Great Neck Public Schools
| Great Neck Union Free School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
345 Lakeville Rd
Great Neck , New York, 11020United States | |
| District information | |
| Motto | Where Discovery Leads to Greatness |
| Grades | PreK-12 |
| Established | 1814 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Teresa Prendergast |
| School board | Great Neck Public Schools Board of Education |
| Budget | $234,418,944 |
| NCES District ID | 3612510 |
| Other information | |
| Website | 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 Union Free School District Number 7 in the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States, on Long Island.
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.[1]
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.[2]
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.
- High schools:
- Great Neck North High School
- Great Neck South High School
- Village School (Alternative school)
- Middle schools:
- Great Neck North Middle School
- Great Neck South Middle School
- Elementary schools:
- E. M. Baker Elementary School
- John F. Kennedy Elementary School
- Lakeville Elementary School
- Saddle Rock Elementary School
- Nursery school:
- Parkville School
Former schools
Declining student population through the 1970s and 1980s [1] resulted in a reduction in the number of operating elementary schools from eleven in 1954 to only four today.[3][4] The previously operational schools included:
Early schools
| 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
| School name | Opened | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrandale School | 1914 | 1977 | building on corner of Arrandale Ave. and Middleneck Rd. was demolished in 1976 |
| Kensington-Johnson School | 1921 | 1981 | Demolished 1996 [2] |
| Cumberland School | 1951 | 1981 | Became Cumberland Adult Center [3] .view at Bing.com |
| 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 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. As of 2017, 75% of all students in this district are proficient in the English Language Arts while 78% of all students in this district are considered proficient in Mathematics.
See also
References
- ^ "Business and Finance - Negocios y Finanzas / 2019-20 Budget Information - 2019-20 Información del pr". Great Neck Public Schools. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ District information for the Great Neck Union Free School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 16, 2008.
- ^ "History at Great Neck School District Official Page". Archived from the original on 2006-10-27. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
- ^ "Great Neck History". www.greatnecklibrary.org.
External links
- Great Neck School District
- Data for the Great Neck School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- [4]
- 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 download to view scanned images of the book. It is a 7.2 MiB PDF file.