Awards and Recognition
During the 1990–93 school year, Elmont Memorial High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.
In 2005, Elmont High School was recognized as having the largest number of African American high school students scoring a 3 or higher on Advanced Placement examinations in the country.
Elmont HS was also recognized by the College Board as having the largest number of African American students attaining a 3 or higher on the Advanced Placement U.S. History exam in the country.
Another prestigious honor Elmont Memorial has received is having an average from 1995–2006 of having a 97% graduation rate, and in 2004 achieved a 100% graduation rate. A first in the Sewanhaka Central District.
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