Best Public Schools in Great Neck, NY

Summary:

The city of Great Neck, New York is home to 9 schools that are part of the Great Neck Union Free School District, which is ranked 46th out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The district serves students from 4 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 3 high schools.

The schools in the Great Neck district demonstrate consistently high performance across a variety of metrics. Great Neck South High School stands out as a top-performing high school, ranked 13th out of 1,242 high schools in New York with a 5-star rating. It boasts exceptional test scores, with over 90% proficiency in most Regents exams, and a 4-year graduation rate of 84.3%. Similarly, Lakeville Elementary School is ranked 25th out of 2,445 elementary schools in New York and has a 5-star rating, with very high proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments.

The district's high schools, including Village School, which is ranked 1st out of 1,242 high schools in New York, demonstrate exceptional academic performance. The district's graduation rates, around 84.3%, are above the state average, and its dropout rates, around 4.9%, are relatively low. Additionally, the schools in the district perform exceptionally well on state assessments and Regents exams, with proficiency rates often 20-30 percentage points above the state averages.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Regents Common Core Algebra I (2024)	Regents Chemistry (2024)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2024)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2024)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2024)	Regents Earth Science (2024)	Regents Global History and Geography (2024)	Regents Living Environment (2024)	Regents Physics (2024)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2024)	Regents Algebra I (2024)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2024)						NY State Assessments Math (2024)						NY State Assessments Science (2024)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Common Core Algebra I End of Course	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
E M Baker School	Public	K-5	69 Baker Hill Rd	Great Neck	11023	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4100	664	51	13.0	18.7%	211 (31.8%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (8.9%)	366 (55.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	94.3	107^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.6%		94.6	105^th of 2439 public elementary schools	95.7%	2												74.2	81.0	71.8				84.4	92.1	84.2				73.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,702	$386	$23,316
Great Neck North Middle School	Public	6-8	77 Polo Rd	Great Neck	11023	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4500	744	100	7.4	22.8%	471 (63.3%)	6 (0.8%)	89 (12.0%)	156 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.0%)	90.9	125^th of 1504 public middle schools	91.7%		90.1	124^th of 1500 public middle schools	91.7%	1						93.0					100.0				71.1	77.5	74.3				81.2	82.6	65.7		99.4	99.8	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	99.8	$25,467	$631	$24,836
Great Neck North High School	Public	9-12	35 Polo Rd	Great Neck	11023	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4700	1,176	128	9.2	24.1%	816 (69.4%)	6 (0.5%)	99 (8.4%)	238 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.4%)	84	47^th of 1242 public high schools	96.2%		83.9	53^rd of 1228 public high schools	95.7%	6	81.3	92.1	97.5	94.1	93.8	28.6	91.9	98.1	100.0	93.0	91.1														99.1	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.7	$25,640	$621	$25,018
Great Neck South Middle School	Public	6-8	349 Lakeville Rd	Great Neck	11020	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4600	861	83	10.3	23.0%	119 (13.8%)	10 (1.2%)	83 (9.6%)	604 (70.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.0%)	96.7	47^th of 1504 public middle schools	96.9%		96.7	45^th of 1500 public middle schools	97.0%	2						99.0					100.0				76.6	84.2	89.8				92.2	91.7	82.1		98.1	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	99.6	$24,863	$421	$24,442
Great Neck South High School	Public	9-12	341 Lakeville Rd	Great Neck	11020	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4800	1,262	115	10.9		209 (16.6%)	9 (0.7%)	102 (8.1%)	916 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.1%)	88.4	13^th of 1242 public high schools	99.0%		88.6	15^th of 1228 public high schools	98.8%	2	92.5	96.5	98.7	98.7	95.8	85.7	99.4	97.8	94.1	99.7	97.9														91.8	91.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$25,174	$385	$24,789
John F Kennedy School	Public	PK, KG-5	1-A Grassfield Rd	Great Neck	11024	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 441-4200	454	43	10.5	24.7%	299 (65.9%)	6 (1.3%)	86 (18.9%)	56 (12.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	88.4	241^st of 2445 public elementary schools	90.1%		92.6	161^st of 2439 public elementary schools	93.4%	80												51.0	81.1	70.2				78.2	96.4	91.1				53.6	99.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$24,186	$558	$23,628
Lakeville Elementary School	Public	1-5	47-27 Jayson Ave	Great Neck	11020	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4300	762	56	13.6	19.2%	71 (9.3%)	9 (1.2%)	63 (8.3%)	592 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	97.6	25^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.9	17^th of 2439 public elementary schools	99.3%	8												79.1	83.9	84.7				96.8	99.4	97.2				81.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,482	$403	$23,079
Saddle Rock School	Public	K-5	10 Hawthorne Ln	Great Neck	11023	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4400	542	47	11.5	16.4%	233 (43.0%)	5 (0.9%)	44 (8.1%)	239 (44.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	90.7	184^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.5%		90.6	203^rd of 2439 public elementary schools	91.7%	19												74.7	62.5	73.3				87.2	78.3	83.8				65.1	99.6	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	$24,261	$558	$23,703
Village School	Public	9-12	614 Middle Neck Rd	Great Neck	11023	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4900	44	6	6.9		30 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.6%)	7 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	89.5	1^st of 1242 public high schools	99.9%		91.3	1^st of 1228 public high schools	99.9%					100.0				100.0		100.0															97.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$31,936	$1,902	$30,034

Cities Near Great Neck

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Manhasset	1.21 mi	4	3^rd
Little Neck	1.26 mi	4	19^th
Douglaston	1.75 mi	1	17^th
Bellerose	2.57 mi	8	239^th
Bayside	2.65 mi	16	75^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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