Sewanhaka High School, Floral Park NY

Original Research by School Decision on Sewanhaka High School

Sewanhaka High School is a comprehensive middle and high school serving grades seven through twelve in Floral Park, part of the Sewanhaka Central High School District. The school sits on Tulip Avenue in a dense, historic suburban village that has retained its single-family character while diversifying over recent decades. The student body reflects that diversity: roughly a third Hispanic, a quarter Asian, and a fifth Black, with about half qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school enrolls roughly mid-sized enrollment for its grade span, with meaningful numbers in every grade from seven through twelve.

On academics, test results show students below the midpoint among Nassau County districts overall. For seventh-grade math, about half of tested students reached proficiency; for seventh-grade English language arts, roughly half. Eighth-grade performance is notably softer: for math, proficiency was essentially zero among those tested, and for English language arts it was in the low forties. Participation rates were uneven, particularly in eighth-grade math where only a small fraction of students sat for the state assessment; a parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand whether students are in alternative pathways or if participation gaps point to something else. The state does not report high school testing results publicly, so student performance in grades nine through twelve is not visible in these comparisons.

The district has recently expanded dual-enrollment course offerings that allow students to earn college credit before graduation, along with new Project Lead the Way and other STEM electives, English as a New Language support, and co-teaching in both ENL and special education classrooms. A new digital literacy program and district-wide diagnostic testing at grade seven and midterm assessments aimed at improving Regents exam outcomes are intended to strengthen college and career readiness. These curricular moves show the district is building college-pathway infrastructure beyond the traditional academic sequence.

Floral Park itself is a walkable, tightly built village centered on the Tulip Avenue commercial spine near the LIRR station. Residents maintain gardens and local gathering spots, and the village library and Memorial Park anchor civic life. The housing market reflects the area's stability and appeal: median home values are in the high range for Nassau County, with rents also elevated, making affordability a real consideration for renters and new buyers. The village recently pursued state grants for downtown revitalization and has debated residential development proposals that would add apartments, a sign of tension between growth and preservation of the village's small-town identity.

The neighborhood and school environment support families seeking suburban stability and public transit access to broader opportunity. The school's academic results and student support structure matter in that context: students who come in strong may have the pathway to college, while those arriving below grade level will face a steeper climb toward proficiency, even with expanded dual-enrollment and STEM course access. The demographic composition and economic context of the surrounding village are part of the daily experience. Housing and cost of living are substantial considerations for a family weighing this location.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

95.0%Cohort of 311 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

26 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

47 tested

14.9%

scored 3 or higher

Calculus BC

23 tested

30.4%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science Principles

50 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

64.0%

scored 3 or higher

Statistics

9 tested

33.3%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Biology

18 tested

55.6%

scored 3 or higher

Chemistry

18 tested

38.9%

scored 3 or higher

Environmental Science

24 tested

29.2%

scored 3 or higher

Physics 1

6 tested

0.0%

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

35 tested

94.3%

scored 3 or higher

Seminar

40 tested · Grade 10

100.0%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

European History

14 tested · Grade 10

50.0%

scored 3 or higher

Human Geography

52 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

46.2%

scored 3 or higher

Psychology

84 tested · Grade 10

25.0%

scored 3 or higher

U.S. History

108 tested

60.2%

scored 3 or higher

World Languages and Cultures

French Language and Culture

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Japanese Language and Culture

1 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Spanish Language and Culture

24 tested

45.8%

scored 3 or higher

Arts

Studio Art Drawing

3 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Other

African American Studies

18 tested · Grade 10

77.8%

scored 3 or higher

Language and Comp

109 tested

39.4%

scored 3 or higher

Literature and Comp

43 tested

58.1%

scored 3 or higher

Studio Art 2d Design

11 tested

63.6%

scored 3 or higher

U S Government and Politics

56 tested

76.8%

scored 3 or higher

World History

115 tested · Grade 10

77.4%

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	329	85.0%
Ela	327	84.0%
Math	194	70.0%
Science	156	35.0%

Math

Grade 754%

School 54% · District 65% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 14% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 37 pts below state median · ▼ 38 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 749%

School 49% · District 63% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 842%

School 42% · District 59% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 14 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-income46%Higher-income37%9 pp gap