| Syosset Central School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
99 Pell Lane Syosset , New York, 11791United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | K–12 [1] |
| NCES District ID | 3628560 [1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 6,578 (2020–2021) [1] |
| Teachers | 675.85 (on an FTE basis) [1] |
| Staff | 566.2 (on an FTE basis) [1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 9.73:1 [1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
The Syosset Central School District serves the inhabitants of Syosset, a suburb in Nassau County, New York, on Long Island. It also serves the neighboring suburb of Woodbury, as well as parts of Plainview, Jericho, Muttontown, Oyster Bay Cove, and Hicksville. In the 2025 rankings, the Syosset Central School District was ranked the #5 best school district in the United States. [2] The district operates ten schools.
The Syosset Central School District is nationally renowned and is consistently ranked among the top performing school districts in the United States. As of the 2024-25 school year, Syosset CSD was ranked the 2nd best school district in New York and the 5th best school district in the United States by Niche. [2] The school district’s prestige causes homes located within its boundaries to be significantly more expensive than those located just outside it. In this school district, 78% of students are considered proficient in Reading and Writing, and 87% are considered proficient in Mathematics. [2] Additionally, the district has a 99% graduation rate, an average SAT score of 1390 (compared to a national average of 1024) and an average ACT score of 31 (compared to a national average of 19.4). [2]
For the 2024-2025 school year, the Board of Education includes: [3]
In most schools throughout NY state, the NYS Regents Exam for Algebra 1 and Earth Science is administered in 9th grade. However, these tests are administered in 8th grade for students in Syosset and some other districts in NY State. This practice primarily gives pupils the opportunity to take more higher level science and math courses in high school(e.g. AP Calculus BC), while also giving more time to study for the SATs and prepare for college.
6386 students were enrolled in Syosset schools for the 2014-2015 school year. [1] The student body was 48% female and 52% male; as of 2024, it was 46.9% White, 45% Asian and 4.9% Hispanic. [2] The district specializes in the arts with well recognized programs in art, voice, cooking, dance, theatre, band, orchestra, and photography. Syosset schools participate in county and state programs for voice and art.
The Syosset Central School District has an intensive mandatory foreign language program with kindergarten Russian, 1st grade Chinese, grade 2-4 Italian, Spanish, or French, and grade 5 Latin. In middle school (grades 6-8) students choose from Spanish, Italian, French, Chinese or Korean. Syosset has gradually added languages to reflect the cultural backgrounds of students; for example, the large student populations of Italian, Chinese, Korean and Russian Jewish backgrounds can study the languages corresponding with their heritage. In high school (grades 9-12) students stick with their first language (Italian, French, Spanish, Korean, or Chinese) and can take an additional language, including Japanese, Russian, Latin, or American Sign Language.
First Lady Hillary Clinton visited Village Elementary School in 1999. [3]