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Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COPIAGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360831000612
GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1400 GREAT NECK RD, COPIAGUE, NY 11726 · (631) 842-4013 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
14.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
284 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within COPIAGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
55.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 428 | 66.4% | 54.1% |
| NEW VISIONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FREEPORT | 433 | 69.7% | 72.5% |
| LEO F GIBLYN SCHOOL FREEPORT | 519 | 66.5% | 61.9% |
| POWELLS LANE SCHOOL WESTBURY | 476 | 61.3% | 39.7% |
| PS 163 ALFRED E SMITH NEW YORK | 466 | 67.4% | 54.6% |
| WALNUT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UNIONDALE | 505 | 66.9% | 53.1% |
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 GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #993 of 2,335 | #69 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #970 of 2,342 ▼ 114 | #63 of 169 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,139 of 2,343 ▼ 19 | #70 of 169 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #1,215 of 2,585 | #111 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,017 of 2,338 | #179 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #1,181 of 2,388 | #105 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.4% | #1,047 of 2,534 | #20 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.1% | #265 of 1,757 | #5 of 137 |
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
428
-32 (-7%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 428 | 28.8 | 14.9:1 | 66% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 28.3 | 15.9:1 | 65% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 58% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 25 | 18.4:1 | 51% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 29 | 21.4:1 | 69% (430) |
| 2015-16 | 537 | 24 | 22.4:1 | 77% (414) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 29 | 17.9:1 | 63% (328) |
| 2000-01 | 558 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 58% (325) |
| 1990-91 | 450 | 26 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in COPIAGUE, New York. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 428 students.
GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in COPIAGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a system of 6 schools with 4,579 students.
At 66%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL combined. It is also 23% Black, 7% White, and 3% Asian. Suffolk County's residents are about 23% Hispanic, 43 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.9:1, with 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 66% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Suffolk County average 39%.
allk12 grades GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a B. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.1% is 3.5 points above the 50.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Suffolk County this way: median household income is about $130,686, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Suffolk County number 343 and enroll about 222,439.
The closest other public school is SUSAN E WILEY SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 47.0% on proficiency, and GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is above that at 54.1%.
The federal government classifies GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's location as Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 7%, from 460 to 428. The school's ratio fell from 18.4:1 to 14.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,530,146
Census ACS
Median income
$130,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
343
222,439 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COPIAGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WALTER G O'CONNELL COPIAGUE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,567 students
- COPIAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,081 students
- SUSAN E WILEY SCHOOLElementary · 611 students
- DEAUVILLE GARDENS EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 465 students
- DEAUVILLE GARDENS WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 427 students
Other schools in COPIAGUE
- WALTER G O'CONNELL COPIAGUE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,567 students
- COPIAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,081 students
- SUSAN E WILEY SCHOOLElementary · 611 students
- DEAUVILLE GARDENS EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 465 students
- DEAUVILLE GARDENS WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 427 students
Nearby schools
- SUSAN E WILEY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 611
- DEAUVILLE GARDENS EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 465
- DEAUVILLE GARDENS WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 427
- COPIAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,081
- WALTER G O'CONNELL COPIAGUE HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,567
- AMITYVILLE MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 936
Frequently asked questions
About GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 428 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 7% White, 66% Hispanic, 23% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of COPIAGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.