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Garden City Middle School Named One Of Best Schools On LI: Report

US News & World Report listed the top elementary and middle schools in New York and on Long Island.

GARDEN CITY, NY — Garden City Middle School is selected as the top middle school on Long Island, according to a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report.

The school is tied for 14th-best statewide.

The U.S. News list includes data on more than 79,000 public elementary and middle schools nationwide.

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In the analysis, U.S. News looked closely at state assessments of students who were proficient or above-proficient in mathematics and reading/language arts, while also accounting for student backgrounds, achievement in core subjects, and how well schools are educating their students.

The news outlet based its 2024 Best Elementary and Middle School rankings on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education, focusing on student proficiency in core subject areas.

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