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Syosset Elementary Schools Rank Among Best In State: Niche
All 7 elementary schools in the Syosset School District made the list for the top 100 best schools in New York.

All seven elementary schools in the Syosset School District made Niche.com's list of the state's top 100 elementary schools in 2018.
In all of Long Island, a total of 36 schools ranked among the best in the state.
Two Syosset elementary schools made the top 10 including Village Elementary School, which ranked at No. 6 and South Grove Elementary School which ranked at No. 10.
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“While we believe that Syosset is one of New York State’s best school districts, we try to not place too much emphasis on these types of rankings,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Tom Rogers said. “The acknowledgment is a welcome positive reflection on our programs and practices, and it’s particularly gratifying when all of your schools are recognized.”
Here are the rankings for the rest of the schools:
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- No. 16— Willits Elementary School
- No. 21— Walt Whitman Elementary School
- No. 31— Baylis Elementary School
- No. 32— Berry Hill Elementary School
- No. 34— Robbins Lane Elementary School
This is the third year in a row all seven schools in the Syosset School District made the list.
Related:
- Long Island Dominates List of Top 100 Elementary Schools in New York
- All 7 Syosset Elementary Schools Rank Among State's Best
Eight schools in New York’s top 10 are all from Nassau County. Just four schools in Suffolk County made the list.
Robert Seaman Elementary School in the Jericho UFSD was ranked No. 7 in the nation and No. 1 in New York. In fact, the top 3 elementary schools in New York all belong in the same school district. The top Suffolk County school on the list was Amagansett School in the Amagansett UFSD at No. 47.
The nation’s top elementary school was found to be Pine View School in Sarasota, Florida.
Here are the Long Island schools that made the top 100 list in New York and their respective rankings:
- No. 1— Robert Seaman Elementary School, Jericho UFSD
- No. 2— Cantiague Elementary School, Jericho UFSD
- No. 3— George A. Jackson School, Jericho UFSD
- No. 4— Lakeville Elementary School, Great Neck Public Schools
- No. 5— E.M. Baker School, Great Neck Public Schools
- No. 6— Village Elementary School, Syosset Central School District
- No. 10— South Grove Elementary School, Syosset Central School District
- No. 14— Center Street School, Herricks Public Schools
- No. 16— Willits Elementary School, Syosset Central School District
- No. 18— Denton Avenue School, Herricks Public Schools
- No. 19— Saddle Rock School— Great Neck Public Schools
- No. 21— Walt Whitman Elementary School, Syosset Central School District
- No. 22— Searingtown School, Herricks Public Schools
- No. 25— Shelter Rock Elementary School, Manhasset UFSD
- No. 28— North Side School, East Williston UFSD
- No. 31— Baylis Elementary School, Syosset Central School District
- No. 32— Berry Hill Elementary School, Syosset Central School District
- No. 34— Robbins Lane Elementary School, Syosset Central School District
- No. 36— Pasadena Elemtary School, Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District
- No. 41— Old Bethpage School, Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District
- No. 43— Charles Campagne School, Bethpage Union Free School District
- No. 44— John F. Kennedy School, Great Neck Public Schools
- No. 47— Amagansett School— Amagansett UFSD
- No. 48— Harbor Hill School— Roslyn UFSD
- No. 56— East Hills Elementary— Roslyn UFSD
- No. 56— South Salem Elementary School— Port Washington UFSD
- No. 59— Munsey Park Elementary School, Manhasset UFSD
- No. 61— McVey Elementary School, East Meadow UFSD
- No. 68— Ogden Elementary School, Hewlett-Woodmere UFSD
- No. 69— Stratford Road School, Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District
- No. 72— William Sidney Mount School, Three Village Central School District
- No. 74— Vanderbilt Elementary School, Half Hollow Hills Central School District
- No. 79— Locust Valley Elementary School, Locust Valley Central School District
- No. 86— Watson School, Rockville Centre UFSD
- No. 92— Parkway School, Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District
- No. 95— Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School, Harborfields Central School District
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