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Great Neck Road Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
1114th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 54% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Great Neck Road Elementary School is a public elementary school in Copiague, New York, serving 450 students in grades K-5 as part of the Copiague Union Free School District.

The school has shown consistent academic performance, with 3-star ratings from SchoolDigger in recent years. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math, particularly in 5th grade, are generally higher than the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 64.79%, compared to the district's 51.42% and the state's 56.61%. Similarly, the 5th-grade Math proficiency rate was 75.36%, compared to the district's 56.48% and the state's 54.16%. The school also has strong performance among certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, who rank in the top 30-45% of their respective statewide subgroups. However, the school's performance for English Language Learners and Special Education students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 50% of their respective statewide subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, Deauville Gardens West and Deauville Gardens East, both part of the Copiague district, have generally lower academic performance. In contrast, the nearby schools in the Lindenhurst Union Free School District, such as Alleghany Avenue School and William Rall School, have stronger academic performance, with higher proficiency rates and higher statewide rankings compared to Great Neck Road Elementary School.

428
Students ?
14.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$29,419
Per pupil spending ?
66.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1400 Great Neck Rd
       Copiague, NY  11726-3399

(631) 842-4013

District: Copiague Union Free School District


Students who attend Great Neck Road Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Copiague Middle School
High:    Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
65.7%
African American:
22.7%
White:
6.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015
Above the New York median (54th percentile)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school57%
District avg50%
New York avg55%
1,114th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Top 46%▲ up 13 pts since 2015
From bottom 41% (2015) to top 46% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Copiague Union Free School District
600th of 874Copiague 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202553.31114 of 244554.4%★★★☆☆
202460.2901 of 244563.1%★★★☆☆
202348.81200 of 243950.8%★★★☆☆
202243.11369 of 243443.8%★★☆☆☆
202143.31272 of 220142.2%★★☆☆☆
201938.41473 of 241339.0%★★☆☆☆
201846.81288 of 239546.2%★★☆☆☆
201737.71508 of 238636.8%★★☆☆☆
201634.91606 of 236632.1%★★☆☆☆
201542.31387 of 235241.0%★★☆☆☆
201441.41403 of 234540.2%★★☆☆☆
201345.71237 of 232546.8%★★☆☆☆
201265.5860 of 232062.9%★★★☆☆
201175.8519 of 228677.3%★★★★☆
201049.71298 of 226342.6%★★☆☆☆
200962.31013 of 225755.1%★★★☆☆
200871.1680 of 222769.5%★★★☆☆
200752.11293 of 221941.7%★★☆☆☆
200655.01233 of 220644.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202560.0329 of 92864.5%★★★☆☆
202470.0209 of 92777.5%★★★★☆
202365.4235 of 85772.6%★★★★☆
202259.0315 of 93666.3%★★★☆☆
202156.3150 of 42764.9%★★★☆☆
201954.1327 of 89163.3%★★★☆☆
201846.6449 of 94852.6%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202542.2588 of 111747.4%★★☆☆☆
202453.6336 of 106668.5%★★★☆☆
202331.8741 of 100126.0%★☆☆☆☆
202248.2421 of 102759.0%★★★☆☆
202141.6251 of 45444.7%★★☆☆☆
201933.2602 of 86030.0%★★☆☆☆
201852.6340 of 93863.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202548.11245 of 240948.3%★★☆☆☆
202459.7876 of 241363.7%★★★☆☆
202348.21211 of 240349.6%★★☆☆☆
202244.71316 of 240145.2%★★☆☆☆
202143.61119 of 195542.8%★★☆☆☆
201940.71391 of 235741.0%★★☆☆☆
201849.91206 of 233848.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202564.3456 of 156970.9%★★★★☆
202472.6299 of 153180.5%★★★★☆
202360.3465 of 142967.5%★★★☆☆
202251.4659 of 150356.2%★★★☆☆
202155.3324 of 81860.4%★★★☆☆
201946.8640 of 131551.3%★★★☆☆
201858.9493 of 139264.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202556.6758 of 209863.9%★★★☆☆
202469.0477 of 207877.0%★★★★☆
202359.9666 of 204167.4%★★★☆☆
202249.9912 of 209956.6%★★★☆☆
202164.6461 of 167872.5%★★★★☆
201942.01117 of 203245.0%★★☆☆☆
201847.11004 of 204550.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202558.7947 of 240760.7%★★★☆☆
202458.9918 of 241161.9%★★★☆☆
202348.61184 of 240050.7%★★★☆☆
202241.91401 of 240041.6%★★☆☆☆
202139.71226 of 196137.5%★★☆☆☆
201937.61477 of 235837.4%★★☆☆☆
201844.81316 of 234043.8%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202540.41133 of 213446.9%★★☆☆☆
202447.3904 of 211057.2%★★★☆☆
202336.71194 of 201640.8%★★☆☆☆
202234.01356 of 203133.2%★★☆☆☆
201927.61465 of 185921.2%★☆☆☆☆
201826.11651 of 194114.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
201957.1561 of 133858.1%★★★☆☆
201868.6413 of 140870.7%★★★★☆
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)
Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+16 vs school
African American (2025)65th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2025)61st percentile+6 vs school
White (2019)58th percentile+19 vs school
Female (2025)48th percentile-6 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile-7 vs school
Special Education (2025)47th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Math63%+6 vs state
English Language Arts55%~ state avg
Science40%-5 vs state

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Great Neck Road Elementary School ranks 1114th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Great Neck Road Elementary School are 66% Hispanic, 23% African American, 7% White, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Students who attend Great Neck Road Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Copiague Middle School
High : Walter G O'Connell Copiague High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 428 students attended Great Neck Road Elementary School.

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2024–25 school spending dataApr 30, 2026
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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesFeb 3, 2026
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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