Valley Stream Central High School District

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades 7–12 A-School Grade

Middle and high school for Hempstead, Valley Stream, Lynbrook and Malverne. Each town runs its own elementary district.

At a glance

4,547Students enrolled

4Schools · + 16 feeders

4Towns served

$30,358Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

41%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

Valley StreamLynbrookMalverne

Grades PK–6

10 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listValley Stream Union Free School District 30

Grades 7–12

VALLEY STREAM NORTH HIGH SCHOOL or VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL or VALLEY STREAM MEMORIAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

VALLEY STREAM NORTH HIGH SCHOOL or VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL or VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades K–5

WEST END SCHOOL or KINDERGARTEN CENTERDepends on your addressLynbrook Union Free School District

Grades 5

MARION STREET SCHOOL or WEST END SCHOOL or WAVERLY PARK SCHOOLDepends on your addressLynbrook Union Free School District

Grades 6–12

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades PK–6

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listValley Stream Union Free School District 13

Grades 6

5 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listValley Stream Union Free School District 13

Grades 7–12

4 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NY

Math proficiency71%

State average 55.9%

Reading / language arts76%

State average 62.4%

Graduation rate (4-year)95%

State average 83.5%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$30,358

per student each year · 12% below the NY average

Spending

Classroom instruction62%

Support & administration35%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)59%

State37%

Federal5%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

4,645’20

4,662’21

4,589’22

4,601’23

4,547’24

Students

Black · 31%1,396

Hispanic · 31%1,392

Asian · 24%1,084

White · 12%549

Two or more races · 2%71

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 1%29

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Hempstead790,202 people

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Valley Stream40,315 people · Grades PK–6 at SHAW AVENUE SCHOOL or WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL and others

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Lynbrook20,325 people · Grades K–5 at WEST END SCHOOL or KINDERGARTEN CENTER

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Malverne8,477 people · Grades PK–6 at WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL or HOWELL ROAD SCHOOL and others

Schools4 in district · 16 feeders

This district · grades 7–12

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VALLEY STREAM MEMORIAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 7–9 · 937 students · Valley Stream

C+Public 🏫

VALLEY STREAM NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 7–12 · 1,260 students · Franklin Square

B+Public 🏫

VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 7–12 · 1,229 students · Valley Stream

A-Public 🏫

VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 10–12 · 1,121 students · Valley Stream

A+Public

Feeder schools · grades PK–6 · each town's own district

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KINDERGARTEN CENTERElementary · Grades K · 163 students · Lynbrook

Public 📚

MARION STREET SCHOOLElementary · Grades 1–5 · 435 students · Lynbrook

A-Public 📚

WAVERLY PARK SCHOOLElementary · Grades 1–5 · 197 students · East Rockaway

B+Public 📚

WEST END SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–5 · 386 students · Lynbrook

A-Public 📚

DAVISON AVENUE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · Grades 3–5 · 370 students · Lynbrook

C+Public 📚

HOWELL ROAD SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 599 students · Valley Stream

B+Public 📚

JAMES A DEVER SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–6 · 437 students · Valley Stream

BPublic 📚

MAURICE W DOWNING PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–2 · 382 students · Malverne

Public 📚

WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–6 · 608 students · Valley Stream

B+Public 📚

WILLOW ROAD SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–6 · 410 students · Franklin Square

BPublic 📚

BROOKLYN AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–6 · 357 students · Valley Stream

B-Public 📚

CLEARSTREAM AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 385 students · Valley Stream

BPublic 📚

FOREST ROAD SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 332 students · Valley Stream

B+Public 📚

ROBERT W CARBONARO SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–6 · 376 students · Valley Stream

B+Public 📚

SHAW AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 740 students · Valley Stream

BPublic 📚

WILLIAM L BUCK SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–6 · 303 students · Valley Stream

B+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Lawrence Union Free School DistrictAtlantic Beach · Lawrence · $44,756 per student

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New York City Department Of Education school districtNew York · $35,796 per student

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East Rockaway Union Free School DistrictEast Rockaway · $36,283 per student

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Garden City Union Free School DistrictGarden City · $29,308 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.