Baldwin High School is a nationally recognized "School of Excellence," and as of 2011, is the eighth-largest high school in Nassau County, New York. In 2020, Baldwin High School was ranked #383 by "U.S. News & World Report" among the top high schools in the nation. The school was also designated a Recognition School for 2019-2020 and 2018-2019 by the New York State Education Department. Baldwin High School offers a multitude of extracurricular clubs, varsity sports, a robotics team, and a unique school-to-career program called the Academic Academies. The robust curriculum features an array of coursework unique to the district, such as a drone class, where students become FAA certified as a remote pilot. Baldwin Senior High School offers Advanced Placement and college-level courses that enable students to earn college credit, including a partnership with Suffolk County Community College, where students take classes directly on the campus. In addition, the district has been named a Best Community for Music Education multiple times by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation. Students in music have performed at countless public events and venues, including Carnegie Hall in New York City. Baldwin students are regularly invited to the All-State Festival and named Long Island Scholar-Artists. The young artists' work can be seen in the Art Supervisor's Association All county Art Exhibition, the Long Island Media Art Exhibit, Northwell Health hospitals, as well as several other venues. Most recently, the district hosted a “Projection Mapping” event that showcased student-produced work in the areas of fine arts and English language arts on the district’s building exteriors.