23 Long Island schools flunk state standards — with 2 landed among bottom 5% in NY: report

Nearly two dozen Long Island schools are flunking state standards, according to a fresh New York Education Department review.

Two particularly flailing local schools — one in Hempstead and the other in Riverhead — landed among the bottom 5% in the state, the Department of Education found, according to Newsday.

The state determination involves numerous factors, including student attendance, high-school graduation rates, grades and the performance of the schools’ English language learners.

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