Summary:
Joseph McNeil School is an elementary school in Hempstead, New York, serving 401 students in grades 1-6. The school is part of the Hempstead Union Free School District, which is ranked 817 out of 866 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Joseph McNeil School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments. For example, in 2022-2023, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 14.58% to 29.87% across grades 3-6, compared to the state average of 44.89% to 48.79%. In math, the proficiency rates ranged from 15.63% to 25.76%, compared to the state average of 48.07% to 53.85%. The school's high percentage of students from low-income families, with 63.09% to 73.23% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to these poor academic outcomes. Nearby schools within the Hempstead district, such as Barack Obama Elementary School and Jackson Main Elementary School, also perform poorly, while some schools outside the district, like Chestnut Street School and William S Covert School, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance and lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students.
The school's high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.3 to 19.1 over the past few years, and increasing per-student spending, from $13,590 in 2019-2020 to $26,609 in 2022-2023, suggest that additional resources and targeted interventions may be needed to support the unique needs of the student population. Joseph McNeil School's performance is particularly low for certain subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students, who rank in the bottom 20-30% of their respective subgroups statewide. The school also has a relatively high percentage of homeless students, ranking in the top 35% of New York elementary schools for this subgroup in recent years.
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Detail:
Public 1-6
District:
Hempstead Union Free School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
2245th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $26,609
Students who attend Joseph McNeil School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 13.3
Number of students: 401
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
69.8%
African American:
24.9%
Two or more races:
2.2%
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Asian:
1.2%
White:
1.0%
American Indian:
0.5%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 63.1%
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