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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 11550

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Schools

9,377

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedWilliam S Covert School208^th of 2,445 New York elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Rhodes Academy Of Humanities And The Arts up 270 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lawrence Road Middle School 8.6 students per teacher

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 11550 zip code area in New York is home to 12 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 1 high school, and 2 alternative schools. The educational landscape in this area is diverse, with some standout schools like William S Covert School in the Rockville Centre Union Free School District consistently outperforming state and district averages, while other schools, particularly in the Hempstead Union Free School District, struggle to meet academic standards.

The Academy Charter School and Evergreen Charter School stand out for their higher graduation rates and stronger performance on Regents exams compared to the traditional public high school, Hempstead High School. Additionally, Lawrence Road Middle School in the Uniondale Union Free School District has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, which may contribute to its better performance compared to other middle schools in the Hempstead district.

The data also reveals significant disparities in academic performance, student demographics, and resource allocation across the schools in the 11550 zip code area. While the charter schools and William S Covert School demonstrate stronger academic outcomes, the Hempstead district schools struggle with low proficiency rates on state assessments and Regents exams. This suggests that addressing the underlying issues and inequities within the Hempstead district will be crucial for improving educational outcomes for all students in this community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (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 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	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th 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 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
Evergreen Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	605 Peninsula Blvd	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Evergreen Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 292-2060	1,144	82	13.9	86.7%	2 (0.2%)	96 (8.4%)	991 (86.6%)	4 (0.3%)	51 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0	83.3	72.0		49.0	66.2	34.5		55.6	66.3		72.7	41.5	48.0	38.0	40.3	46.4	33.3	58.3	50.8	37.5	39.4	28.6	28.4	21.2	5.1									$20,619	$1,395	$19,224
Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	117 N Franklin Ave	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 408-2200	2,003	123	16.2	84.4%	6 (0.3%)	646 (32.3%)	1,299 (64.9%)	16 (0.8%)	13 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (1.1%)								(n/a)	57.1	41.1	83.6		48.7	81.9	54.9	85.3	77.6	64.7		69.1	71.0	65.8	75.8	71.1	71.3	74.6	82.1	79.3	72.5	67.7	76.7	77.0	59.0	69.4									$22,561	$1,781	$20,781
Joseph McNeil School	Public	1-6	335 S Franklin St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4501	359	24	14.9	67.1%	0 (0.0%)	108 (30.1%)	243 (67.7%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.6	2228^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.9%		9.5	2342^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	4.2%	114													33.3	32.0	47.2	27.3			31.5	18.9	32.7	12.3			19.2		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$42,890	$3,008	$39,882
David Paterson School	Public	K-6	40 Fulton Ave	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4451	388	22	17.6	86.6%	0 (0.0%)	125 (32.2%)	260 (67.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.9	2324^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.9%		11.1	2312^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.4%	12													28.2	17.2	26.8	17.0			30.2	13.8	24.1	23.7			27.6		99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$39,043	$3,184	$35,860
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
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
Jackson Main Elementary School	Public	1-6	451 Jackson St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4651	436	26	16.7	83.5%	0 (0.0%)	88 (20.2%)	343 (78.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.7	1664^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.9%		43.2	1348^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.9%	316													36.1	43.1	44.6	45.3			54.9	47.1	41.5	53.3			27.7		92.2	96.3	97.5	97.5	97.5	95.0	95.2	96.1	$35,815	$2,922	$32,893
Barack Obama Elementary School	Public	1-6	176 William St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4401	439	32	13.7	82.9%	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.8%)	376 (85.6%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.4	1730^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.2%		22.5	1986^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.8%	256													28.6	43.7	45.2	45.6			43.1	41.7	50.7	43.3			40.0		95.9	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.6	99.8	99.5	$35,316	$2,801	$32,516
Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK-K	265 Peninsula Blvd	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4701	441	8	55.1	77.6%	0 (0.0%)	95 (21.5%)	337 (76.4%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																											97.2	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	100.0	98.3	$38,647	$2,931	$35,716
Rhodes Academy Of Humanities And The Arts	Public	K-6	270 Washington St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4801	631	40	15.7	76.4%	0 (0.0%)	100 (15.8%)	516 (81.8%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.7	1931^st of 2445 public elementary schools	21.0%		15.6	2201^st of 2445 public elementary schools	10.0%	270													36.9	37.6	45.7	34.6			36.2	47.1	30.9	42.7			34.7										$37,494	$2,841	$34,652
William S Covert School	Public	K-5	379 Willow St	South Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 255-8916	286	27	10.6	22.4%	164 (57.3%)	20 (7.0%)	79 (27.6%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	89.3	208^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.5%		83.2	357^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.4%	149													85.4	82.9	71.4				94.9	82.4	78.6				71.4		98.7	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.7	99.0	99.0	$42,128	$479	$41,649
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

Cities Near Zip Code 11550

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hempstead	0.2 mi	11	636^th
Garden City	1.28 mi	8	13^th
Uniondale	1.34 mi	7	487^th
West Hempstead	1.43 mi	4	353^rd
North Baldwin	1.74 mi	1	615^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.