OLD MILL ROAD SCHOOL

Located at 1775 OLD MILL RD, in MERRICK, New York, OLD MILL ROAD SCHOOL is a reasonably sized K-5 school that works with 461 students (grades K through 6), one of the schools within NORTH MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

OLD MILL ROAD SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by NORTH MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 1,238 students overall.

Demographically, OLD MILL ROAD SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school records 19% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 2% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, OLD MILL ROAD SCHOOL has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Nassau County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, OLD MILL ROAD SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.8%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Nassau County) records that median household earnings sit near $146,202, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. OLD MILL ROAD SCHOOL is one of 315 public schools in Nassau County (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students).

The closest other public school is ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, OLD MILL ROAD SCHOOL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 57.1%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. OLD MILL ROAD SCHOOL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 454 (now 461). White enrollment moved from 80% to 66% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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