Is Great Neck South Middle School a good school?

Yes! Great Neck South Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 45 th of 1500 New York middle schools.

How many students attend Great Neck South Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 861 students attended Great Neck South Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Great Neck South Middle School?

Students at Great Neck South Middle School are 70% Asian, 14% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Great Neck South Middle School attend?

Students who attend Great Neck South Middle School usually go on to attend Great Neck South High School

Great Neck South Middle School

Summary:

Great Neck South Middle School is a highly-rated public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Great Neck, New York, which is part of the Great Neck Union Free School District, ranked 42nd out of 866 school districts in the state.

This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New York, with students demonstrating exceptional academic achievement. In the 2022-2023 school year, 82.17% of 6th graders, 87.64% of 7th graders, and 85.86% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, far exceeding the state averages. Similarly, in math, 88.56% of 6th graders, 89.34% of 7th graders, and 80.58% of 8th graders were proficient or better, compared to state averages of 48.07%, 51.94%, and 40.74%. This high performance extends across diverse student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, White, multi-racial, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools, Great Neck North Middle School also ranks highly but has a lower percentage of Asian students and lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math. Middle School 158 Marie Curie in Bayside, New York, has a student body that is 62.88% Asian, while Manhasset Middle School has only 6.14% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 23% at Great Neck South Middle School, indicating a higher level of socioeconomic diversity.

Detail:

Public 6-8

349 Lakeville Rd
Great Neck, NY 11020-1604

(516) 441-4600

District: Great Neck Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
45^th of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,863

Students who attend Great Neck South Middle School usually attend:

High:

Great Neck South High School

Feeder schools for Great Neck South Middle School:

Elementary:

Lakeville Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.3

Number of students: 861

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

70.2%

White:

13.8%

Hispanic:

9.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 23%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Great Neck South Middle School ranks better than 97% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 96.67. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (70.2%), White (13.8%), Hispanic (9.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 23% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Great Neck South Middle School is 10.3. (See more...)

Compare Great Neck South Middle School employs 82.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Great Neck South Middle School is $24,863.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Great Neck South Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Great Neck South Middle School 45^th of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See Great Neck South Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Great Neck Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Great Neck Union Free School District 42^nd of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Great Neck South Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Great Neck South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	91.79	31^st	1095	97.2%
2007	89.75	38^th	1123	96.6%
2008	86.00	67^th	1185	94.3%
2009	82.98	86^th	1224	93.0%
2010	89.49	59^th	1243	95.3%
2011	91.67	50^th	1295	96.1%
2012	91.32	49^th	1337	96.3%
2013	96.59	32^nd	1373	97.7%
2014	96.98	26^th	1401	98.1%
2015	98.31	17^th	1407	98.8%
2016	97.84	26^th	1429	98.2%
2017	98.13	30^th	1455	97.9%
2018	97.42	30^th	1438	97.9%
2019	97.32	41^st	1439	97.2%
2021	92.67	64^th	1242	94.8%
2022	97.67	30^th	1479	98.0%
2023	96.67	45^th	1500	97.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Great Neck South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	87.92	26^th	208	87.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Great Neck South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	84.51	23^rd	503	95.4%
2019	85.97	10^th	473	97.9%
2021	62.73	28^th	118	76.3%
2022	72.09	65^th	581	88.8%
2023	80.01	36^th	591	93.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Great Neck South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	89.13	47^th	1170	96.0%
2019	86.66	73^rd	1139	93.6%
2021	73.71	64^th	522	87.7%
2022	88.40	57^th	1283	95.6%
2023	91.51	62^nd	1307	95.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Great Neck South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	96.01	43^rd	1245	96.5%
2019	95.31	59^th	1241	95.2%
2021	92.75	41^st	935	95.6%
2022	97.41	29^th	1306	97.8%
2023	94.71	55^th	1288	95.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Great Neck South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	96.12	38^th	1353	97.2%
2019	96.31	43^rd	1370	96.9%
2021	92.13	44^th	1066	95.9%
2022	96.44	37^th	1454	97.5%
2023	96.13	40^th	1463	97.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Great Neck South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	97.55	29^th	1352	97.9%
2019	97.27	38^th	1366	97.2%
2021	90.26	73^rd	1071	93.2%
2022	97.72	28^th	1455	98.1%
2023	95.87	55^th	1464	96.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Great Neck South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	83.90	38^th	374	89.8%
2019	85.45	33^rd	369	91.1%
2021	75.83	47^th	236	80.1%
2022	84.69	39^th	381	89.8%
2023	82.84	49^th	388	87.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Great Neck South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	77.58	134^th	810	83.5%
2019	87.62	64^th	826	92.3%
2021	48.08	204^th	449	54.6%
2022	65.33	233^rd	914	74.5%
2023	80.71	136^th	943	85.6%

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Rank History for White students at Great Neck South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	84.98	73^rd	763	90.4%
2019	82.31	99^th	716	86.2%
2021	82.89	79^th	614	87.1%
2022	86.15	78^th	748	89.6%
2023	81.83	122^nd	772	84.2%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Tuesday, December 18, 2018

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Enrollment information for Great Neck South Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	450	18	89	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	594
1990	496	21	91	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	644
1991	453	26	98	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	616
1992	494	27	79	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	640
1993	471	29	96	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	629
1994	543	18	86	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	692
1995	608	19	100	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	762
1996	608	19	100	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	762
1997	612	19	91	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	760
1998	581	30	101	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	749
1999	556	26	150	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	778
2000	537	34	148	52	0	n/a	n/a	0	771
2001	542	34	173	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	798
2002	559	29	177	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	812
2003	559	29	177	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	812
2004	573	30	192	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	838
2005	601	15	195	48	1	n/a	n/a	0	860
2006	536	27	282	55	1	n/a	n/a	0	901
2007	520	26	285	52	3	n/a	n/a	0	886
2008	505	21	314	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	893
2009	458	20	322	58	0	n/a	n/a	0	858
2010	416	16	330	72	0	n/a	n/a	0	834
2011	381	15	317	73	0	0	0	0	786
2012	363	12	346	71	0	0	4	0	796
2013	337	18	347	64	0	0	7	0	773
2014	323	15	403	44	0	0	9	0	794
2015	288	16	407	47	1	0	15	0	774
2016	279	13	436	49	1	0	17	0	795
2017	241	10	450	60	1	0	15	0	777
2018	206	11	489	64	0	0	11	0	781
2019	166	9	519	58	0	0	13	0	765
2020	136	8	565	59	0	0	23	0	791
2021	133	8	560	69	0	0	29	0	799
2022	132	11	598	71	2	0	37	0	851
2023	119	10	604	83	1	0	43	1	861

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Great Neck South Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	594	59.2	10.0	n/a
1990	644	63.4	10.1	n/a
1991	616	69.2	8.9	n/a
1992	640	65.9	9.7	n/a
1993	629	59.4	10.6	n/a
1994	692	61.8	11.2	4.8
1995	762	66.2	11.5	2.2
1996	762	66.2	11.5	2.2
1997	760	68.1	11.2	4.1
1998	749	69.7	10.7	5.5
1999	778	68.1	11.4	6.7
2000	771	66.2	11.6	8.2
2001	798	70.9	11.3	7.8
2002	812	66.9	12.1	8.5
2003	812	66.9	12.1	8.5
2004	838	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	860	76.1	11.3	9.9
2006	901	76.0	11.9	8.9
2007	886	77.7	11.4	8.7
2008	893	79.4	11.2	8.5
2009	858	82.7	10.4	6.8
2010	834	80.3	10.3	10.1
2011	786	68.0	11.5	11.2
2012	796	73.7	10.7	10.8
2013	773	72.6	10.6	9.8
2014	794	69.7	11.3	12.5
2015	774	74.0	10.4	11
2016	795	79.0	10.0	14.2
2017	777	75.7	10.2	17.5
2018	781	75.8	10.3	15.9
2019	765	71.7	10.6	16.5
2020	791	86.1	9.1	15.3
2021	799	77.6	10.2	17.6
2022	851	85.0	10.0	17.9
2023	861	82.9	10.3	23

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Great Neck South Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	594	59.2	10.0	n/a
1990	644	63.4	10.1	n/a
1991	616	69.2	8.9	n/a
1992	640	65.9	9.7	n/a
1993	629	59.4	10.6	n/a
1994	692	61.8	11.2	4.8
1995	762	66.2	11.5	2.2
1996	762	66.2	11.5	2.2
1997	760	68.1	11.2	4.1
1998	749	69.7	10.7	5.5
1999	778	68.1	11.4	6.7
2000	771	66.2	11.6	8.2
2001	798	70.9	11.3	7.8
2002	812	66.9	12.1	8.5
2003	812	66.9	12.1	8.5
2004	838	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	860	76.1	11.3	9.9
2006	901	76.0	11.9	8.9
2007	886	77.7	11.4	8.7
2008	893	79.4	11.2	8.5
2009	858	82.7	10.4	6.8
2010	834	80.3	10.3	10.1
2011	786	68.0	11.5	11.2
2012	796	73.7	10.7	10.8
2013	773	72.6	10.6	9.8
2014	794	69.7	11.3	12.5
2015	774	74.0	10.4	11
2016	795	79.0	10.0	14.2
2017	777	75.7	10.2	17.5
2018	781	75.8	10.3	15.9
2019	765	71.7	10.6	16.5
2020	791	86.1	9.1	15.3
2021	799	77.6	10.2	17.6
2022	851	85.0	10.0	17.9
2023	861	82.9	10.3	23

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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