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Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361413001150
JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL
335 S FRANKLIN ST, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550 · (516) 434-4501 · Nassau County
GRADES 01–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
241 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 HEMPSTEAD 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
35.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +17.0pp since 2023
Math
24.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-28.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
359
-388 (-52%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 17.0:1
% White
0%
was 2%
% Hispanic
68%
was 64%
% Black
30%
was 33%
% Asian
2%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL
Set in HEMPSTEAD, New York, JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL is a close-knit elementary campus, overseen by HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It caters to 359 students across grades 1 through 6.
HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 5,321 students. JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. Beyond that, the school shows 30% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL records 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Nassau County's rate of about 31%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 50.3%; this one comes in at 22.2%, -28.1 points off the demographic line.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Nassau County indicate median household income runs about $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
EVERGREEN CHARTER SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.7%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL has contracted 52%, going from 747 students in 2018 to 359 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.
On the community side, members of the JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,879 students
- ALVERTA B GRAY SCHULTZ MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 748 students
- RHODES ACADEMY OF HUMANITIES AND THE ARTSElementary · 631 students
- PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 441 students
- BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 439 students
- JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 436 students
Other schools in HEMPSTEAD
- ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 2,003 students
- HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,879 students
- EVERGREEN CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,144 students
- ALVERTA B GRAY SCHULTZ MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 748 students
- RHODES ACADEMY OF HUMANITIES AND THE ARTSElementary · 631 students
- LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 623 students
Nearby schools
- EVERGREEN CHARTER SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,144
- HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,879
- ALVERTA B GRAY SCHULTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 748
- PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 441
- LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 623
- BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOLHow many students attend JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL?
JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 359 students in grades 01-06.
What grades does JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL serve?
JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL serves grades 01-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL is approximately 15.0:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL?
At JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 68% Hispanic, 30% Black, 2% Asian.
What district is JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL in?
JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL is part of HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.