Some New Hyde Park and Garden City Park Residents Utilize Schools in the Sewanhaka High School District, Great Neck, Herricks or Mineola Schools.
Sewanhaka Central High School District 77 Landau Avenue Floral Park, NY 11001 (516) 488-9800 The Sewanhaka Central High School District was founded in 1926 as a "Central High School" to serve the then sparsely populated communities that made up part of Nassau County. By the late 1950´s, the post war baby boom had changed the single high school into a Central High School District with five buildings, serving students in grades 7 through 12. Located in the western portion of Nassau County, bordering the New York City borough of Queens, the District is the residence of roughly 135,000 people in four local communities: Floral Park/Bellerose, New Hyde Park/Garden City Park, Franklin Square and Elmont. Each community supports a component elementary district and sends two trustees to the Sewanhaka Board of Education. The five district high schools are home to over 8,600 students and 700 professional staff. Though the income range is wide, the people are primarily homeowners and taxpayers and share a fierce pride in the quality of their individual schools.
Great Neck Schools 345 Lakeville Road Great Neck, NY 11020 The Great Neck Public Schools encompass Great Neck, New Hyde Park and a potion of Manhasset Hills It is home to some 40,000 people on the suburban North Shore of Long Island , in Nassau County, 30 commutting minutes to Manhattan. District residents value public education and have high expectations for their school system.
Herricks Schools 999B Herricks Road New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (516) 248-3100 The Herricks School District, a community of learners through its education programs promotes intellectual curiosity and creative expression, values diversity, and measures success by one's personal development and contribution to society.
Mineola Schools 10 Armstrong Road Garden City Park, NY 11040 Mineola High School is a special school that offers students opportunities to challenge themselves both inside and outside the classroom. This school offers a variety of Advanced Placement courses including the recent addition of AP Environmental Science, electives in Business including Computer Graphics and Web Page Design, and other electives including Design and Drawing, Constitutional Law, Journalism and Dance. It has a full complement of Varsity and Junior Varsity sports, and an award winning Marching Band, Rockettes and Winter Guard. This school has a Library Media Center with 22 computers, a fitness center for our student athletes and a TV studio where the students broadcast the morning "Sunrise Report."
Elmont Schools 135 Elmont Road Elmont, NY 11003 (516) 326-5500 Located on the Queens/Nassau border, the Elmont Union Free School District is comprised of six elementary schools providing a comprehensive pre-kindergarten to sixth-grade program for children from varied backgrounds and international origins. Our educational approach focuses not only on meeting and exceeding state standards, but also on developing reasoning, decision-making, and citizenship skills in an environment that is safe and conducive to learning. School administrators maintain close partnerships with parents, community organizations and local elected officials as they prepare youngsters to take on the roles of citizen, neighbor and responsible, caring adult.
This school believe that the primary responsibility of their school is to provide quality instruction and to create a safe learning atmosphere which affords the opportunity to develop the intellectual, physical, social, emotional and ethical dimensions of each student in the community, from the least to the most capable. They seek to present a backdrop against which there is generous space for individualism and mutual respect to thrive. They encourage student involvement in and service to the community.
100 Shelter Rock Road New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (516) 248-3140 The core values of the Herricks High School are a focus on academic achievement, a belief that all students can learn at high levels, respect for individual differences, and caring and cooperative relationships among the adults and students in the school.
This school believe that the primary responsibility of their school is to provide quality instruction and to create a safe learning atmosphere which affords the opportunity to develop the intellectual, physical, social, emotional and ethical dimensions of each student in the community, from the least to the most capable. They seek to present a backdrop against which there is generous space for individualism and mutual respect to thrive. They encourage student involvement in and service to the community.
7 Hilldale Drive Albertson, NY 11507 (516) 625-6460
Herricks Middle School is located on Long Island, 20 miles East of midtown Manhattan. They take pride in their excellent academic achievement, multicultural fabric, and the ability to meet the developmental needs of adolescent youngsters.
Garden City Park School (K-6) 51 Third Street Garden City Park, NY 11040 (516) 746-3025 The Garden City Park community recognizes that children deserve excellence in education and a quality life. Their commitment is to the creation of a positive environment which will enhance self-esteem, academic growth, and social development. They will continue to nurture a respect for learning, and embrace the diversity of others.
Manor Oaks William Bowie School(K-6) 1950 Hillside Avenue New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (516) 352-2227 The Manor Oaks Community desires to foster an optimal learning environment. Through a partnership of school, home, and community, they will strive to reach each child's full academic, emotional, and social potential. Their ultimate commitment is to prepare students to be lifelong learners who are responsible, educated members of society.
New Hyde Park Road School(K-6) New Hyde Park Road New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (516) 354-1205 The New Hyde Park Road School Community recognizes that their children are unique individuals and deserve a nurturing environment to allow them to become all that they are capable of being. Their commitment is to look at each child as an individual and to realize that each has special gifts to offer. Their responsibility as educators is to set standards to enable our children to grow academically, socially and emotionally into productive, responsible and caring members of society.
Hillside Grade School (PK-6) 150 W. Maple Drive New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (516) 354-3666 The mission of Hillside Grade School is to educate all of its students in an environment which is conducive to learning. It is recognized that each student is an individual and should be appreciated for his/her uniqueness. This mission will be accomplished through instruction by teachers, direction by administrators, and in cooperation with the students' parents/guardians.
