Herricks Named One Of Best School Districts In Country

NEW HYDE PARK, NY — The Herricks Union Free School District was named one of the best in the country in the education platform Niche’s 2023 Best Schools and Districts rankings released Tuesday.

Herricks was No. 20 in Niche’s ranking of 11,820 school districts nationwide. Overall, six Long Island districts were in the top 25 in the country.

Niche gave Herricks a letter grade of A+. Grades in specific categories were:

Academics: A+
Teachers: A+
Clubs and activities: A
Sports: C-
Resources and facilities: A
Diversity: B
College prep: A+
Administration: A+
Food: A

The school district, which has 4,039 students, received high marks from students, parents and teachers.

Herricks was also named the No. 7 school district in New York, and placed No. 17 on the list of districts with the best teachers.

For more information, read the full report on the Herricks Union Free School District.

The top 25 school districts in New York, which all had A+ grades assigned by Niche, are:

1. Great Neck Public Schools
2. Jericho Union Free School District
3. Syosset Central School District
4. Roslyn Union Free School District
5. Scarsdale Union Free School District
6. Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District
7. Herricks Union Free School District
8. Half Hollow Hills Central School District
9. Manhasset Union Free School District
10. East Williston Union Free School District
11. Chappaqua Central School District
12. Bronxville Union Free School District
13. Byram Hills Central School District
14. Brighton Central School District
15. Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District
16. Edgemont Union Free School District
17. Pelham Union Free School District
18. Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District
19. Pittsford Central School District
20. Bethpage Union Free School District
21. Rye City School District
22. North Shore Central School District
23. Port Washington Union Free School District
24. Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District
25. Harborfields Central School District

Niche also ranked 92,743 public schools and 30,112 private schools in the 2023 report. The platform said its rankings were created to provide families with valuable information — both quantitative and qualitative — on schools in their area or in a neighborhood they’re not familiar with yet.

Many Long Island high schools were named among the best in the state.

The rankings differ from others that rely almost exclusively on test scores and academic performance in that it also includes input from students, alumni and parents, as well as quantitative data from sources such as the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources and facilities.