Great Neck Public Schools

Great Neck Public Schools is a community public school district serving students residing in specific areas of Great Neck, North New Hyde Park and Manhasset Hills, New York. It is Union Free School District Number 7 in the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States, on Long Island.

Great Neck Union Free School District
Address
345 Lakeville Rd
Great Neck
, New York, 11020
United States
District information
MottoWhere Discovery Leads to Greatness
GradesPreK-12
Established1814
SuperintendentDr. Teresa Prendergast
School boardGreat Neck Public Schools Board of Education
Budget$234,418,944
NCES District ID3612510
Other information
Websitegreatneck.k12.ny.us

About 6,399 students, grades K-12, attend the Great Neck Public Schools. On May 21, 2019, the voters of this district passed a budget of $234,418,944.[1]

As of the 2015-16 school year, the district's ten schools had a total enrollment of 6,399 students and 585.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 10.7.[2]

List of schools

There are three high schools: North High School, with an alternative program, Community School; South High School; and The Village School, a small alternative high school. There are also two middle schools, four elementary schools, and a nursery school.

Former schools

Declining student population through the 1970s and 1980s resulted in a reduction in the number of operating elementary schools from eleven in 1954 to only four today.[3][4] The previously operational schools included:

Early schools
School name Opened Closed Notes
Woolley's Brook School 1814 1830
Second School (name unknown) 1830 1838 burned down
Fairview Avenue School 1840 1869 (photo)(another photo)
First Arrandale School 1869 1899 (photo)
Second Arrandale School 1900 1920 (burned down) (photo)
"Second" School (Kensington) 1905 (photo)(another photo)

Modern day schools
School name Opened Closed Notes
Arrandale School 1914 1977 building on corner of Arrandale Ave. and Middleneck Rd. was demolished in 1976
Kensington-Johnson School 1921 1981 Demolished 1996
Cumberland School 1951 1981 Became Cumberland Adult Center .view at Bing.com
Cutter Mill School 1952 1978 Demolished
Clover Drive School 1954 became Clover Drive Adult Center
Grace Avenue School 1954 became Great Neck Senior Center
Cherry Lane School 1954 1976 sold to private religious school

Academic performance

Based on the 2020 Niche rankings, the Great Neck Public School District is the number one public school district in New York and number three in the US, beating out its rivals — Jericho and Manhasset Union Free School District. In 2017, 75% of all students in this district were proficient in the English Language Arts while 78% of all students in this district are considered proficient in Mathematics.

See also

References
  1. "Business and Finance - Negocios y Finanzas / 2019-20 Budget Information - 2019-20 Información del pr". Great Neck Public Schools. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  2. District information for the Great Neck Union Free School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 16, 2008.
  3. "History at Great Neck School District Official Page". Archived from the original on 2006-10-27. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
  4. "Great Neck History". www.greatnecklibrary.org.
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