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CARLE PLACE MIDDLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL → ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE → ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL → WHEATLEY SCHOOL → EAST ROCKAWAY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL → WEST HEMPSTEAD SECONDARY SCHOOL → INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS → PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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: CARLE PLACE MIDDLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE, ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: 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.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
Stony Brook University
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $18,784/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
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New York's public scholarships
New York's Excelsior Scholarship makes SUNY and CUNY tuition-free for middle-income families — there's no GPA or test gate, but you commit to staying in New York after you graduate.
Tuition-free SUNY/CUNY for NY families under $125k AGI — no GPA or test gate, but you must stay on track and live in New York after graduating. (Stay on-track (30 credits/yr); live & work in NY afterward for the years you received it.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.
Counselor capacity
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
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +3.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,797 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARLE PLACE MIDDLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CARLE PLACE |
Public | 2.0 | 411 | +14.5% |
| ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE UNIONDALE |
Public · charter | 0.8 | 522 | +120.3% |
| ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL HEMPSTEAD |
Public · charter | 1.4 | 533 | +1.7% |
| WHEATLEY SCHOOL OLD WESTBURY |
Public | 2.3 | 539 | -0.7% |
| EAST ROCKAWAY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL EAST ROCKAWAY |
Public | 6.1 | 392 | +8.0% |
| WEST HEMPSTEAD SECONDARY SCHOOL WEST HEMPSTEAD |
Public | 3.2 | 547 | -2.5% |
| INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS CAMBRIA HEIGHTS |
Public | 7.0 | 464 | +2.0% |
| PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL SAINT ALBANS |
Public | 7.2 | 466 | +33.9% |