Lynbrook High School was recently designated a 2019-2020 Recognition School for high achievement and high progress during the 2018-2019 school year by the New York State Education Department under New York State’s Every Student Succeeds Act Plan. This is the eighth consecutive year that the high school received the high honor. It is among 582 schools throughout the state and only 212 high schools to be recognized this year.
 
To earn the Recognition School title, a school must fulfill specific criteria. This includes maintaining high academic achievement, be top performing under ESSA, show evidence of student growth and graduation rate, progress during the 2018-2019 school year and meet the required 95% participation rate in the English language arts and mathematics assessment. Lynbrook High School will receive a certificate for its high achievement.