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Wilson School

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Wilson School ranks 261 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Wilson School is an elementary school located in Rockville Centre, New York, serving 392 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Rockville Centre Union Free School District, which is ranked 113 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wilson School consistently performs well on New York State Assessments, with high proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 84.06% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district average of 82.11% and the state average of 56.61%. Similarly, in Math, 81.36% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the district average of 79.72% and the state average of 59.7%. The school's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, ranking 66th out of 671 New York elementary schools for Asian students in ELA and 142nd out of 1,569 schools for Hispanic students in ELA.

When compared to other nearby schools within the same district, Hewitt School and William S Covert School, Wilson School generally outperforms its counterparts in both ELA and Math proficiency rates across grade levels. Additionally, Wilson School has a higher per-student spending ($34,456 in 2023-2024) compared to the district and state averages, as well as a lower student-teacher ratio (10.8 in 2023-2024) than many of the nearby schools.

387

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,182

Per pupil spending ?

5.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25 Buckingham Rd
Rockville Centre, NY 11570-2299

(516) 255-8910

District: Rockville Centre Union Free School District

Students who attend Wilson School usually attend:

Middle:	South Side Middle School
High:	South Side High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.2%

Hispanic:

13.4%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (79% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg78%

New York avg55%

261^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Rockville Centre Union Free School District

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	86.8	261 of 2445	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	349 of 2445	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	384 of 2439	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	235 of 2434	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	133 of 2201	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	221 of 2413	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	79.0	416 of 2395	82.6%	★★★★☆
2017	84.5	280 of 2386	88.3%	★★★★☆
2016	87.4	203 of 2366	91.4%	★★★★★
2015	78.8	428 of 2352	81.8%	★★★★☆
2014	79.4	392 of 2345	83.3%	★★★★☆
2013	79.0	400 of 2325	82.8%	★★★★☆
2012	86.9	172 of 2320	92.6%	★★★★★
2011	86.8	170 of 2286	92.6%	★★★★★
2010	84.2	205 of 2263	90.9%	★★★★★
2009	81.7	194 of 2257	91.4%	★★★★★
2008	84.4	124 of 2227	94.4%	★★★★★
2007	86.1	89 of 2219	96.0%	★★★★★
2006	84.9	128 of 2206	94.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	83.7	66 of 671	90.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	320 of 2409	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	481 of 2413	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	422 of 2403	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	239 of 2401	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	94 of 1955	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	76.9	463 of 2357	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	595 of 2338	74.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	142 of 1569	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	80.1	210 of 1531	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	330 of 1503	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	157 of 818	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	207 of 1315	84.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	63.7	573 of 2078	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	699 of 2099	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	226 of 2407	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	240 of 2411	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	336 of 2400	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	241 of 2400	90.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.4	163 of 1961	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	96 of 2358	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.2	330 of 2340	85.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	370 of 2134	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	660 of 2110	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.4	316 of 2031	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	169 of 1044	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	230 of 1859	87.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	300 of 1402	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	352 of 1392	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	334 of 1337	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	210 of 1399	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	87.7	57 of 1224	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	207 of 1338	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	350 of 1408	75.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Asian (2022)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)72nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts81%+26 vs state

Science79%+34 vs state

Math77%+19 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
Wilson School	Public	K-5	25 Buckingham Rd	Rockville Centre	11570	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 255-8910	387	36	10.8	5.9%	295 (76.2%)	7 (1.8%)	52 (13.4%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	86.8	261^st of 2445 public elementary schools	89.3%		83.6	349^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.7%	88	78.6	79.7	84.1		81.4	71.2	77.1		79.4	99.1	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	99.5	99.8	$36,182	$467	$35,715
Lenox Elementary School	Public	K-5	551 Lenox Rd	Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Baldwin Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-6400	261	21	12.4	42.1%	6 (2.3%)	141 (54.0%)	90 (34.5%)	14 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	74	585^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.1%		60.7	891^st of 2445 public elementary schools	63.6%	306	78.0	68.4	60.0		80.4	63.4	71.8		55.3	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	100.0	$30,337	$565	$29,773
Plaza Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 Seaman Ave	Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Baldwin Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-6600	429	38	11.3	41.5%	46 (10.7%)	170 (39.6%)	172 (40.1%)	28 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	78.4	472^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	80.7%		75.4	528^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.4%	56	67.3	71.9	72.1		75.5	77.6	72.2		60.0	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.8	$33,068	$979	$32,089
Hewitt School	Public	K-5	446 Hempstead Ave	Rockville Centre	11570	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 255-8913	465	40	11.6	3.7%	379 (81.5%)	21 (4.5%)	44 (9.5%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	85.9	284^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.4%		90.6	188^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.3%	96	78.9	72.5	84.2		76.4	79.8	89.7		67.9	99.1	99.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.6	99.4	$34,064	$468	$33,596
William S Covert School	Public	K-5	379 Willow St	South Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 255-8916	286	27	10.6	22.4%	164 (57.3%)	20 (7.0%)	79 (27.6%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	89.3	208^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.5%		83.2	357^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.4%	149	85.4	82.9	71.4		94.9	82.4	78.6		71.4	98.7	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.7	99.0	99.0	$42,128	$479	$41,649
Brookside Elementary School	Public	K-5	940 Stanton Ave	Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Baldwin Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-6300	236	19	12.1	43.6%	12 (5.1%)	141 (59.7%)	63 (26.7%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	69.8	698^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.5%		62.9	824^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.3%	126	84.2	64.3	60.5		82.1	67.4	62.5		46.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$29,766	$1,022	$28,744
Grand Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	711 School Dr	North Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-2101	306	29	10.4	61.4%	0 (0.0%)	134 (43.8%)	158 (51.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	36.5	1567^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.9%		54.4	1043^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	57.3%	524	40.0	63.0	37.0		53.9	66.0	44.4		25.0	98.4	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	99.7	99.7	$39,381	$1,805	$37,576
School 5	Public	1-6	2440 N Oceanside Rd	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 678-7585	452	32	14.3	16.8%	278 (61.5%)	11 (2.4%)	117 (25.9%)	25 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	73.5	598^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.5%		69.2	672^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	72.5%	74	47.9	79.2	71.0	63.3	66.7	86.7	56.9	61.9	65.6	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,058	$523	$23,535
Watson School	Public	K-5	277 N Centre Ave	Rockville Centre	11570	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 255-8904	224	25	9.1	15.2%	136 (60.7%)	10 (4.5%)	46 (20.5%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (9.4%)	88.1	232^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.5%		87.3	265^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.2%	33	77.4	83.3	84.2		77.4	86.7	71.8		85.7	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.9	99.3	99.3	$39,829	$491	$39,338
Centennial Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	140 W Centennial Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 345-7400	460	44	10.3	54.6%	12 (2.6%)	154 (33.5%)	284 (61.7%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.4	1511^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.2%		40.1	1444^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.9%	67	43.9	36.6	59.1	41.3	44.4	46.7	65.3	24.4	51.4	96.5	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.0	99.7	98.1	$38,020	$3,149	$34,871

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson School

What is the racial makeup of Wilson School?

Students at Wilson School are 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Wilson School a good school?

Wilson School ranks 261^st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Wilson School attend?

Students who attend Wilson School usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Side Middle School
High : South Side High School

How many students attend Wilson School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Wilson School.

What district is Wilson School in?

Rockville Centre Union Free School District

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