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{{short description|Public schools in Great Neck, New York, US}}
{{short description|Public school district of Great Neck, New York, US}}
{{Infobox school district
{{Infobox school district
| name = Great Neck Union Free School District
| name = Great Neck Union Free School District
| logo =
| logo =
| address = 345 Lakeville Road
| address = 345 Lakeville Rd
| city = [[Lake Success, New York|Lake Success]]
| city = Great Neck
| state = [[New York (state)|New York]] 11020
| state = New York
| zipcode =
| zipcode = 11020
| country = United States
| country = United States of America
| motto = Where Discovery Leads to Greatness
| motto = “Where Discovery Leads to Greatness”
| grades = PreK-12
| grades = PreK-12
| established = 1814
| established = 1814
| superintendent = Dr. Kenneth R. Bossert<ref>{{Cite web |title=Superintendent / Office of Superintendent of Schools |url=https://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatneck.k12.ny.us%2Fsite%2Fdefault.aspx%3FDomainID%3D49 |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=www.greatneck.k12.ny.us |language=en}}</ref>
| superintendent = Dr. Teresa Prendergast
| school_board = Great Neck Public Schools Board of Education
| school_board = Great Neck Public Schools Board of Education
| budget = $234,418,944
| budget = $234,418,944
| us_nces_district_id = 3612510
| us_nces_district_id = 3612510
| website = greatneck.k12.ny.us
| website = [https://greatneck.k12.ny.us]
}}
}}


'''Great Neck Public Schools''' is a community public [[school district]] serving students residing in specific areas of [[Great Neck]], [[North New Hyde Park]] and [[Manhasset Hills, New York]]. It is [[Administrative divisions of New York|Union Free School District]] Number 7 in the [[North Hempstead, New York|Town of North Hempstead]], [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States]], on [[Long Island]].
'''Great Neck Public Schools''' is a public [[school district]] serving students residing in specific areas of [[Great Neck]], [[North New Hyde Park]], [[North Hills, New York|North Hills]], and [[Manhasset Hills, New York]]. It is [[Administrative divisions of New York|Union Free School District]] Number 7 in the [[North Hempstead, New York|Town of North Hempstead]] in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]], on [[Long Island]], in [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States]].


About 6,399 students, grades [[K-12]], attend the Great Neck Public Schools. On May 21, 2019, the voters of this district passed a budget of $234,418,944.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Business and Finance - Negocios y Finanzas / 2019-20 Budget Information - 2019-20 Información del pr|url=https://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/Page/14122|last=|first=|date=|website=Great Neck Public Schools|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref>
About 6,846 students according to Niche rankings, grades [[K-12]], attend the Great Neck Public Schools. On May 21, 2019, the voters of this district passed a budget of $234,418,944.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Business and Finance - Negocios y Finanzas / 2019-20 Budget Information - 2019-20 Información del pr|url=https://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/Page/14122|website=Great Neck Public Schools|language=en|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref>


As of the 2015-16 school year, the district's ten schools had a total enrollment of 6,399 students and 585.0 classroom teachers (on an [[Full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 10.7.<ref name="NCES">[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3405010&DistrictID=3405010 District information for the Great Neck Union Free School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed September 16, 2008.</ref>
As of the 2015-16 school year, the district's ten schools had a total enrollment of 6,399 students and 585.0 classroom teachers (on an [[Full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 10.7.<ref name="NCES">[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3405010&DistrictID=3405010 District information for the Great Neck Union Free School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed September 16, 2008.</ref>


== List of schools ==
== List of schools ==

There are three high schools: North High School, with an alternative program, Community School; South High School; and The Village School, a small alternative high school. There are also two middle schools, four elementary schools, and a nursery school.
=== Current schools ===
There are three high schools: North High School, with an alternative program, Community School; South High School; and The Village School, a small alternative high school. There are also two middle schools, four elementary schools, and a nursery school.


* High schools:
* High schools:
** [[Great Neck North High School]]
** [[Great Neck North High School]]
** [[Great Neck South High School]]
** [[Great Neck South High School]][[File:Great Neck South High School.JPG|thumb|Great Neck South High School in 2009.]]
** [[Village School (Great Neck, New York)|Village School]] (Alternative school)
** [[Great Neck Village High School]] (Alternative school)
* Middle schools:
* Middle schools:
** Great Neck North Middle School
** Great Neck North Middle School
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** E. M. Baker Elementary School
** E. M. Baker Elementary School
** John F. Kennedy Elementary School
** John F. Kennedy Elementary School
** [[Lakeville Elementary School]]
** Lakeville Elementary School[[File:Lakeville Elementary School, Great Neck, Long Island, New York July 23, 2021.jpg|thumb|Lakeville Elementary School in July 2021.]]
** [[Saddle Rock Elementary School]]
** [[Saddle Rock Elementary School]]
* Nursery school:
* Nursery school:
** Parkville School [[File:Parkville School, North New Hyde Park, Long Island, New York.jpg|thumb|The Parkville School in May 2021.]]
** Parkville School


== Former schools ==
=== Former schools ===
Declining student population through the 1970s and 1980s [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927195138/http://www.antonnews.com/greatneckrecord/1999/12/31/news/schoolboard.html] resulted in a reduction in the number of operating elementary schools from eleven in 1954 to only four today.<ref>{{cite web|title=History at Great Neck School District Official Page|url=http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/GNPS/Pages/history.html|publisher=|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061027233326/http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/gnps/pages/history.html|archive-date=2006-10-27|access-date=2007-06-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Great Neck History|url=http://www.greatnecklibrary.org/gnhistory/schlib.html|website=www.greatnecklibrary.org}}</ref> The previously operational schools included:
Declining student population through the 1970s and 1980s resulted in a reduction in the number of operating elementary schools from eleven in 1954 to only four today.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-09-27|title=School Enrollment Trends|url=http://www.antonnews.com/greatneckrecord/1999/12/31/news/schoolboard.html|access-date=2021-02-23|website=Great Neck Record|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927195138/http://www.antonnews.com/greatneckrecord/1999/12/31/news/schoolboard.html|archive-date=2007-09-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=District History|url=https://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/domain/34|access-date=2021-02-23|website=Great Neck Public Schools|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Great Neck History|url=http://www.greatnecklibrary.org/gnhistory/schlib.html|website=www.greatnecklibrary.org}}</ref> The previously operational schools included:


=== Early schools ===
==== Early schools ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!School name
!School name
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|}


=== Modern day schools ===
==== Modern day schools ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!School name
!School name
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|1914
|1914
|1977
|1977
|building on corner of Arrandale Ave. and Middleneck Rd. was demolished in 1976
|Building on corner of Arrandale Ave. and Middle Neck Rd.; demolished in 1976
|-
|-
|Kensington-Johnson School
|Kensington-Johnson School
|1921
|1921
|1981
|1981
|Demolished 1996 [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/15/realestate/for-great-neck-plaza-a-new-68-unit-condominium.html]
|Demolished 1996<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shaman|first=Diana|date=1996-12-15|title=For Great Neck Plaza, a New 68-Unit Condominium (Published 1996)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/15/realestate/for-great-neck-plaza-a-new-68-unit-condominium.html|access-date=2021-02-23|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
|-
|-
|Cumberland School
|Cumberland School
|1951
|1951
|1981
|1981
|Became Cumberland Adult Center<ref>{{Cite web|title=Community Education / Homepage|url=https://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/Page/29|access-date=2021-02-23|website=http|language=en}}</ref>
|Became Cumberland Adult Center [http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/GNPS/Pages/adult/adult.html] .[http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&ss=yp.great%20neck%20senior%20center&cp=qsx0288vqm14&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=8101139&encType=1 view at Bing.com]
|-
|-
|Cutter Mill School
|Cutter Mill School
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== Academic performance ==
== Academic performance ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=October 2015}}Based on the 2020 Niche rankings, the Great Neck Public School District is the number one public school district in New York and number three in the US, beating out its rivals — Jericho and [[Manhasset Union Free School District]]. In 2017, 75% of all students in this district were proficient in the English Language Arts while 78% of all students in this district are considered proficient in Mathematics.
Based on the 2020 [[Niche (company)|Niche]] rankings, the Great Neck Union Free School District is the number one public school district in New York and number three in the US, beating out its rivals — Jericho and [[Manhasset Union Free School District]]. In 2017, 75% of all students in this district were proficient in the English Language Arts while 78% of all students in this district are considered proficient in Mathematics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Search for Public Schools - Search Results|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3612510|access-date=2021-10-20|website=nces.ed.gov}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [https://data.nysed.gov/assessment38.php?subject=Mathematics&year=2017&instid=800000049062]
* [https://data.nysed.gov/assessment38.php?subject=Mathematics&year=2017&instid=800000049062]
* Match, Richard. ''Lucky Seven: A History of the Great Neck Public Schools, Union Free School District No. 7'', Great Neck Public Schools 150th Anniversary Committee, 1964. The [[Great Neck Library]] has provided this [http://www.greatnecklibrary.org/gnhistory/ebooks/pdfs/lucky7.pdf download] to view scanned images of the book. It is a 7.2 [[Mebibyte|MiB]] [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] file.
* Match, Richard. ''Lucky Seven: A History of the Great Neck Public Schools, Union Free School District No. 7'', Great Neck Public Schools 150th Anniversary Committee, 1964. The [[Great Neck Library]] has provided this [http://www.greatnecklibrary.org/gnhistory/ebooks/pdfs/lucky7.pdf download] to view scanned images of the book. It is a 7.2 [[Mebibyte|MiB]] [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] file.
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Latest revision as of 20:44, 27 August 2023

Great Neck Union Free School District
Address
345 Lakeville Rd
Great Neck
, New York, 11020
United States
District information
Motto“Where Discovery Leads to Greatness”
GradesPreK-12
Established1814
SuperintendentDr. Kenneth R. Bossert[1]
School boardGreat Neck Public Schools Board of Education
Budget$234,418,944
NCES District ID3612510
Other information
Website[1]

Great Neck Public Schools is a public school district serving students residing in specific areas of Great Neck, North New Hyde Park, North Hills, and Manhasset Hills, New York. It is Union Free School District Number 7 in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States.

About 6,846 students according to Niche rankings, grades K-12, attend the Great Neck Public Schools. On May 21, 2019, the voters of this district passed a budget of $234,418,944.[2]

As of the 2015-16 school year, the district's ten schools had a total enrollment of 6,399 students and 585.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 10.7.[3]

List of schools

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Current schools

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There are three high schools: North High School, with an alternative program, Community School; South High School; and The Village School, a small alternative high school. There are also two middle schools, four elementary schools, and a nursery school.

Former schools

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Declining student population through the 1970s and 1980s resulted in a reduction in the number of operating elementary schools from eleven in 1954 to only four today.[4][5][6] The previously operational schools included:

Early schools

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School name Opened Closed Notes
Woolley's Brook School 1814 1830
Second School (name unknown) 1830 1838 burned down
Fairview Avenue School 1840 1869 (photo)(another photo)
First Arrandale School 1869 1899 (photo)
Second Arrandale School 1900 1920 (burned down) (photo)
"Second" School (Kensington) 1905 (photo)(another photo)

Modern day schools

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School name Opened Closed Notes
Arrandale School 1914 1977 Building on corner of Arrandale Ave. and Middle Neck Rd.; demolished in 1976
Kensington-Johnson School 1921 1981 Demolished 1996[7]
Cumberland School 1951 1981 Became Cumberland Adult Center[8]
Cutter Mill School 1952 1978 Demolished
Clover Drive School 1954 became Clover Drive Adult Center
Grace Avenue School 1954 became Great Neck Senior Center
Cherry Lane School 1954 1976 sold to private religious school

Academic performance

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Based on the 2020 Niche rankings, the Great Neck Union Free School District is the number one public school district in New York and number three in the US, beating out its rivals — Jericho and Manhasset Union Free School District. In 2017, 75% of all students in this district were proficient in the English Language Arts while 78% of all students in this district are considered proficient in Mathematics.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Superintendent / Office of Superintendent of Schools". www.greatneck.k12.ny.us. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  2. ^ "Business and Finance - Negocios y Finanzas / 2019-20 Budget Information - 2019-20 Información del pr". Great Neck Public Schools. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  3. ^ District information for the Great Neck Union Free School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 16, 2008.
  4. ^ "School Enrollment Trends". Great Neck Record. 2007-09-27. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  5. ^ "District History". Great Neck Public Schools. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  6. ^ "Great Neck History". www.greatnecklibrary.org.
  7. ^ Shaman, Diana (1996-12-15). "For Great Neck Plaza, a New 68-Unit Condominium (Published 1996)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  8. ^ "Community Education / Homepage". http. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  9. ^ "Search for Public Schools - Search Results". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
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