 Once a school of high academic, music and athletic standing from the early 1900s to the mid 1970s, the school experienced difficulties during a period a change in the town and Nassau County during the 1980s into the 21st century.Hempstead HS experienced again began to show signs of improvements with the graduating classes of 2005 and 2006.In 2004, 57% of Hempstead's students passed the Math A Regents Examination (state average