Schools in Uniondale · Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, Uniondale Union Free School District
Uniondale’s public schools beat 83% of New York districts
The public schools Uniondale’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 83% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
87%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
88%
▲ 26 pts vs NY 62%
2020–21
Math proficiency
84%
▲ 28 pts vs NY 56%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 12 pts vs NY 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$32.8K
▼ 5% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Uniondale compares
A Test scoresA− Graduation
New York school districts we grade (781)Better than 83%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (535)Better than 87%
High confidence. Built on 2,428 tested students and a graduating class of 876; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New York’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New York only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Uniondale (some depend on your address).
5 schools teach Pre-K in Uniondale’s district. Which one depends on your address: California Avenue Elementary School, Northern Parkway Elementary School, Walnut Street Elementary School and Smith Street Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach K in Uniondale’s district. Which one depends on your address: California Avenue Elementary School, Northern Parkway Elementary School, Walnut Street Elementary School and Smith Street Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 1st grade in Uniondale’s district. Which one depends on your address: California Avenue Elementary School, Northern Parkway Elementary School, Walnut Street Elementary School and Smith Street Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 2nd grade in Uniondale’s district. Which one depends on your address: California Avenue Elementary School, Northern Parkway Elementary School, Walnut Street Elementary School and Smith Street Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 3rd grade in Uniondale’s district. Which one depends on your address: California Avenue Elementary School, Northern Parkway Elementary School, Walnut Street Elementary School and Smith Street Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 4th grade in Uniondale’s district. Which one depends on your address: California Avenue Elementary School, Northern Parkway Elementary School, Walnut Street Elementary School and Smith Street Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 5th grade in Uniondale’s district. Which one depends on your address: California Avenue Elementary School, Northern Parkway Elementary School, Walnut Street Elementary School and Smith Street Elementary School and more.
4 schools teach 7th grade in Uniondale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Grand Avenue Middle School, Merrick Avenue Middle School, Turtle Hook Middle School and Lawrence Road Middle School.
4 schools teach 8th grade in Uniondale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Grand Avenue Middle School, Merrick Avenue Middle School, Turtle Hook Middle School and Lawrence Road Middle School.
5 schools teach 9th grade in Uniondale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Uniondale High School, Sanford H Calhoun High School, Wellington C Mepham High School and John F Kennedy High School and more.
5 schools teach 10th grade in Uniondale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Uniondale High School, Sanford H Calhoun High School, Wellington C Mepham High School and John F Kennedy High School and more.
4 schools teach 11th grade in Uniondale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Uniondale High School, Sanford H Calhoun High School, Wellington C Mepham High School and John F Kennedy High School.
4 schools teach 12th grade in Uniondale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Uniondale High School, Sanford H Calhoun High School, Wellington C Mepham High School and John F Kennedy High School.
The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–104 schoolsDepends on your address
11–125 high schoolsDepends on your address
Parts of Uniondale are served by East Meadow Union Free School District.
Two districts serve Uniondale
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Bellmore-Merrick Central High School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 5 schools · 5,283 students
$32,828NY $34,607
AUniondale Union Free School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 5,995 students
$38,955NY $34,607
B−Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading · 7–12, Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District88%
State average 62.4%
Reading · PK–12, Uniondale Union Free School District70%
State average 62.4%
Math · 7–12, Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District84%
State average 55.9%
Math · PK–12, Uniondale Union Free School District59%
State average 55.9%
Uniondale vs. its neighbors
Uniondale’s schools rank 4th of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among New York districts.
Every school in Uniondale
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Also serving Uniondale · in other towns
California Avenue Elementary School
D730 students12:1Rate it →
Northern Parkway Elementary School
D612 students12:1Rate it →
Walnut Street Elementary School
D505 students11:1Rate it →
Smith Street Elementary School
C+476 students11:1Rate it →
Grand Avenue Elementary School
C+306 students10:1Rate it →
Grand Avenue Middle School
A−916 students12:1Rate it →
Merrick Avenue Middle School
B+848 students11:1Rate it →
Turtle Hook Middle School
C637 students9:1Rate it →
Lawrence Road Middle School
D623 students9:1Rate it →
Uniondale High School
A2,106 students13:1Rate it →
Sanford H Calhoun High School
A+1,219 students10:1Rate it →
Wellington C Mepham High School
A+1,211 students11:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Uniondale
There’s no college in Uniondale, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Hofstra University in Hempstead, 0.3 miles away.
Hofstra UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hempstead
0.3 mi10,069 students
Nassau Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Hempstead
0.8 mi9,701 students
Molloy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Rockville Centre
2.7 mi3,940 students
New York College of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Mineola
2.8 mi179 students
Adelphi UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Garden City
3.1 mi6,890 students
SUNY Old WestburyUniversity or college · Public · Old Westbury
5.8 mi4,120 students
New York Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Old Westbury
6.6 mi6,597 students
Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · North Hempstead
6.9 mi1 students
Long Island UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Brookville
7.1 mi16,079 students
New York College of Health ProfessionsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Oyster Bay
7.7 mi96 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Uniondale. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.