GARDEN CITY UFSD
Graduation Rate (4-Year) is 99.6% — 100th percentile, near the top of its peer group (peer median 96.3%).
Compared against 50 peer districts — Peers: same N/RC, ±40% enrollment · 50 districts. Peers are never chosen by test scores, so comparisons stay fair.
Acture Insights · NYSED School Report Card · subgroup: All Students
Strengths & areas to watch
GARDEN CITY UFSD- 4-Year Graduation — 100th percentile, near the top of its peer group.
- Regents Living Environment — 100th percentile, near the top of its peer group.
- Regents US History — 100th percentile, near the top of its peer group.
- Regents Algebra I — 98th percentile, near the top of its peer group.
- Regents Geometry — 98th percentile, near the top of its peer group.
- Per-Pupil Spending (Federal) — 20th percentile, in the lower third of its peer group.
- Per-Pupil Spending — 22nd percentile, in the lower third of its peer group.
- Per-Pupil Spending (State & Local) — 22nd percentile, in the lower third of its peer group.
Scorecard vs. peers
GARDEN CITY UFSDMulti-year trends
GARDEN CITY UFSDELA 3–8 rose 3.0 pts to 81.0% from 2017–18 to 2024–25.
Math 3–8 rose 7.0 pts to 92.0% from 2017–18 to 2024–25.
4-Year Graduation rose 2.7 pts to 99.6% from 2017–18 to 2024–25.
Chronic Absenteeism 3–8 rose 1.4 pts to 5.6% from 2017–18 to 2024–25.
What changed this year
GARDEN CITY UFSD- Science Proficiency (Grade 8) improved: up 18.0 pts to 73.0% (from 55.0%).
- ELA Proficiency (Grades 3–8) improved: up 10.0 pts to 81.0% (from 71.0%).
- Science Proficiency (Grade 5) improved: up 6.0 pts to 69.0% (from 63.0%).
- Chronic Absenteeism (High School) slipped: up 3.8 pts to 11.2% (from 7.4%).
- Math Proficiency (Grades 3–8) improved: up 3.0 pts to 92.0% (from 89.0%).
- Regents Earth Science slipped: down 3.0 pts to 96.0% (from 99.0%).
vs. 2023–24 · biggest movers
Special population focus — Grades 3–8
GARDEN CITY UFSD- Students with Disabilities students are 42.0 pts below the All-Students ELA 3–8 rate — a wider gap than peer districts (typically 39.5 pts).
- Economically Disadvantaged students are 16.0 pts below the All-Students ELA 3–8 rate — a narrower gap than peer districts (typically 17.0 pts).
- Students with Disabilities students are 29.0 pts below the All-Students Math 3–8 rate — a narrower gap than peer districts (typically 38.0 pts).
- English Language Learner students are 14.0 pts below the All-Students Math 3–8 rate — a narrower gap than peer districts (typically 37.5 pts).
- Economically Disadvantaged students are 10.0 pts below the All-Students Math 3–8 rate — a narrower gap than peer districts (typically 16.0 pts).
- Hispanic or Latino students are 4.0 pts below the All-Students Math 3–8 rate — a narrower gap than peer districts (typically 13.0 pts).
Largest subgroup gaps vs. All Students, with peer-group context.
Accountability status
GARDEN CITY UFSDLocal Support and Improvement · 2024–25
NYSED accountability: Local Support and Improvement (2024–25). No subgroups flagged.
Who we serve
GARDEN CITY UFSD3,931 students, 2024–25.
- Male: 51% (2,018)
- Female: 49% (1,913)
- Non-Binary: 0% (0)
Total enrollment 3,931 (2024–25), up 109 since 2016–17.
Advanced coursework — AP/IB
GARDEN CITY UFSD29 AP/IB subjects taken; 83% of exams scored 3+ (AP) / 4+ (IB).
- AP Literature and Comp (AP) · 172 exams · 86.6% pass
- AP Psychology (AP) · 167 exams · 93.4% pass
- AP Language and Comp (AP) · 155 exams · 80.6% pass
- AP Macroeconomics (AP) · 152 exams · 78.3% pass
- AP US History (AP) · 136 exams · 98.5% pass
- AP Statistics (AP) · 128 exams · 71.1% pass
- AP World History (AP) · 105 exams · 97.1% pass
- AP Environmental Science (AP) · 86 exams · 72.1% pass
- AP Psychology (AP) · 175 students
- AP Eng Lit & Comp (AP) · 174 students
- AP Macroeconomics (AP) · 158 students
Advanced Placement / International Baccalaureate · 2023–24
How peers were chosen
GARDEN CITY UFSDCompared against 50 peer districts — Peers: same N/RC, ±40% enrollment · 50 districts. Peers are never chosen by test scores, so comparisons stay fair.
Data: NYSED School Report Card, 2024–25. Acture Insights is an independent analytics tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NYSED. Confirm figures against the official Report Card for high-stakes use.