GRIBBIN SCHOOL

GRIBBIN SCHOOL is a small elementary campus in GLEN COVE, New York, part of GLEN COVE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves 334 students in grades K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 25% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 6 schools in GLEN COVE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,136 students total), GRIBBIN SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, GRIBBIN SCHOOL lists that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 21% White, 5% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Nassau County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Nassau County) reports that median household income runs about $146,202, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Nassau County's 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), GRIBBIN SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is GLEN COVE HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 339 students in 2018 compared to 334 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.