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GARDEN CITY · NY · NASSAU BOCES · Public · K-12 combined

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📋 At a glance

Programs & features
Academic signals
  • 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How NASSAU BOCES compares for families

What families should know about NASSAU BOCES.

  • LocallyNY sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE, Hanc - Middle & High School, ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21
SAT/ACT test-takers
0
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
0.0
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
1797:1
Well above the US median — a real constraint on individualized college and course planning.
Counselor FTE
1.0
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
20
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 145 in 2021 to 143 in 2024 — over 3 years.
-1.4%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +3.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,797 students:

2025
1,867
2027
2,014
2029
2,174

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE
UNIONDALE
Public · charter 0.8 522 +120.3%
Hanc - Middle & High School
Uniondale
Private 1.0 463 +18.7%
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
HEMPSTEAD
Public · charter 1.4 533 +1.7%
Sacred Heart Academy
Hempstead
Private 1.7 849 +6.5%
GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL
GARDEN CITY
Public 1.8 1,088 -4.0%
Crescent School
Hempstead
Private 1.8 174 -12.1%
The Waldorf School Of Garden City
Garden City
Private 1.9 269 -5.9%
CARLE PLACE MIDDLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
CARLE PLACE
Public 2.0 411 +14.5%

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