Garden City High School

170 Rockaway Ave, Garden City NY, 11530 | Garden City Union Free School District | 516-478-2000
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1165
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 99% 76% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 11 in Garden City
  • Ranked #0 of 6246 in New York
Proficiency Averages
83%Garden City
56%New York

Garden City High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Garden City Union Free School District" in Garden City, NY. There are a total of 1,165 students and 100 teachers at Garden City High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 12 to 1.

Garden City High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 99.0%, which is 76% higher than the New York average.

Garden City High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1165
Teachers100
Student/Teacher ratio12:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment519
Taking some courses519
Taking some courses (not tests)0
Passing some courses436
Passing no courses77

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Garden City High School, there are a total of 519 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 519 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All99%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School>= 95%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All99%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School>= 95%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Garden City High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 92.3% 91.4% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 0.6% 0.8% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 3.1% 3.5% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.6% 3.2% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.1% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.9% 2.0% 3.1%

Garden City demographics profile

StatisticGarden CityNew YorkNational
Population22,38419,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)4,20141391
Median age42.138.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)66%52%55%
Speak English88%70%79%
Speak Spanish3%15%13%

Education level achieved in Garden City

IndexGarden CityNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade97.2%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school97.0%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college87.3%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree77.0%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors71.4%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters34.8%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree12.2%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate2.0%1.5%1.3%
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Academics10/10
Teachers10/10
Administration10/10
Sports10/10
Facilities10/10
I like social studies math and English and I am so grateful to the garden city community for 4 years I like this school forever.
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Source: The Garden City High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.