# Syosset Central School District

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. The district operates ten schools.

## Schools
### High schools

* Syosset High School 70 South Woods Road Syosset, NY 11791

### Middle schools

* Harry B. Thompson Middle School 98 Ann Drive Syosset, NY 11791
* South Woods Middle School 99 Pell Lane Syosset, NY 11791

### Elementary schools

* AP Willits Elementary School 99 Nana Place Syosset, NY 11791
* Berry Hill Elementary School 181 Cold Spring Road Syosset, NY 11791
* J. Irving Baylis Elementary School 580 Woodbury Road Plainview, NY 11803
* Robbins Lane Elementary School 157 Robbins Lane Syosset, NY 11791
* South Grove Elementary School 60 Colony Lane Syosset, NY 11791
* Village Elementary School 90 Convent Road Syosset, NY 11791
* Walt Whitman Elementary School 482 Woodbury Road Woodbury, NY 11797

## Academic Performance

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 2022-23 school year, Syosset CSD was ranked the 3rd best school district in New York and the 5th best school district in the United States by Niche. 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, 82% of students are considered proficient in Reading and Writing, and 89% are considered proficient in Mathematics. Additionally, the district has a 99% graduation rate, an average SAT score of 1390 (compared to a national average of 1028) and an average ACT score of 30 (compared to a national average of 20).

## Board of education

For the 2023-2024 school year, the Board of Education includes:
* Carol C. Cheng, President
* Brian J. Grieco, Vice President
* Lynn Abramson, Trustee
* Lisa A. Coscia, Trustee
* Susan Falkove, Trustee
* Anna Levitan, Trustee
* Jack Ostrick, Trustee
* Shany Park, Trustee
* Thomas A. Rotolo, Trustee

## Early Regents Exams

In most schools throughout NY state, the NYS Regents Exam for Algebra 1 and Earth Science is administered in 9th grade. However, these tests is administered in 8th grade for students in Syosset and some other districts in NY State. This practice gives pupils primarily 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.

## Awards and recognition

* 1992-1993: Syosset High School recognized as a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.
* 1996-1997: Harry B. Thompson Middle School recognized as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.
* 1999-2000: South Woods Middle School recognized as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.
* 2002: School district named winner of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and National School Boards Association Award for excellence in arts education.
* 2004: Syosset High School named a Grammy Signature for its music programs in orchestra, band and chorus.
* 2006: Village Elementary School recognized as a No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.
* 2008: New York State History Day Contest winners: Third place, Junior Group Performance; First place, Senior Historical Paper
* 2009: Two semifinalists in the Regeneron Science Talent Search
* 2019: Syosset CSD was ranked 4th in New York by Niche.

## General Information

6386 students were enrolled in Syosset schools for the 2014-2015 school year. The student body was 48% female and 52% male; as of 2024, it was 46.9% White, 45% Asian and 4.9% Hispanic. 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.