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Enrollment
651
Elementary
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361251001013
E M BAKER SCHOOL
69 BAKER HILL RD, GREAT NECK, NY 11023 · (516) 441-4100 · Nassau County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL651 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
129 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (136).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
86.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
89.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 87.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
83.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like E M BAKER SCHOOL
E M BAKER SCHOOL's state test result (83.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| E M BAKER SCHOOL this school | 651 | 19.8% | 83.3% |
| STRATFORD ROAD SCHOOL PLAINVIEW | 621 | 16.9% | 79.9% |
| 30TH AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) (G & T CITYWIDE) ASTORIA | 525 | 27.6% | 98.2% |
| PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAINVIEW | 455 | 16.7% | 83.7% |
| BAYLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAINVIEW | 416 | 17.3% | 80.1% |
| SADDLE ROCK SCHOOL GREAT NECK | 519 | 21.2% | 78.4% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where E M BAKER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.3% | #126 of 2,335 | #15 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #150 of 2,342 ▲ 11 | #22 of 172 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #138 of 2,343 ▲ 21 | #10 of 172 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 651 | #357 of 2,585 | #20 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #1,401 of 2,338 | #122 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #910 of 2,388 | #93 of 184 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.8% | #2,240 of 2,534 | #109 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #1,687 of 1,757 | #110 of 116 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
651
-34 (-5%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 574
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 651 | 52.8 | 12.3:1 | 20% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 643 | 49.6 | 13.0:1 | 18% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 664 | 50.8 | 13.1:1 | 19% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 685 | 58 | 11.8:1 | 15% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 661 | 57.5 | 11.5:1 | 14% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 624 | 57 | 10.9:1 | 14% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | 52 | 10.8:1 | 13% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 563 | 47 | 12.0:1 | 13% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 574 | 49 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E M BAKER SCHOOL.
About E M BAKER SCHOOL
E M BAKER SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in GREAT NECK, New York, administered by GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 651 students. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students, so this school is 47% larger than average.
E M BAKER SCHOOL is a school in GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The district has 10 schools and 6,798 students.
By race and ethnicity, E M BAKER SCHOOL is 59% Asian. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% White, 9% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. In Nassau County overall, about 12% of residents are Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at E M BAKER SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
Its teaching staff equals 52.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.3:1. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is about 12.8:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 20%. That is 11 points below the 31% average for public schools in Nassau County.
allk12 grades E M BAKER SCHOOL an A. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
E M BAKER SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 83.3% is 15.5 points above the 67.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Nassau County, median household income is about $146,202, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. E M BAKER SCHOOL is one of 315 public schools in Nassau County, which together enroll about 200,775 students.
VILLAGE SCHOOL is the public school closest to E M BAKER SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 85.1%; E M BAKER SCHOOL's is 83.3%, ranking 5th of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
E M BAKER SCHOOL saw enrollment fall 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Nassau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,389,591
Census ACS
Median income
$146,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
315
200,775 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GREAT NECK SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,362 students
- GREAT NECK NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,155 students
- GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 832 students
- LAKEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 772 students
- GREAT NECK NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 728 students
- SADDLE ROCK SCHOOLElementary · 519 students
Other schools in GREAT NECK
- GREAT NECK SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,362 students
- GREAT NECK NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,155 students
- GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 832 students
- LAKEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 772 students
- GREAT NECK NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 728 students
- SADDLE ROCK SCHOOLElementary · 519 students
Nearby schools
- VILLAGE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 48
- GREAT NECK NORTH HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,155
- JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 427
- GREAT NECK NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 728
- SADDLE ROCK SCHOOL1.1 mi · 519
- MANHASSET MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About E M BAKER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at E M BAKER SCHOOL?
E M BAKER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 651 students in grades KG-05.
Is E M BAKER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
E M BAKER SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does E M BAKER SCHOOL have?
E M BAKER SCHOOL employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at E M BAKER SCHOOL?
Student demographics at E M BAKER SCHOOL are roughly 28% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 59% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is E M BAKER SCHOOL public or private?
E M BAKER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.