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Best ZIP codes for schools in New York
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 1,296 New York ZIPs qualify.
New York ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 11753Hicksville
New York
- School quality index
- 89.4
- ZIP population
- ~12k
- Avg. temperature
- 53°F
- Avg. commute
- 40 min
2ZIP 11579Sea Cliff
New York
- School quality index
- 88.2
- ZIP population
- ~5k
- Avg. temperature
- 54°F
- Avg. commute
- 36 min
3ZIP 11803Plainview
New York
- School quality index
- 88.1
- ZIP population
- ~30k
- Avg. temperature
- 53°F
- Avg. commute
- 35 min
4ZIP 11548East Hills
New York
- School quality index
- 88.0
- ZIP population
- ~2k
- Avg. temperature
- 54°F
- Avg. commute
- 31 min
5ZIP 11804Old Bethpage
New York
- School quality index
- 87.3
- ZIP population
- ~5k
- Avg. temperature
- 54°F
- Avg. commute
- 31 min
6ZIP 11545Glen Head
New York
- School quality index
- 86.9
- ZIP population
- ~12k
- Avg. temperature
- 53°F
- Avg. commute
- 35 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 11030 | Manhasset | Nassau County | 86.6 |
| #8 | 10580 | Rye | Westchester County | 86.3 |
| #9 | 11020 | Great Neck | Nassau County | 86.2 |
| #10 | 11021 | Great Neck | Nassau County | 86.2 |
| #11 | 11023 | Great Neck | Nassau County | 86.2 |
| #12 | 11024 | Great Neck | Nassau County | 86.2 |
| #13 | 10583 | Scarsdale | Westchester County | 85.8 |
| #14 | 11724 | Cold Spring Harbor | Suffolk County | 85.3 |
| #15 | 11797 | Syosset | Nassau County | 85.0 |
| #16 | 11040 | New Hyde Park | Nassau County | 84.9 |
| #17 | 11733 | East Setauket | Suffolk County | 84.8 |
| #18 | 10546 | Chappaqua | Westchester County | 84.5 |
| #19 | 11790 | Stony Brook | Suffolk County | 84.5 |
| #20 | 10514 | Chappaqua | Westchester County | 84.2 |
| #21 | 11507 | Albertson | Nassau County | 84.2 |
| #22 | 10533 | Irvington | Westchester County | 84.1 |
| #23 | 11576 | Roslyn | Nassau County | 84.1 |
| #24 | 12572 | Rhinebeck | Dutchess County | 84.1 |
| #25 | 11530 | Garden City | Nassau County | 83.8 |
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Ranked by avg. temperature
- New York median ZIP
- 48.7°F
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
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