Is Saddle Rock School a good school?

Yes. Saddle Rock School ranks in the top 7.5% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Saddle Rock School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 542 students attended Saddle Rock School.

What is the racial makeup of Saddle Rock School?

Students at Saddle Rock School are 44% Asian, 43% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Saddle Rock School

Summary:

Saddle Rock School is an exceptional elementary school located in Great Neck, New York, serving 542 students in grades K-5. As part of the highly-ranked Great Neck Union Free School District, Saddle Rock School has consistently been recognized as one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state, with a statewide ranking of 184 out of 2,445 schools for the 2023-2024 school year and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Saddle Rock School's academic performance is truly remarkable, with students consistently outperforming the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math assessments across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, Saddle Rock's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students achieved proficiency rates of 74.73%, 62.5%, and 73.27% respectively in ELA, compared to the state averages of 42.6%, 47.05%, and 43.68%. In Math, the school's students achieved even higher proficiency rates, with 3rd, 4th, and 5th-graders scoring 87.23%, 78.31%, and 83.81%, respectively, far exceeding the state averages of 53.93%, 58.03%, and 48.93%. The school's performance is particularly strong among Hispanic students, who ranked 30th out of 1,531 New York elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Lakeville Elementary School and E.M. Baker School, both within the Great Neck Union Free School District, Saddle Rock School's performance is on par or exceeds that of its peers. However, when compared to schools in the neighboring New York City Geographic District #26 and New York City Geographic District #25, such as PS 94 David D Porter and PS 98 Douglaston School, Saddle Rock School's performance is even more impressive, with significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math.

Detail:

Public K-5

10 Hawthorne Ln
Great Neck, NY 11023-2022

(516) 441-4400

District: Great Neck Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
184^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,261

Student/teacher ratio: 11.5

Number of students: 542

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

44.1%

White:

43.0%

Hispanic:

8.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 16.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Saddle Rock School ranks better than 92.5% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Great Neck Union Free School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.67. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (44.1%), White (43%), Hispanic (8.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 16.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Saddle Rock School is 11.5, which is the 2^nd best among 4 elementary schools in the Great Neck Union Free School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Saddle Rock School is $24,261, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Great Neck Union Free School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Saddle Rock School:

SchoolDigger ranks Saddle Rock School 184^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Saddle Rock School in the ranking list.)

Elementary 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 46^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Saddle Rock School

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Rank History for all students at Saddle Rock School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	86.40	74^th	2206	96.6%
2007	77.62	425^th	2219	80.8%
2008	74.00	578^th	2227	74.0%
2009	77.74	379^th	2257	83.2%
2010	89.40	59^th	2263	97.4%
2011	86.55	179^th	2286	92.2%
2012	84.48	233^rd	2320	90.0%
2013	88.03	190^th	2325	91.8%
2014	88.86	170^th	2345	92.8%
2015	88.05	195^th	2352	91.7%
2016	92.44	88^th	2366	96.3%
2017	91.99	109^th	2386	95.4%
2018	87.93	200^th	2395	91.6%
2019	89.28	219^th	2413	90.9%
2021	90.93	100^th	2201	95.5%
2022	92.79	128^th	2434	94.7%
2023	90.59	203^rd	2439	91.7%
2024	90.67	184^th	2445	92.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Saddle Rock School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	46.10	444^th	938	52.7%
2019	50.00	320^th	860	62.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Saddle Rock School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	75.40	242^nd	1941	87.5%
2019	82.95	149^th	1859	92.0%
2021	86.12	69^th	1044	93.4%
2022	92.28	65^th	2031	96.8%
2023	76.45	266^th	2016	86.8%
2024	78.34	273^rd	2110	87.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Saddle Rock School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.74	378^th	2045	81.5%
2019	63.42	581^st	2032	71.4%
2021	88.85	98^th	1678	94.2%
2022	80.50	257^th	2099	87.8%
2023	88.09	178^th	2041	91.3%
2024	80.16	266^th	2078	87.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Saddle Rock School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	86.57	203^rd	2338	91.3%
2019	86.75	241^st	2357	89.8%
2021	89.65	90^th	1955	95.4%
2022	90.37	151^st	2401	93.7%
2023	88.99	216^th	2403	91.0%
2024	89.15	197^th	2413	91.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Saddle Rock School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	87.01	196^th	2340	91.6%
2019	89.96	177^th	2358	92.5%
2021	88.98	106^th	1961	94.6%
2022	92.85	100^th	2400	95.8%
2023	90.03	190^th	2400	92.1%
2024	89.78	184^th	2411	92.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Saddle Rock School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.29	92^nd	601	84.7%
2019	75.77	112^th	548	79.6%
2021	74.05	98^th	430	77.2%
2022	80.33	94^th	671	86.0%
2023	79.94	91^st	605	85.0%
2024	80.15	106^th	662	84.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Saddle Rock School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	47.89	619^th	1315	52.9%
2024	97.96	30^th	1531	98.0%

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Rank History for White students at Saddle Rock School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.34	300^th	1408	78.7%
2019	78.10	269^th	1338	79.9%
2021	83.52	120^th	1224	90.2%
2022	80.98	199^th	1399	85.8%
2023	70.42	387^th	1337	71.1%
2024	67.56	409^th	1392	70.6%

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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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Enrollment information for Saddle Rock School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	408	3	21	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	475
1990	362	14	31	42	2	n/a	n/a	0	451
1991	389	11	30	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	477
1992	393	10	33	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	485
1993	399	7	27	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	472
1994	370	15	25	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	446
1995	389	12	33	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	466
1996	389	12	33	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	466
1997	385	15	34	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	475
1998	366	15	38	38	1	n/a	n/a	0	458
1999	400	10	38	45	1	n/a	n/a	0	494
2000	397	9	48	51	1	n/a	n/a	0	506
2001	391	6	54	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	494
2002	422	7	45	30	2	n/a	n/a	0	506
2003	422	7	45	30	2	n/a	n/a	0	506
2004	421	8	42	41	1	n/a	n/a	0	513
2005	439	10	47	37	1	n/a	n/a	0	534
2006	428	7	56	39	1	n/a	n/a	0	531
2007	442	8	56	33	0	n/a	n/a	1	540
2008	410	9	70	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	534
2009	386	7	82	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	514
2010	388	6	89	41	0	n/a	n/a	1	525
2011	408	5	94	27	0	0	6	0	540
2012	386	5	100	32	0	0	7	0	530
2013	372	5	106	38	0	0	8	0	529
2014	378	4	139	37	0	0	11	0	569
2015	376	6	126	26	0	0	17	0	551
2016	358	5	137	31	0	0	16	0	547
2017	356	2	140	33	0	0	21	0	552
2018	326	3	165	40	0	0	24	0	558
2019	319	4	163	53	0	0	23	0	562
2020	283	6	175	57	0	0	21	0	542
2021	263	4	184	49	0	0	27	0	527
2022	242	5	213	41	0	0	24	0	525
2023	233	5	239	44	1	0	20	0	542

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 Saddle Rock School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	475	39.7	11.9	n/a
1990	451	41.2	10.9	n/a
1991	477	43.3	11.0	n/a
1992	485	44.3	10.9	n/a
1993	472	39.7	11.9	n/a
1994	446	38.6	11.6	6.1
1995	466	39.5	11.8	6.7
1996	466	39.5	11.8	6.7
1997	475	37.1	12.8	6.3
1998	458	36.0	12.7	7.9
1999	494	37.2	13.3	5.7
2000	506	39.1	12.9	9.5
2001	494	40.4	12.2	8.7
2002	506	41.1	12.3	8.9
2003	506	41.1	12.3	8.9
2004	513	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	534	45.6	11.7	12
2006	531	45.0	11.8	10.5
2007	540	47.4	11.4	7.6
2008	534	49.0	10.9	10.1
2009	514	51.1	10.1	5.4
2010	525	48.2	10.8	9
2011	540	48.6	11.1	9.3
2012	530	48.9	10.8	8.3
2013	529	52.9	9.9	7.6
2014	569	49.1	11.5	9
2015	551	53.0	10.3	7.1
2016	547	53.0	10.3	9.1
2017	552	50.5	10.9	10.1
2018	558	52.7	10.5	14.3
2019	562	48.7	11.5	16.5
2020	542	41.7	12.9	17
2021	527	54.2	9.7	15.4
2022	525	44.8	11.7	14.1
2023	542	47.0	11.5	16.4

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 Saddle Rock School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	475	39.7	11.9	n/a
1990	451	41.2	10.9	n/a
1991	477	43.3	11.0	n/a
1992	485	44.3	10.9	n/a
1993	472	39.7	11.9	n/a
1994	446	38.6	11.6	6.1
1995	466	39.5	11.8	6.7
1996	466	39.5	11.8	6.7
1997	475	37.1	12.8	6.3
1998	458	36.0	12.7	7.9
1999	494	37.2	13.3	5.7
2000	506	39.1	12.9	9.5
2001	494	40.4	12.2	8.7
2002	506	41.1	12.3	8.9
2003	506	41.1	12.3	8.9
2004	513	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	534	45.6	11.7	12
2006	531	45.0	11.8	10.5
2007	540	47.4	11.4	7.6
2008	534	49.0	10.9	10.1
2009	514	51.1	10.1	5.4
2010	525	48.2	10.8	9
2011	540	48.6	11.1	9.3
2012	530	48.9	10.8	8.3
2013	529	52.9	9.9	7.6
2014	569	49.1	11.5	9
2015	551	53.0	10.3	7.1
2016	547	53.0	10.3	9.1
2017	552	50.5	10.9	10.1
2018	558	52.7	10.5	14.3
2019	562	48.7	11.5	16.5
2020	542	41.7	12.9	17
2021	527	54.2	9.7	15.4
2022	525	44.8	11.7	14.1
2023	542	47.0	11.5	16.4

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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