Here's Where Long Island School Districts Rank Among Best In State

A newly released study from Niche.com determined the best school districts for 2020 by analyzing the “key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents” using data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Long Island is home to some of New York's finest schools according to a newly released report.
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Zak Failla

08/15/2019 3:00 p.m.

Among the statistics that came into factor the rankings include state test scores, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality, public school district ratings, and others, which were on a weighted scale.

The complete methodology can be found here.

Long Island school districts to make the top 50 on the list include:

Great Neck Public Schools (first overall);
Jericho Union Free School District (second);
Syosset Central School District (third);
Herricks Union Free School District (fifth);
Manhasset Union Free School District (seventh);
East Williston Union Free School District (ninth);
Roslyn Union Free School District (12th);
Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District (15th);
Port Washington Union Free School District (16th);
Half Hollow Hills Central School District (21st);
Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District (23rd);
Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District (26th);
Harborfields Central School District (30th);
Three Village Central School District (31st);
Garden City Union Free School District (33rd);
North Shore Central School District (35th);
Bethpage Union Free School District (38th);
Westhampton Beach Union Free School District (39th);
Commack Union Free School District (42nd);
Lynbrook Union Free School District (44th);
East Meadow Union Free School District (46th);
Rockville Centre Union Free School District (48th);
Cold Harbor Central School District (50th).

The complete list from niche.com can be found here.

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