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Hempstead Union Free School District Schools
Hempstead Union Free School District is a public school district in New York, based in Nassau County (Hempstead). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Hempstead Union Free School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Hempstead Union Free School District
7 of 8 schools in Hempstead Union Free School District carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
D: 4F: 3
Best schools in Hempstead Union Free School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- D+ Hempstead High School (High school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Barack Obama Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Jackson Main Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D Rhodes Academy Of Humanities And The Arts (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Joseph Mcneil School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F David Paterson School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Hempstead Union Free School District
High schools (1)
- D+ Hempstead High School, Hempstead
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- F Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School, Hempstead
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- D+ Barack Obama Elementary School, Hempstead
- D+ Jackson Main Elementary School, Hempstead
- Prospect Elementary School, Hempstead
Other schools and academies (3)
- F David Paterson School, Hempstead
- F Joseph Mcneil School, Hempstead
- D Rhodes Academy Of Humanities And The Arts, Hempstead
Where Hempstead Union Free School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Hempstead (8)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New York
- County: Nassau County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,343 students with 289 full-time-equivalent teachers and 839 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3614130
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- West Hempstead Union Free School District (4 schools, 2 mi)
- Uniondale Union Free School District (8 schools, 2 mi)
- Garden City Union Free School District (7 schools, 2 mi)
- Rockville Centre Union Free School District (7 schools, 2 mi)
- Franklin Square Union Free School District (3 schools, 2 mi)
- Roosevelt Union Free School District (5 schools, 3 mi)
- Malverne Union Free School District (4 schools, 3 mi)
- Carle Place Union Free School District (3 schools, 3 mi)
Questions about Hempstead Union Free School District
How many schools are in Hempstead Union Free School District?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Hempstead Union Free School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Hempstead Union Free School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Hempstead.
How good are the schools in Hempstead Union Free School District?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 34.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 35%. 43% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Hempstead Union Free School District?
6,343 students were enrolled in Hempstead Union Free School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 21.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Hempstead Union Free School District?
Hempstead Union Free School District is in New York, based in Nassau County, with its district office in Hempstead. Its boundary covers about 3.1 sq mi.