Elmont Memorial High School, Elmont NY

Original Research by School Decision on Elmont Memorial High School

Elmont Memorial High School is a seven-through-twelve school serving a diverse, densely populated suburban hamlet on Long Island, with an enrollment that spans middle and high school grades. The student body is predominantly Black, with substantial Asian and Hispanic representation, and more than a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting an economically mixed population.

Academic performance, as measured by recent state testing, presents a mixed picture. In seventh-grade math and English language arts, about half to mid-fifty percent of students tested met proficiency. Eighth-grade results were significantly lower: math proficiency dropped steeply, with only a small fraction of tested students meeting the standard, while English language arts proficiency hovered around half. Eighth-grade science proficiency was in the low twenties. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among Nassau County districts. A parent may want to look into these results further with the school, particularly the sharp eighth-grade math drop, to understand what is driving that pattern and what support exists for struggling students in that grade.

The school is part of the Sewanhaka Central High School District, a five-school central district serving multiple western Nassau communities. The district has been expanding its academic pathways in recent years, adding dual-enrollment (college credit) courses, Project Lead The Way STEM electives, and an English as a New Language program. It also introduced district-wide diagnostic testing for seventh graders and instituted midterms aimed at improving Regents exam scores. These curricular shifts broaden options for students pursuing college credit and career pathways while still in high school.

Elmont itself is undergoing significant transformation anchored by the Belmont Park redevelopment. UBS Arena, home of the New York Islanders, opened in 2021. An outlet shopping center opened in late 2024, and a major racetrack modernization is on track for 2026. The area also gained a new LIRR station, improving transit connections. The hamlet is car-oriented, with commercial activity strung along thoroughfares like Hempstead Turnpike rather than concentrated in a walkable downtown. Housing in the zip code is moderately priced for the region, with recent values in the mid-to-high range and showing steady annual appreciation.

The school sits within a community marked by density, ethnic diversity, and ongoing growth. Families considering Elmont Memorial should weigh the academic performance data against the district's expanding college-credit and STEM offerings, and understand that this is a middle-sized school serving a neighborhood in active transition.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

96.0%Cohort of 277 students · Class of 2021

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,253 schools plotted. 14 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Advanced Placement & IB

22 subjects offered · 2023-24

Each card is one AP or IB subject. The headline number is the share of students scoring 3 or higher on the exam — the threshold for college credit at most universities. The bar below each rate shows the underlying distribution across performance levels.

Score:12· no credit345· extremely well qualified

Math and Computer Science

Calculus AB

19 tested

5.3%

scored 3 or higher

Calculus BC

18 tested

33.3%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science Principles

27 tested · Grade 10

48.1%

scored 3 or higher

Statistics

54 tested

27.8%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Biology

18 tested

66.7%

scored 3 or higher

Chemistry

10 tested

80.0%

scored 3 or higher

Physics 1

12 tested

16.7%

scored 3 or higher

English

Research

17 tested

88.2%

scored 3 or higher

Seminar

47 tested · Grade 10

100.0%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

Human Geography

40 tested · Grade 9

67.5%

scored 3 or higher

Psychology

70 tested · Grade 10

51.4%

scored 3 or higher

U.S. History

70 tested

67.1%

scored 3 or higher

World Languages and Cultures

Italian Language and Culture

11 tested

9.1%

scored 3 or higher

Spanish Language and Culture

16 tested

43.8%

scored 3 or higher

Arts

Music Theory

6 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Studio Art Drawing

4 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Other

African American Studies

18 tested · Grade 10

83.3%

scored 3 or higher

Language and Comp

91 tested

40.7%

scored 3 or higher

Literature and Comp

37 tested

59.5%

scored 3 or higher

Studio Art 2d Design

8 tested

62.5%

scored 3 or higher

U S Government and Politics

60 tested

31.7%

scored 3 or higher

World History

83 tested · Grade 10

56.6%

scored 3 or higher

New York Regents Exams

4 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Social Studies	293	92.0%
Ela	288	88.0%
Science	238	42.0%
Math	224	78.0%

Math

Grade 757%

School 57% · District 65% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 87%

School 7% · District 14% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 751%

School 51% · District 63% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 848%

School 48% · District 59% · ▼ 11 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Science

Grade 822%

School 22% · District 30% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

This schoolSEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 8Lower-income39%Higher-income58%19 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 8Lower-income7%Higher-income7%1 pp gap