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What advice would you give to incoming students at GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
832
Middle
DISTRICT 780 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361251001017
GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL
349 LAKEVILLE RD, GREAT NECK, NY 11020 · (516) 441-4600 · Nassau County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL832 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of New York public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.6:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
187 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 271 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 287 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 274 | 33% |
Student demographics
38%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
85.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
100.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 100 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 100.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 100.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
90.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 67% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in New York's top 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 SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL
GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (90.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 832 | 22.5% | 90.2% |
| JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL JERICHO | 825 | 18.4% | 87.3% |
| HERRICKS MIDDLE SCHOOL ALBERTSON | 1,094 | 21.4% | 84.3% |
| JHS 67 LOUIS PASTEUR LITTLE NECK | 999 | 44.0% | 84.5% |
| SOUTH WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOL SYOSSET | 802 | 15.7% | 87.1% |
| H B THOMPSON MIDDLE SCHOOL SYOSSET | 951 | 15.8% | 80.8% |
Matched among New York middle 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 SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.2% | #6 of 766 | #2 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 100% | #22 of 768 ▼ 5 | #2 of 52 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #18 of 768 ▲ 1 | #1 of 52 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 832 | #141 of 796 | #17 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #257 of 683 | #23 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.2% | #478 of 688 | #47 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.5% | #683 of 773 | #28 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #87 of 168 | #11 of 21 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
832
+33 (+4%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 616
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 832 | 85 | 9.8:1 | 22% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 827 | 85.5 | 9.7:1 | 21% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 861 | 83 | 10.4:1 | 23% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 799 | 77 | 10.4:1 | 18% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 781 | 75.8 | 10.3:1 | 16% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 795 | 79 | 10.1:1 | 14% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 786 | 68 | 11.6:1 | 11% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 798 | 70 | 11.4:1 | 8% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 616 | 69 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL
In GREAT NECK, New York, GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large middle school. Its 832 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in New York is about 531 students.
GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for 10 schools, GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL included, with 6,798 students in all.
Roughly 78% of students at GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL are Asian. Other groups make up 10% White, 8% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 12% of Nassau County residents are Asian. The school's diversity index is 38%, meaning two students picked at random have a 38% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 9.8 students per teacher. That is close to the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 22% of students. That is 9 points below the 31% average for public schools in Nassau County.
allk12 grades GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL an A+. The grade compares the school only with New York public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% in New York. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 90.2%, against a prediction of 66.7%.
GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in Nassau County, where the median household income is $146,202, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Besides GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, Nassau County has 314 other public schools.
Nearby, GREAT NECK SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 6 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 33 more students in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- LAKEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 772 students
- GREAT NECK NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 728 students
- E M BAKER SCHOOLElementary · 651 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
- LAKEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 772 students
- GREAT NECK NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 728 students
- E M BAKER SCHOOLElementary · 651 students
- SADDLE ROCK SCHOOLElementary · 519 students
Nearby schools
- GREAT NECK SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,362
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER1.2 mi · 304
- LAKEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 772
- PS 2241.4 mi · 414
- PS 186 CASTLEWOOD1.4 mi · 319
- PS Q8111.4 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 832 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 9.8:1 (85 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 10% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 78% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE 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.