George W Hewlett High School, Hewlett NY

Original Research by School Decision on George W Hewlett High School

George W. Hewlett High School is a mid-sized public high school in Hewlett, a small, affluent residential hamlet on Long Island's South Shore. The school serves grades nine through twelve, drawing students from the Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District, which covers Hewlett and neighboring Woodmere.

The school's student body reflects the hamlet's notably diverse population. About three-fifths of students are white, with substantial representation of Hispanic, Asian, and Black students, along with smaller populations of other groups. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a meaningful economic range within the district. No data on students with disabilities or English learners was available to characterize support for those populations.

Hewlett High School has recently undergone significant physical modernization. A capital project completed in 2025, driven by voter approval of a referendum, reconstructed the science labs, redesigned the auditorium, and replaced the artificial-turf athletic field. These upgrades mean families entering now encounter newly renovated facilities, a tangible improvement to the school's physical plant and learning environments.

The school's academic performance and test data were not available in the sourced information, so a parent seeking detail on proficiency levels, graduation rates, or subject-specific results would need to contact the school directly or check the New York State Education Department's reporting portal. This absence is not unusual for school-level data presentation; state testing results and graduation metrics are published but were not surfaced in this data pull.

The district itself has navigated some fiscal tension over the past several years. It held its property-tax levy flat for multiple years while managing budget growth, partly by drawing on reserves. However, both spending and estimated school taxes have risen notably more recently, with tax bills projected to increase in the coming year. For a family assessing the long-term cost of living in the district, this upward trajectory is worth factoring in alongside the quality-of-life benefits the community offers.

Hewlett itself is a mature, built-out suburb centered on a small Broadway commercial corridor that includes shops, cafes, banks, and grocers. The LIRR Hewlett station, within a short walk of downtown, provides direct service to Penn Station and Grand Central, a significant asset for commuting families. The housing market in the broader Nassau County area is active and relatively expensive, reflecting the region's desirability and the long-established quality of life in the Five Towns area of which Hewlett is part.

A parent or family considering this school should connect directly with the district office or school website for detailed information on course offerings, AP and honors track availability, college placement outcomes, and specific support services. The recent capital improvements and the school's suburban location within a diverse, transit-connected community are concrete strengths, but the school's full academic and programmatic profile requires a closer conversation with school staff.

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Academic performance

How students graduate and prepare for what comes next.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

96.0%Cohort of 274 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

15 tested

80.0%

scored 3 or higher

Calculus BC

7 tested

71.4%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science A

26 tested · Grade 10

46.2%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science Principles

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Precalculus

1 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Statistics

35 tested

57.1%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Biology

21 tested · Grade 10

66.7%

scored 3 or higher

Chemistry

45 tested

88.9%

scored 3 or higher

Environmental Science

21 tested

57.1%

scored 3 or higher

Physics 1

37 tested

56.8%

scored 3 or higher

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

10 tested

50.0%

scored 3 or higher

Physics C: Mechanics

10 tested

90.0%

scored 3 or higher

English

Research

12 tested

83.3%

scored 3 or higher

Seminar

109 tested · Grade 10

95.4%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

Comparative Government and Politics

9 tested

88.9%

scored 3 or higher

Human Geography

1 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Macroeconomics

32 tested

75.0%

scored 3 or higher

U.S. History

99 tested

85.9%

scored 3 or higher

World Languages and Cultures

Chinese Language and Culture

4 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

French Language and Culture

7 tested

57.1%

scored 3 or higher

Italian Language and Culture

5 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Spanish Language and Culture

13 tested

76.9%

scored 3 or higher

Arts

Art History

13 tested · Grade 10

7.7%

scored 3 or higher

Studio Art Drawing

3 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Other

Language and Comp

118 tested · Grade 10

60.2%

scored 3 or higher

Literature and Comp

54 tested

81.5%

scored 3 or higher

Studio Art 2d Design

10 tested

60.0%

scored 3 or higher

Studio Art 3d Design

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

U S Government and Politics

45 tested

82.2%

scored 3 or higher

World History

100 tested · Grade 10

94.0%

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	274	89.0%
Social Studies	268	88.0%
Math	232	91.0%
Science	230	76.0%

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.