New Hyde Park Memorial High School, New Hyde Park NY

Original Research by School Decision on New Hyde Park Memorial High School

New Hyde Park Memorial High School serves about a mid-sized enrollment across grades 7 through 12 in the Sewanhaka Central High School District, which covers the western Nassau County towns of New Hyde Park, Franklin Square, Elmont, Westbury, and Floral Park. The school's student body is Asian-majority, with substantial Hispanic representation and smaller populations of white, black, and other students. About a fifth of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting moderate economic diversity in the attendance area.

The testing picture shows uneven results. In seventh-grade mathematics and English language arts, most students meet state proficiency standards. Seventh-grade math and English proficiency both run in the strong range, and eighth-grade English is also solid. Eighth-grade math and eighth-grade science, however, show markedly lower proficiency, suggesting either a curriculum or assessment-participation issue worth investigating with the school directly; the participation rate in eighth-grade science was notably sparse. Sixth-grade testing data shows no participation. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among Nassau County districts, a meaningful gap that warrants understanding whether the school has improvement plans underway and what support structures exist for students struggling in math and science.

New Hyde Park Memorial does serve grades 7 and 8, which explains the absence of state-level high school Regents results in this data. Graduation rates are not included here because the provided data do not cover grades with completions. No data on attendance, discipline, or special populations (IEP and English learner counts) were available, so a parent would want to request those details directly from the school.

The district has recently expanded dual-enrollment (college credit) course offerings, English as a New Language programming, and Project Lead the Way STEM electives, changes that broaden pathways for students aiming at college or career. A new digital literacy program and diagnostic testing in seventh grade also reflect an effort to identify and address skill gaps early. The district adopted a formal artificial intelligence policy in 2025, establishing rules for AI use in schools.

New Hyde Park itself is a mixed residential-commercial village anchored by Jericho Turnpike, a high-traffic retail corridor, and the Long Island Rail Road station area. The LIRR Expansion Project is driving station upgrades and spurring a Station Area Business District, which the village expects will increase ridership and walkability. Parts of the village near Jericho Turnpike score as very walkable. Housing in the zip code is moderately expensive by national standards and has risen modestly in value over the past year, putting the area solidly in the mid-to-upper suburban market. Median rents are substantial relative to median household income, a tradeoff families here typically navigate.

A parent considering this school would benefit from asking directly about the eighth-grade assessment participation and proficiency, what the school attributes this to, and what interventions are in place. The school's strength in seventh grade and lower performance in eighth warrants understanding whether there is a transitional support issue or a shift in course rigor that students need help navigating.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

92.0%Cohort of 335 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

30 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

37 tested

32.4%

scored 3 or higher

Calculus BC

59 tested

52.5%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science A

3 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science Principles

97 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

76.3%

scored 3 or higher

Statistics

49 tested · Grade 10

69.4%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Biology

73 tested · Grade 10

87.7%

scored 3 or higher

Chemistry

30 tested

96.7%

scored 3 or higher

Environmental Science

23 tested · Grade 10

82.6%

scored 3 or higher

Physics 1

28 tested

46.4%

scored 3 or higher

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

7 tested

14.3%

scored 3 or higher

Physics C: Mechanics

7 tested

28.6%

scored 3 or higher

English

Research

39 tested

97.4%

scored 3 or higher

Seminar

62 tested · Grade 10

98.4%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

European History

15 tested · Grade 10

80.0%

scored 3 or higher

Human Geography

33 tested · Grade 9

84.8%

scored 3 or higher

Macroeconomics

3 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Psychology

119 tested

51.3%

scored 3 or higher

U.S. History

161 tested · Grade 10

64.0%

scored 3 or higher

World Languages and Cultures

Chinese Language and Culture

1 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

French Language and Culture

2 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

German Language and Culture

2 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Italian Language and Culture

10 tested

50.0%

scored 3 or higher

Spanish Language and Culture

38 tested

44.7%

scored 3 or higher

Arts

Art History

13 tested · Grade 10

30.8%

scored 3 or higher

Music Theory

4 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Other

Language and Comp

129 tested · Grade 10

63.6%

scored 3 or higher

Literature and Comp

41 tested

92.7%

scored 3 or higher

Studio Art 2d Design

24 tested

100.0%

scored 3 or higher

U S Government and Politics

127 tested

74.0%

scored 3 or higher

World History

184 tested · Grade 10

73.9%

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
Ela	318	97.0%
Social Studies	278	93.0%
Science	237	85.0%
Math	231	84.0%

Math

Grade 60%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 45 pts below state median · ▼ 70 pts below county median

Grade 780%

School 80% · District 65% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 819%

School 19% · District 14% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 60%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 46 pts below state median · ▼ 63 pts below county median

Grade 782%

School 82% · District 63% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 876%

School 76% · District 59% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Science

Grade 820%

School 20% · District 30% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below 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-income62%Higher-income80%17 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 8Lower-income0%Higher-income25%25 pp gap