North Shore districts, schools ranked among state’s best

Rose Weldon
Great Neck South High School was ranked #6 on Niche's list of the top 100 K-12 schools in the state, with the Great Neck district as a whole ranked #2 on the list of best school districts in New York. (Photo courtesy of the Great Neck Public Schools)

Districts and high schools in Great Neck, Port Washington, Manhasset, Roslyn, and Herricks have been named among the top 100 of their kind in New York, according to a new list from K-12 education website Niche.

The Great Neck public school system was named the second-best district in the state, and Great Neck South High School in Lake Success was ranked at No. 6 for public schools in the state, followed by Herricks High School at No. 11.

Topping the list of best K-12 public schools is Stuyvesant High School, in Manhattan. The Jericho School District was ranked the best district in the state.

These were the North Shore school systems listed as among the top 100 public K-12 districts in the state:

2. Great Neck Public Schools

5. Roslyn Union Free School District

6. Herricks Union Free School District

7. Manhasset Union Free School District

12. East Williston Union Free School District

13. North Shore Central School District

27. Port Washington Union Free School District

These were the North Shore schools listed as among the top 100 public K-12 institutions in the state:

6. Great Neck South High School, Lake Success – Great Neck school district

11. Herricks High School, New Hyde Park – Herricks school district

12. Great Neck North High School – Great Neck school district

13. Roslyn High School – Roslyn school district

15. Manhasset Secondary School – Manhasset school district

25. Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School, Port Washington – Port Washington school district

29. The Wheatley School, Old Westbury – East Williston school district

39. North Shore Senior High School, Glen Head – North Shore school district

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