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Valley Stream North High School

Public Grades 7-12
261st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 79% of New York high schools
Summary

Valley Stream North High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 1,261 students in Franklin Square, New York. The school is part of the Valley Stream Central High School District, which is ranked 270 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valley Stream North High School consistently ranks among the top 25-30% of high schools in New York, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 years. The school's academic performance is particularly strong, with students in traditionally underserved groups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education, performing exceptionally well and ranking in the top 10-20% of New York high schools. The school's 4-year graduation rate ranges from 84.3% to 94.2%, which is generally higher than the state and district averages, and its dropout rate is lower than the state and district averages.

While Valley Stream North High School performs well on Regents exams, with proficiency rates often exceeding the state and district averages, its performance on 7th and 8th-grade state assessments in English Language Arts and Math is generally lower than the state and district averages. This suggests potential areas for improvement in the earlier grades, which could help strengthen the academic foundation for students. When compared to nearby high schools, such as Lynbrook Senior High School and Floral Park Memorial High School, Valley Stream North High School generally performs at a higher level, particularly in terms of academic rankings, graduation rates, and test scores.

1,260
Students ?
10.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$34,199
Per pupil spending ?
36%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 750 Herman Ave
       Franklin Square, NY  11010-3195

(516) 564-5510

District: Valley Stream Central High School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
33.7%
Asian:
24.4%
White:
20.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the New York average (75% vs 62% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 21% of New York high schools
93% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Physics scores 34 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school75%
District avg77%
New York avg62%
Middle school
1,032nd of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 31%▼ down 38 pts since 2015
From top 31% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
261st of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Top 21%▼ down 2 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 3High Schools in the Valley Stream Central High School District
270th 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202534.11032 of 150031.2%★★☆☆☆
202433.41051 of 150430.1%★★☆☆☆
202350.0710 of 150052.7%★★★☆☆
202248.2718 of 147951.5%★★★☆☆
202152.4532 of 124257.2%★★★☆☆
201963.9455 of 143968.4%★★★☆☆
201854.8597 of 143858.5%★★★☆☆
201757.9551 of 145562.1%★★★☆☆
201653.5608 of 142957.5%★★★☆☆
201563.9436 of 140769.0%★★★☆☆
201480.0201 of 140185.7%★★★★☆
201380.5215 of 137384.3%★★★★☆
201277.8281 of 133779.0%★★★★☆
201180.4235 of 129581.9%★★★★☆
201078.5256 of 124379.4%★★★★☆
200974.3316 of 122474.2%★★★★☆
200880.1194 of 118583.6%★★★★☆
200780.8192 of 112382.9%★★★★☆
200679.7204 of 109581.4%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202547.2341 of 67649.6%★★☆☆☆
202433.7490 of 70530.5%★★☆☆☆
202372.9133 of 69680.9%★★★★☆
202260.9208 of 70670.5%★★★★☆
202159.180 of 25368.4%★★★☆☆
201973.0125 of 65380.9%★★★★☆
201876.9106 of 66384.0%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20257.1389 of 4064.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.3368 of 3967.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202334.7295 of 38824.0%★☆☆☆☆
202216.5339 of 38111.0%★☆☆☆☆
202129.7189 of 23619.9%★☆☆☆☆
201945.7241 of 36934.7%★★☆☆☆
201825.3307 of 37417.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202529.7521 of 64619.3%★☆☆☆☆
202425.2567 of 6157.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202330.2465 of 59121.3%★☆☆☆☆
202228.2492 of 58115.3%★☆☆☆☆
201945.4185 of 47360.9%★★★☆☆
201839.9262 of 50347.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.41263 of 145713.3%★☆☆☆☆
202428.71110 of 146524.2%★☆☆☆☆
202346.3785 of 146346.3%★★☆☆☆
202252.4651 of 145455.2%★★★☆☆
202159.2370 of 106665.3%★★★☆☆
201968.5392 of 137071.4%★★★★☆
201859.9519 of 135361.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202430.0701 of 95326.4%★☆☆☆☆
202339.1570 of 94339.6%★★☆☆☆
202242.9487 of 91446.7%★★☆☆☆
202160.2124 of 44972.4%★★★★☆
201950.7356 of 82656.9%★★★☆☆
201852.6356 of 81056.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202512.61225 of 12834.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.51117 of 129613.8%★☆☆☆☆
202333.1930 of 128827.8%★☆☆☆☆
202250.1549 of 130658.0%★★★☆☆
202136.5598 of 93536.0%★★☆☆☆
201951.2500 of 124159.7%★★★☆☆
201836.1813 of 124534.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202549.1701 of 145551.8%★★★☆☆
202438.6915 of 146437.5%★★☆☆☆
202353.5621 of 146457.6%★★★☆☆
202246.3731 of 145549.8%★★☆☆☆
202142.5605 of 107143.5%★★☆☆☆
201956.9512 of 136662.5%★★★☆☆
201849.1663 of 135251.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202530.1965 of 129825.7%★☆☆☆☆
202429.6983 of 130324.6%★☆☆☆☆
202219.91247 of 12832.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201934.6741 of 113934.9%★★☆☆☆
201853.1388 of 117066.8%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202459.6297 of 77861.8%★★★☆☆
202245.2413 of 74844.8%★★☆☆☆
201958.9302 of 71657.8%★★★☆☆
201842.2464 of 76339.2%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202573.6261 of 123478.8%★★★★☆
202472.4299 of 124275.9%★★★★☆
202369.7340 of 122872.3%★★★★☆
202269.6319 of 119073.2%★★★★☆
202171.1133 of 51974.4%★★★★☆
201974.2240 of 120780.1%★★★★☆
201872.3268 of 121077.9%★★★★☆
201770.2266 of 122178.2%★★★★☆
201669.0252 of 125579.9%★★★★☆
201569.2245 of 125580.5%★★★★☆
201477.688 of 123792.9%★★★★★
201378.6115 of 121790.6%★★★★★
201277.2139 of 119888.4%★★★★☆
201176.1113 of 116590.3%★★★★★
201075.2107 of 111790.4%★★★★★
200975.0100 of 108690.8%★★★★★
200871.0191 of 102781.4%★★★★☆
200768.4230 of 100277.0%★★★★☆
200670.4182 of 98681.5%★★★★☆
200567.7228 of 93575.6%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202582.867 of 71390.6%★★★★★
202488.231 of 69095.5%★★★★★
202387.539 of 67194.2%★★★★★
202291.024 of 59396.0%★★★★★
201987.925 of 68696.4%★★★★★
201883.753 of 67992.2%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202548.8233 of 41343.6%★★☆☆☆
202453.3211 of 42650.5%★★★☆☆
202350.6231 of 42445.5%★★☆☆☆
202253.1208 of 38646.1%★★☆☆☆
201960.9208 of 44753.5%★★★☆☆
201857.8206 of 42651.6%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202583.447 of 66993.0%★★★★★
202479.855 of 63791.4%★★★★★
202377.958 of 58390.1%★★★★★
202277.948 of 48190.0%★★★★★
201976.971 of 56587.4%★★★★☆
201886.830 of 54694.5%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202573.5266 of 120677.9%★★★★☆
202473.0279 of 121977.1%★★★★☆
202373.2267 of 119777.7%★★★★☆
202271.1290 of 115574.9%★★★★☆
202172.163 of 29078.3%★★★★☆
201974.4232 of 119380.6%★★★★☆
201870.7297 of 117674.7%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202582.183 of 88590.6%★★★★★
202477.2128 of 86585.2%★★★★☆
202373.3170 of 85180.0%★★★★☆
202270.7171 of 76077.5%★★★★☆
201972.9167 of 81579.5%★★★★☆
201876.9114 of 79185.6%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202570.1208 of 117982.4%★★★★☆
202466.9267 of 117077.2%★★★★☆
202366.6267 of 115576.9%★★★★☆
202270.1198 of 110182.0%★★★★☆
202171.655 of 28981.0%★★★★☆
201966.4293 of 117975.1%★★★★☆
201867.2238 of 115479.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202573.4253 of 120178.9%★★★★☆
202470.9294 of 121175.7%★★★★☆
202365.5385 of 119167.7%★★★☆☆
202265.9368 of 115468.1%★★★☆☆
201972.3251 of 119078.9%★★★★☆
201872.0252 of 117678.6%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202566.4101 of 32869.2%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202583.6111 of 114990.3%★★★★★
202489.360 of 114494.8%★★★★★
202373.2195 of 113082.7%★★★★☆
202277.7134 of 103887.1%★★★★☆
201988.565 of 113294.3%★★★★★
201888.663 of 109594.2%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202579.252 of 78893.4%★★★★★
202471.9134 of 78182.8%★★★★☆
202363.7225 of 77671.0%★★★★☆
202261.0251 of 73866.0%★★★☆☆
201971.1141 of 79382.2%★★★★☆
201866.7192 of 76574.9%★★★★☆
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)
Middle school
White (2024)62nd percentile+32 vs school
Male (2025)52nd percentile+21 vs school
African American (2025)50th percentile+18 vs school
Hispanic (2024)26th percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2025)26th percentile-6 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile-12 vs school
Female (2025)13th percentile-18 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-27 vs school
Asian (2025)4th percentile-27 vs school
High school
White (2025)93rd percentile+15 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile+14 vs school
Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+12 vs school
African American (2025)91st percentile+12 vs school
Special Education (2025)90th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)79th percentile~ school
Female (2025)78th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)69th percentile-10 vs school
Asian (2025)44th percentile-35 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Common Core English Language Arts93%+18 vs state
U.S. History and Government86%+11 vs state
Life Science Biology86%+28 vs state
Global History and Geography86%+10 vs state
Common Core Algebra II85%+11 vs state
Chemistry79%+15 vs state
Algebra I78%+22 vs state
Earth and Space Sciences76%+20 vs state
Geometry67%+7 vs state
Living Environment48%-9 vs state
English Language Arts46%-5 vs state
Math42%-11 vs state
Physics35%-34 vs state
Science21%-22 vs state
Common Core Geometry0%-24 vs state

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Students at Valley Stream North High School are 34% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 21% White, 19% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Valley Stream North High School ranks 261st of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,260 students attended Valley Stream North High School.

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