th of 1242 public high schools	88.2%	68	68.2	97.7	94.0		79.8	98.0	93.2	94.9	97.2	89.2		82.5							99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	$36,236	$383	$35,853
Elmont Memorial High School	Public	7-12	555 Ridge Rd	Elmont	11003	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 488-9200	1,492	113	13.1	41.2%	19 (1.3%)	881 (59.0%)	308 (20.6%)	252 (16.9%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (1.7%)	62.9	459^th of 1234 public high schools	62.8%		56	574^th of 1242 public high schools	53.8%	115	42.4	78.1	88.2	10.0	23.3	89.8	37.8	33.7	92.2	73.5	79.3	68.4	67.0	51.4	47.8	56.5	6.7	22.0	99.2	99.6	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.8	$29,656	$762	$28,894
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
George W Hewlett High School	Public	9-12	60 Everit Ave	Hewlett	11557	Nassau County	Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 792-4100	1,051	100	10.5	23.8%	633 (60.2%)	100 (9.5%)	189 (18.0%)	103 (9.8%)	9 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.3%)	72.3	284^th of 1234 public high schools	77.0%		74	260^th of 1242 public high schools	79.1%	24	76.1	91.4	89.4	27.9	72.9	90.9	77.9	70.0	88.1	54.3		67.8							96.3	99.4	99.5	99.5	99.6	99.6	99.5	99.5	$46,904	$642	$46,262
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
East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	443 Ocean Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	East Rockaway Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-8300	557	67	8.3	36.6%	286 (51.3%)	28 (5.0%)	185 (33.2%)	32 (5.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	64.5	423^rd of 1234 public high schools	65.7%		65.2	436^th of 1242 public high schools	64.9%	13	38.6	83.8	91.2	15.4	71.3	91.5	65.4	75.7	90.5	58.5		54.9		61.5	38.2	71.7			99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.5	100.0	$38,986	$681	$38,304
Excelsior Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	143-10 Springfield Blvd	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 525-6507	480	35	13.7	82.7%	5 (1.0%)	356 (74.2%)	81 (16.9%)	19 (4.0%)	13 (2.7%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	39.8	750^th of 1234 public high schools	39.2%		38.6	766^th of 1242 public high schools	38.3%	16	41.0	78.1	66.5	50.0		73.5	80.0	40.0	60.1	65.7	40.2	46.6	17.2														$27,427	$2,092	$25,335

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