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E M Baker School

Public Grades K-5

119^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of New York elementary schools

Summary

E M Baker School is an exceptional elementary school located in Great Neck, New York, serving 643 students in grades K-5 and part of the highly-ranked Great Neck Union Free School District. This school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New York, with students demonstrating exceptional academic achievement, with 84-93% proficiency in English Language Arts and Math on state assessments across grades 3-5.

E M Baker School's performance exceeds the district and state averages in all subject areas and grade levels, and the school performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, and multi-racial students, all ranking in the top 100 schools in New York. The school also serves a diverse student population, with 17-19% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is particularly impressive, ranking in the top 112-249 schools in the state.

While E M Baker School's overall performance is exceptional, it is not as dominant as some of the other top-performing schools in the Great Neck Union Free School District, such as Lakeville Elementary School, which ranks in the top 25-28 schools in New York. Additionally, the school's rankings for Hispanic, White, and English Language Learner students are not as high, suggesting the need to focus on addressing the needs of these specific subgroups to ensure more equitable outcomes.

651

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,595

Per pupil spending ?

19.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

69 Baker Hill Rd
Great Neck, NY 11023-1510

(516) 441-4100

District: Great Neck Union Free School District

Students who attend E M Baker School usually attend:

Middle:	Great Neck North Middle School
High:	Great Neck North High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

58.8%

White:

28.1%

Hispanic:

8.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (87% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of New York elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg87%

New York avg55%

119^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Great Neck Union Free School District

69^th of 874Great Neck Union Free School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	119 of 2445	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	107 of 2445	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	105 of 2439	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	83 of 2434	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	94 of 2201	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	109 of 2413	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	128 of 2395	94.7%	★★★★★
2017	93.0	86 of 2386	96.4%	★★★★★
2016	93.2	68 of 2366	97.1%	★★★★★
2015	91.8	106 of 2352	95.5%	★★★★★
2014	91.5	115 of 2345	95.1%	★★★★★
2013	90.4	142 of 2325	93.9%	★★★★★
2012	88.8	121 of 2320	94.8%	★★★★★
2011	88.1	142 of 2286	93.8%	★★★★★
2010	86.8	136 of 2263	94.0%	★★★★★
2009	80.5	247 of 2257	89.1%	★★★★☆
2008	82.2	214 of 2227	90.4%	★★★★★
2007	80.6	299 of 2219	86.5%	★★★★☆
2006	81.7	270 of 2206	87.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	56 of 696	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	68 of 662	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	56 of 605	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.8	65 of 671	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	81.7	35 of 430	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	45 of 548	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	56 of 601	90.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	68.7	166 of 1066	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	145 of 1001	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	163 of 1027	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	52 of 454	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	42 of 860	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	67.5	162 of 938	82.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	192 of 2409	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	98 of 2413	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	128 of 2403	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	72 of 2401	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	128 of 1955	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	170 of 2357	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	147 of 2338	93.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	220 of 1569	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	111 of 1531	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	63.2	423 of 1429	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	508 of 1503	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.0	204 of 818	75.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	112 of 2098	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	81.2	249 of 2078	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	162 of 2041	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	143 of 2099	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	79.7	206 of 1678	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	216 of 2032	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	229 of 2045	88.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	70 of 2407	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	115 of 2411	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	93 of 2400	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	87 of 2400	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	59 of 1961	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	80 of 2358	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	116 of 2340	95.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	31 of 287	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	62 of 279	77.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	361 of 2134	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	151 of 2110	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	74.4	303 of 2016	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	208 of 2031	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	86 of 1044	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	81.0	164 of 1859	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.5	197 of 1941	89.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	360 of 1402	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	339 of 1392	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	291 of 1337	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	175 of 1399	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.9	96 of 1224	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	161 of 1338	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	281 of 1408	80.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)89th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)84th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math89%+31 vs state

English Language Arts86%+32 vs state

Science82%+37 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
E M Baker School	Public	K-5	69 Baker Hill Rd	Great Neck	11023	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4100	651	53	12.3	19.8%	183 (28.1%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (8.9%)	383 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	93.5	119^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.1%		94.3	107^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.6%	12	84.2	86.0	88.9		84.6	88.4	92.7		82.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$36,595	$733	$35,862
John F Kennedy School	Public	PK, KG-5	1-A Grassfield Rd	Great Neck	11024	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 441-4200	427	39	10.8	29.5%	255 (59.7%)	5 (1.2%)	93 (21.8%)	64 (15.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	82.8	355^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.5%		88.4	241^st of 2445 public elementary schools	90.1%	114	61.1	75.4	79.6		72.4	82.8	87.7		70.4	99.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$43,150	$670	$42,479
Saddle Rock School	Public	K-5	10 Hawthorne Ln	Great Neck	11023	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4400	519	49	10.6	21.2%	212 (40.8%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.5%)	241 (46.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	90.1	191^st of 2445 public elementary schools	92.2%		90.7	184^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.5%	7	85.1	77.4	76.5		95.1	87.1	84.7		70.6	99.6	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	$40,048	$723	$39,326
Lakeville Elementary School	Public	1-5	47-27 Jayson Ave	Great Neck	11020	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4300	772	59	13.0	19.9%	71 (9.2%)	9 (1.2%)	49 (6.3%)	615 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.6%)	97	28^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.6	25^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.0%	3	92.6	96.3	95.2		96.5	96.4	98.8		84.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$35,559	$735	$34,825
Ps 94 David D Porter	Public	PK, KG-5	41-77 Little Neck Pkwy	Little Neck	11363	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8491	353	25	13.8	51.6%	26 (7.4%)	7 (2.0%)	41 (11.6%)	261 (73.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	96.1	53^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	97.8%		97.9	22^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	99.1%	31	94.7	84.9	98.0		96.6	96.2	92.7		80.0									$29,856	$1,472	$28,384
Munsey Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	1 Hunt Ln	Manhasset	11030	Nassau County	Manhasset Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 267-7400	803	57	14.0	8.8%	423 (52.7%)	24 (3.0%)	61 (7.6%)	257 (32.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	92.6	146^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.0%		94.7	96^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.1%	50	85.0	81.7	85.1	88.2	88.5	90.8	85.8	88.6	66.2	99.5	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$33,759	$437	$33,322
Ps 98 Douglaston School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	40-20 235th St	Douglaston	11363	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8535	264	23	11.4	28.0%	83 (31.4%)	14 (5.3%)	62 (23.5%)	92 (34.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	96.2	48^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.0%		94.8	95^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.1%	47	96.2	93.8	91.2		100.0	97.0	97.1		73.5									$34,820	$1,352	$33,467
Shelter Rock Elementary School	Public	K-6	27a Shelter Rock Rd	Manhasset	11030	Nassau County	Manhasset Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 267-7450	631	47	13.5	10.0%	271 (42.9%)	19 (3.0%)	65 (10.3%)	254 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	92.6	141^st of 2445 public elementary schools	94.2%		96.6	48^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.0%	93	82.2	79.0	87.4	85.9	86.3	82.9	86.6	93.4	79.6	97.8	99.0	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.4	99.4	98.7	$36,318	$436	$35,883
Ps 221 North Hills School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	57-40 Marathon Pkwy	Little Neck	11362	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 225-7029	504	37	13.8	42.9%	80 (15.9%)	10 (2.0%)	86 (17.1%)	319 (63.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	88.9	218^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.1%		90	202^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	91.7%	16	83.3	75.0	86.4		81.0	83.5	80.7		73.8									$33,733	$1,667	$32,067
Ps 169 Bay Terrace	Public	K-5	18-25 212th St	Bayside	11360	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 428-6160	406	27	15.0	32.5%	111 (27.3%)	14 (3.4%)	99 (24.4%)	160 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	74	584^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.1%		73.2	571^st of 2445 public elementary schools	76.6%	13	66.7	53.9	69.1		78.0	78.5	84.9		54.6									$27,912	$1,348	$26,565

Frequently Asked Questions about E M Baker School

What is the racial makeup of E M Baker School?

Students at E M Baker School are 59% Asian, 28% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of E M Baker School attend?

Students who attend E M Baker School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Great Neck North Middle School
High : Great Neck North High School

What district is E M Baker School in?

Great Neck Union Free School District

How many students attend E M Baker School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended E M Baker School.

Is E M Baker School a good school?

Yes! E M Baker School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 119^th of 2445 New York elementary schools.

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