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.