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William S Covert School

Public Grades K-5

208^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of New York elementary schools

Summary

William S Covert School is an elementary school located in South Hempstead, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 283 students. The school 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.

William S Covert School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in New York State Assessments for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 85.37% of 3rd graders, 82.86% of 4th graders, and 71.43% of 5th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 78.04% and the state's 54.15%. In Math, the school had 94.87% of 3rd graders, 82.35% of 4th graders, and 78.57% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to the district's 79.72% and the state's 59.7%. The school also performs exceptionally well across different student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for female, white, and special education students.

While William S Covert School has a relatively high spending per student at $41,119 in the 2023-2024 school year, it also maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 9.3 students per teacher. This is lower than the nearby Wilson School and Hewitt School, which are also part of the Rockville Centre Union Free School District. Overall, William S Covert School is a consistently high-performing elementary school that excels in academic achievement and resource allocation.

286

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,128

Per pupil spending ?

22.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

379 Willow St
South Hempstead, NY 11550-7718

(516) 255-8916

District: Rockville Centre Union Free School District

Students who attend William S Covert School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.3%

Hispanic:

27.6%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (82% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg78%

New York avg55%

208^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	89.3	208 of 2445	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	357 of 2445	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	308 of 2439	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	90.4	183 of 2434	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.7	78 of 2201	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	142 of 2413	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	271 of 2395	88.7%	★★★★☆
2017	88.9	175 of 2386	92.7%	★★★★★
2016	82.3	343 of 2366	85.5%	★★★★☆
2015	82.2	341 of 2352	85.5%	★★★★☆
2014	77.1	462 of 2345	80.3%	★★★★☆
2013	84.3	275 of 2325	88.2%	★★★★☆
2012	80.4	382 of 2320	83.5%	★★★★☆
2011	78.1	439 of 2286	80.8%	★★★★☆
2010	89.3	61 of 2263	97.3%	★★★★★
2009	83.0	132 of 2257	94.2%	★★★★★
2008	83.7	155 of 2227	93.0%	★★★★★
2007	86.9	63 of 2219	97.2%	★★★★★
2006	89.1	20 of 2206	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	180 of 2409	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	75.4	505 of 2413	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	277 of 2403	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	92.2	113 of 2401	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	61 of 1955	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	166 of 2357	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	274 of 2338	88.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	465 of 1569	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	455 of 1531	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	227 of 1429	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	324 of 1503	78.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	474 of 2098	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	526 of 2078	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	337 of 2041	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	376 of 2099	82.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	298 of 2407	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	301 of 2411	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	421 of 2400	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	244 of 2400	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	88.7	111 of 1961	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	192 of 2358	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	288 of 2340	87.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	88.1	135 of 2016	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	192 of 2031	90.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	103 of 1402	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	78.7	250 of 1392	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	225 of 1337	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.0	64 of 1399	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	29 of 1224	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	71 of 1338	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.0	177 of 1408	87.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2023)93rd percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math86%+29 vs state

English Language Arts81%+26 vs state

Science71%+26 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
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
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
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
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
Joseph McNeil School	Public	1-6	335 S Franklin St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4501	359	24	14.9	67.1%	0 (0.0%)	108 (30.1%)	243 (67.7%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.6	2228^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.9%		9.5	2342^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	4.2%	114	33.3	32.0	47.2	27.3	31.5	18.9	32.7	12.3	19.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$42,890	$3,008	$39,882
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
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
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
Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK-K	265 Peninsula Blvd	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4701	441	8	55.1	77.6%	0 (0.0%)	95 (21.5%)	337 (76.4%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										97.2	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	100.0	98.3	$38,647	$2,931	$35,716
Northern Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	440 Northern Pkwy	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-1705	612	53	11.5	56.9%	3 (0.5%)	191 (31.2%)	390 (63.7%)	12 (2.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	35.2	1611^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.1%		28.4	1792^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	26.7%	181	43.0	46.7	51.6		57.6	63.4	36.6		23.8	97.9	98.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.0	99.9	99.1	$36,563	$1,997	$34,566

Frequently Asked Questions about William S Covert School

How many students attend William S Covert School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended William S Covert School.

What district is William S Covert School in?

Rockville Centre Union Free School District

What is the racial makeup of William S Covert School?

Students at William S Covert School are 57% White, 28% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is William S Covert School a good school?

Yes. William S Covert School ranks in the top 8.5% of New York elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of William S Covert School attend?

Students who attend William S Covert School usually go on to attend:

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

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