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South Side High School

Q: Is South Side High School a good school?

South Side High School ranks 125 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

125^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 90% of New York high schools

Summary

South Side High School is a public high school in Rockville Centre, New York, serving 985 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Rockville Centre Union Free School District, which is ranked 113 out of 874 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

South Side High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 97-125 out of over 1,200 high schools. It has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 4 years and boasts impressive graduation rates ranging from 84.3% to 98.5% in recent years, along with low dropout rates of 0.3% to 4.9%. The school's students significantly outperform the state and district averages on Regents exams across various subjects.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Roosevelt High School, which is 2.56 miles away and has significantly lower academic performance, South Side High School stands out as a top-performing institution. The school's consistent improvement over the past decade, moving from a 4-star rating to a 5-star rating, and its focus on ensuring equitable outcomes across different student subgroups, suggest a strong commitment to supporting student learning and achievement.

959

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,232

Per pupil spending ?

20.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

140 Shepherd St
Rockville Centre, NY 11570-2297

(516) 255-8944

District: Rockville Centre Union Free School District

Feeder schools for South Side High School:

Elementary:	Hewitt School
	Riverside School
	Watson School
	William S Covert School
	More...
	Wilson School
Middle:	South Side Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.9%

Hispanic:

17.9%

African American:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2014 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (87% vs 67% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of New York high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Worth a look

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

!Earth Science scores 36 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg88%

New York avg67%

125^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

113^th of 874Rockville Centre 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	81.3	125 of 1234	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	122 of 1242	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	97 of 1228	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	80.3	103 of 1190	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	75.4	207 of 1207	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	170 of 1210	86.0%	★★★★☆
2017	75.8	171 of 1221	86.0%	★★★★☆
2016	67.9	276 of 1255	78.0%	★★★★☆
2015	68.4	259 of 1255	79.4%	★★★★☆
2014	66.5	339 of 1237	72.6%	★★★★☆
2013	69.6	346 of 1217	71.6%	★★★★☆
2012	68.6	347 of 1198	71.0%	★★★★☆
2011	67.8	311 of 1165	73.3%	★★★★☆
2010	64.5	363 of 1117	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.0	433 of 1086	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.9	544 of 1027	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.1	450 of 1002	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.1	390 of 986	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.2	355 of 935	62.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	65 of 713	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	76.0	108 of 690	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	95 of 671	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	110 of 593	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	113 of 686	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	130 of 679	80.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	111 of 413	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	101 of 426	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	180 of 424	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	199 of 386	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.7	86 of 447	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	55.4	215 of 426	49.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	68.6	113 of 637	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	51.1	225 of 546	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	82 of 1206	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	75 of 1219	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	80 of 1197	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	71 of 1155	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	76.3	189 of 1193	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	118 of 1176	90.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	128 of 885	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	112 of 865	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	111 of 851	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	112 of 760	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	253 of 815	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	230 of 791	70.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	274 of 1179	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	309 of 1170	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	290 of 1155	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	417 of 1101	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	514 of 1179	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	531 of 1154	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	155 of 1201	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	172 of 1211	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	130 of 1191	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	143 of 1154	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	245 of 1190	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	254 of 1176	78.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	115 of 328	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.6	52 of 306	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	6 of 165	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	10 of 157	93.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	132 of 1149	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	179 of 1144	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	174 of 1130	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	122 of 1038	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	141 of 1132	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	160 of 1095	85.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	56 of 788	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	78.6	44 of 781	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	78.3	53 of 776	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	78.8	47 of 738	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	73.0	108 of 793	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	94 of 765	87.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)82nd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)73rd percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)65th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts96%+20 vs state

U.S. History and Government95%+20 vs state

Common Core Algebra II94%+19 vs state

Global History and Geography92%+16 vs state

Living Environment89%+32 vs state

Geometry88%+28 vs state

Chemistry80%+16 vs state

Physics77%+9 vs state

Algebra I51%-5 vs state

Common Core Geometry48%+25 vs state

Earth Science29%-36 vs state

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Friday, June 10, 2011

Please review the details about this school. It is ranked as the number 1 high school on Long Island. In addition, the school offers a very successful IB program. Close Quote

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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	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th 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
South Side High School	Public	9-12	140 Shepherd St	Rockville Centre	11570	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 255-8944	959	94	10.2	20.6%	642 (66.9%)	89 (9.3%)	172 (17.9%)	26 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.1%)	81.3	125^th of 1234 public high schools	89.9%		80.2	122^nd of 1242 public high schools	90.2%	3	80.4	93.9	95.7	48.3	29.2	91.9	88.8	77.2	95.0	50.9		88.1						99.6	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$43,232	$498	$42,734
Baldwin Senior High School	Public	9-12	841 E T Kloberg Dr	Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Baldwin Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-6100	1,470	131	11.2	39.0%	112 (7.6%)	758 (51.6%)	483 (32.9%)	65 (4.4%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.5%)	41 (2.8%)	71.2	309^th of 1234 public high schools	75.0%		64.8	442^nd of 1242 public high schools	64.4%	133	77.7	93.2	88.4	13.9	49.2	93.5	86.3	82.5	92.4	51.5		62.3						99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	$33,218	$671	$32,547
Freeport High School	Public	9-12	50 S Brookside Ave	Freeport	11520	Nassau County	Freeport Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 867-5300	2,244	167	13.4	64.3%	115 (5.1%)	500 (22.3%)	1,557 (69.4%)	16 (0.7%)	16 (0.7%)	8 (0.4%)	32 (1.4%)	44.6	709^th of 1234 public high schools	42.5%		37.4	777^th of 1242 public high schools	37.4%	68	56.1	64.8	83.0	9.0	15.5	88.3	32.3	89.5	91.9	39.1	47.9	26.1	27.5					97.4	98.3	99.9	99.9	100.0	98.5	99.4	99.7	$31,739	$1,869	$29,871
Castleton Academy High School Of Oceanside	Public	9-12	25 Castleton Ct	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 678-7593	35	8	4.5	48.6%	10 (28.6%)	1 (2.9%)	20 (57.1%)	2 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.7%)	50.5	635^th of 1234 public high schools	48.5%		47.9	662^nd of 1242 public high schools	46.7%	27			81.0		50.0	68.8			81.8	25.0																$67,621	$1,823	$65,798
Malverne Senior High School	Public	9-12	80 Ocean Ave	Malverne	11565	Nassau County	Malverne Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 887-6420	628	57	11.0	0.5%	92 (14.6%)	295 (47.0%)	184 (29.3%)	46 (7.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	67.2	378^th of 1234 public high schools	69.4%		66.3	422^nd of 1242 public high schools	66.0%	44	70.6	89.3	89.5	40.4	42.1	87.8	53.4	58.1	84.0	74.7		66.4	50.0					99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$35,721	$741	$34,980
Hempstead High School	Public	9-12	201 President St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4201	1,879	68	27.6	68.2%	0 (0.0%)	439 (23.4%)	1,416 (75.4%)	23 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27.7	888^th of 1234 public high schools	28.0%		24	925^th of 1242 public high schools	25.5%	37	28.1	58.0	63.2	7.5	26.7	65.9	36.5		73.0	37.9								94.2	98.4	99.2	99.2	99.2	97.0	96.9	99.5	$31,129	$2,597	$28,532
School 7-Oceanside Senior High School	Public	9-12	3160 Skillman Ave	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 678-7526	1,668	147	11.3	20.1%	1,020 (61.2%)	59 (3.5%)	443 (26.6%)	78 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.5%)	59 (3.5%)	77	197^th of 1234 public high schools	84.0%		71.6	315^th of 1242 public high schools	74.6%	118	67.4	95.2	94.2	31.1	79.0	93.8	35.2	56.8	97.2	59.2	88.5	72.0						99.4	99.5	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.6	99.9	$32,947	$551	$32,396
East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	443 Ocean Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	East Rockaway Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-8300	557	67	8.3	36.6%	286 (51.3%)	28 (5.0%)	185 (33.2%)	32 (5.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	64.5	423^rd of 1234 public high schools	65.7%		65.2	436^th of 1242 public high schools	64.9%	13	38.6	83.8	91.2	15.4	71.3	91.5	65.4	75.7	90.5	58.5		54.9		61.5	38.2	71.7		99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.5	100.0	$38,986	$681	$38,304
Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	1 Wagner Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 345-7203	1,127	89	12.6	58.9%	134 (11.9%)	348 (30.9%)	630 (55.9%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23.6	942^nd of 1234 public high schools	23.7%		19	994^th of 1242 public high schools	20.0%	52	41.0	79.0	66.7	33.3	34.2	58.0	38.8	38.2	55.2	29.0		32.9						81.7	93.5	96.2	96.5	97.7	93.4	93.7	94.7	$36,445	$3,528	$32,916
West Hempstead Secondary School	Public	7-12	400 Nassau Blvd	West Hempstead	11552	Nassau County	West Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 390-3214	806	71	11.3	33.0%	139 (17.2%)	168 (20.8%)	393 (48.8%)	73 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	29 (3.6%)	65.3	406^th of 1234 public high schools	67.1%		62.4	487^th of 1242 public high schools	60.8%	81	56.3	72.1	93.6	24.1	72.9	88.4	54.6	40.0	91.9	68.6	63.6	61.7		55.3	56.3	55.0	34.1	98.0	98.4	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.4	98.4	98.7	$45,185	$1,977	$43,208

Frequently Asked Questions about South Side High School

What is the racial makeup of South Side High School?

Students at South Side High School are 67% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend South Side High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 959 students attended South Side High School.

Is South Side High School a good school?

South Side High School ranks 125^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is South Side High School in?

Rockville Centre Union Free School District

What schools feed into South Side High School?

South Side High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hewitt School
Elementary : Riverside School
Elementary : Watson School
Elementary : William S Covert School
Elementary : Wilson School
Middle : South Side Middle School

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