Valley Stream North High School, Franklin Square NY

Original Research by School Decision on Valley Stream North High School

Valley Stream North High School is a mid-sized public middle and high school serving grades seven through twelve in Franklin Square, in the Valley Stream Central High School District on Long Island. The school enrolls students across a broad middle-class base, with a substantial population receiving free or reduced lunch and a diverse demographic makeup: roughly a third Hispanic, a quarter Asian, a fifth Black, and a fifth white.

The school's state test results are below the regional mark. On the most recent state assessments, proficiency in math ranged from around one-third in eighth grade to roughly mid-range in seventh grade. English language arts results were similar, hovering near half proficiency in both grades tested. Science proficiency in eighth grade registered in the low range. A parent may want to look into the school's tutoring, remediation, and support resources to understand how the school works with students who fall below proficiency. Across the comparison set of Nassau County districts, Valley Stream North's overall proficiency index sits in the bottom quartile, a signal that a family should ask directly about the school's instructional approach and what pathways exist for struggling learners.

The school sits in a stable suburban community of single-family homes and smaller commercial corridors, with housing values moderate for the region. Franklin Square functions as a commuter bedroom town, roughly equidistant from Manhattan and Queens, with local bus service and nearby LIRR stations. The area is solidly middle-class, with civic anchors including two public parks, libraries, and youth sports leagues. Commercial activity clusters along the Hempstead Turnpike corridor where healthcare, retail, and local services operate.

The district has made a visible investment in career and technical education across its high schools, including medical assisting, nurse assisting, barbering, and a new two-year construction trades program, available to juniors and seniors. Voters recently approved a capital reserve to purchase property for future expansion and funded facility improvements including school office and classroom renovations. These are concrete markers of district stability and forward planning that a family considering the school should note.

The school does not report a four-year graduation rate or chronic absenteeism data; state testing data provided covers only middle grades and eighth-grade science. Information on special education enrollment, English learner services, disciplinary practices, or AP and honors course breadth was not available in the data reviewed. A parent would benefit from contacting the school directly about high school course selection, AP offerings, co-curricular activities, and the character of the peer environment in the upper grades.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

93.0%Cohort of 218 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

24 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

14 tested

78.6%

scored 3 or higher

Calculus BC

13 tested

46.2%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science A

20 tested

30.0%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science Principles

49 tested · Grade 10

71.4%

scored 3 or higher

Precalculus

43 tested

93.0%

scored 3 or higher

Statistics

17 tested · Grade 10

52.9%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Biology

54 tested

70.4%

scored 3 or higher

Chemistry

7 tested

28.6%

scored 3 or higher

Environmental Science

24 tested

62.5%

scored 3 or higher

Physics 1

19 tested

42.1%

scored 3 or higher

English

Research

32 tested

84.4%

scored 3 or higher

Seminar

46 tested · Grade 10

97.8%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

European History

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Human Geography

43 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

62.8%

scored 3 or higher

Psychology

66 tested · Grade 10

51.5%

scored 3 or higher

U.S. History

68 tested

83.8%

scored 3 or higher

World Languages and Cultures

Italian Language and Culture

15 tested

73.3%

scored 3 or higher

Spanish Language and Culture

20 tested · Grade 10

75.0%

scored 3 or higher

Arts

Studio Art Drawing

4 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Other

Language and Comp

73 tested

60.3%

scored 3 or higher

Literature and Comp

45 tested

80.0%

scored 3 or higher

Studio Art 2d Design

4 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

U S Government and Politics

80 tested

71.3%

scored 3 or higher

World History

53 tested · Grade 10

84.9%

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	245	93.0%
Social Studies	211	86.0%
Math	165	85.0%
Science	159	76.0%

Math

Grade 746%

School 46% · District 63% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 832%

School 32% · District 53% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 745%

School 45% · District 57% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 849%

School 49% · District 58% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Science

Grade 821%

School 21% · District 42% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · even with county median

This schoolVALLEY STREAM 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 7Lower-income16%Higher-income58%42 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income32%Higher-income64%32 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income22%Higher-income57%35 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income17%Higher-income57%40 pp gap