Is Great Neck South High School a good school?

Yes! Great Neck South High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 15 th of 1228 New York high schools.

How many students attend Great Neck South High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,262 students attended Great Neck South High School.

What is the racial makeup of Great Neck South High School?

Students at Great Neck South High School are 73% Asian, 17% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Great Neck South High School?

Great Neck South High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Lakeville Elementary School Middle : Great Neck South Middle School

Great Neck South High School

Summary:

Great Neck South High School is a highly-ranked public high school serving 1,262 students in grades 9-12 in the prestigious Great Neck Union Free School District, which is ranked 42nd out of 866 districts in New York and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top high schools in New York, ranking 15th out of 1,228 schools in the 2022-2023 school year. Its students excel academically, outperforming state and district averages on a wide range of Regents exams, including Algebra I (96.84% proficient), Chemistry (94.74% proficient), and U.S. History and Government (100% proficient). Great Neck South High School also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 93.8% to 96.7% over the past five years, and a remarkably low dropout rate of 0.3% to 1.0% during the same period. The school's diverse student population is 72.58% Asian, 16.56% White, 8.08% Hispanic, and 0.71% African American, and its high academic performance extends across various student subgroups.

When compared to other high schools in the area, such as Great Neck North High School and schools in the New York City Geographic District #26, Great Neck South High School stands out as a top-performing institution with consistently higher rankings, test scores, and graduation rates. This exceptional performance, coupled with the school's commitment to serving a diverse student population, makes it a model for high-achieving public high schools in New York and beyond.

Detail:

Public 9-12

341 Lakeville Rd
Great Neck, NY 11020-1603

(516) 441-4800

District: Great Neck Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
15^th of 1,228 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $25,174

Feeder schools for Great Neck South High School:

Elementary:	Lakeville Elementary School
Middle:	Great Neck South Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.9

Number of students: 1,262

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

72.6%

White:

16.6%

Hispanic:

8.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 20%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Great Neck South High School ranks better than 98.8% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked high schools in the Great Neck Union Free School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.57. (See more...)

The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Great Neck South High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Great Neck South High School has the largest high school student body size in the Great Neck Union Free School District. Racial makeup is: Asian (72.6%), White (16.6%), Hispanic (8.1%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Great Neck South High School is 10.9, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Great Neck Union Free School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Great Neck South High School is $25,174, which is the lowest among 3 high schools in the Great Neck Union Free School District!

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Great Neck South High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Great Neck South High School 15^th of 1228 New York public high schools. (See Great Neck South High School in the ranking list.)

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Great Neck Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Great Neck Union Free School District 42^nd of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Great Neck South High School

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Rank History for all students at Great Neck South High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	74.33	88^th	935	90.6%
2006	77.24	39^th	986	96.0%
2007	76.41	61^st	1002	93.9%
2008	78.42	28^th	1027	97.3%
2009	79.04	20^th	1086	98.2%
2010	74.73	120^th	1117	89.3%
2011	81.16	21^st	1165	98.2%
2012	84.03	19^th	1198	98.4%
2013	84.28	23^rd	1217	98.1%
2014	84.27	24^th	1237	98.1%
2015	83.23	33^rd	1255	97.4%
2016	81.36	67^th	1255	94.7%
2017	87.52	24^th	1221	98.0%
2018	83.60	34^th	1210	97.2%
2019	85.33	16^th	1207	98.7%
2022	88.46	10^th	1190	99.2%
2023	88.57	15^th	1228	98.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Great Neck South High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	93.64	14^th	546	97.4%
2019	98.49	3^rd	565	99.5%
2022	99.43	3^rd	481	99.4%
2023	98.61	3^rd	583	99.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Great Neck South High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	90.63	34^th	1095	96.9%
2019	94.01	20^th	1132	98.2%
2022	96.03	10^th	1038	99.0%
2023	96.50	13^th	1130	98.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Great Neck South High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	82.83	26^th	1154	97.7%
2019	88.18	12^th	1179	99.0%
2022	91.73	8^th	1101	99.3%
2023	90.56	9^th	1155	99.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Great Neck South High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	82.09	48^th	1176	95.9%
2019	84.43	22^nd	1193	98.2%
2022	88.60	7^th	1155	99.4%
2023	88.29	17^th	1197	98.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Great Neck South High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	84.01	26^th	1176	97.8%
2019	85.07	13^th	1190	98.9%
2022	87.32	12^th	1154	99.0%
2023	88.16	18^th	1191	98.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Great Neck South High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.31	30^th	426	93.0%
2019	77.51	36^th	447	91.9%
2022	79.88	21^st	386	94.6%
2023	80.47	25^th	424	94.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Great Neck South High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.90	178^th	791	77.5%
2019	85.97	44^th	815	94.6%
2022	91.91	13^th	760	98.3%
2023	88.90	30^th	851	96.5%

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Rank History for White students at Great Neck South High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.38	32^nd	765	95.8%
2019	79.11	29^th	793	96.3%
2022	81.82	20^th	738	97.3%
2023	82.35	25^th	776	96.8%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Great Neck South High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	686	54	92	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	885
1990	620	41	108	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	828
1991	642	37	133	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	880
1992	650	35	150	66	0	n/a	n/a	0	901
1993	682	32	141	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	908
1994	658	33	155	72	0	n/a	n/a	0	918
1995	662	26	142	74	0	n/a	n/a	0	904
1996	662	26	142	74	0	n/a	n/a	0	904
1997	759	20	119	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	948
1998	782	23	129	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	984
1999	820	31	156	64	0	n/a	n/a	0	1071
2000	835	30	164	70	0	n/a	n/a	0	1099
2001	753	33	199	89	0	n/a	n/a	0	1074
2002	686	41	278	80	1	n/a	n/a	0	1086
2003	686	41	278	80	1	n/a	n/a	0	1086
2004	693	40	291	76	0	n/a	n/a	0	1100
2005	712	40	345	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	1165
2006	737	34	346	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	1188
2007	742	32	393	66	2	n/a	n/a	5	1240
2008	753	30	443	77	0	n/a	n/a	0	1303
2009	721	35	506	77	0	n/a	n/a	0	1339
2010	671	32	582	81	0	n/a	n/a	0	1366
2011	659	33	562	87	0	0	1	0	1342
2012	593	31	573	83	0	1	0	0	1281
2013	552	27	575	90	0	1	0	0	1245
2014	520	25	559	108	0	0	4	0	1216
2015	472	28	607	105	0	0	6	0	1218
2016	440	25	624	103	0	0	13	0	1205
2017	413	20	638	104	0	0	18	0	1193
2018	384	17	702	99	0	0	19	0	1221
2019	367	18	719	94	0	0	24	0	1222
2020	350	15	756	102	0	0	27	0	1250
2021	292	16	793	101	0	0	24	0	1226
2022	243	11	843	102	0	0	23	0	1222
2023	209	9	916	102	0	0	26	0	1262

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Great Neck South High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	885	80.0	11.0	n/a
1990	828	84.9	9.7	n/a
1991	880	84.0	10.4	n/a
1992	901	87.2	10.3	n/a
1993	908	81.9	11.1	n/a
1994	918	80.2	11.4	5.3
1995	904	79.6	11.4	5
1996	904	79.6	11.4	5
1997	948	86.0	11.0	4.7
1998	984	87.2	11.3	5.4
1999	1071	92.3	11.6	4.2
2000	1099	93.5	11.8	5.2
2001	1074	95.0	11.3	4.2
2002	1086	95.0	11.4	6.3
2003	1086	95.0	11.4	6.3
2004	1100	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1165	98.1	11.9	2.7
2006	1188	101.0	11.8	8.6
2007	1240	99.9	12.4	6.6
2008	1303	108.5	12.0	5.5
2009	1339	117.7	11.4	6.3
2010	1366	116.2	11.7	7.8
2011	1342	117.6	11.4	7.4
2012	1281	110.6	11.5	9.1
2013	1245	109.5	11.3	10.1
2014	1216	108.5	11.2	13.5
2015	1218	107.0	11.3	12.6
2016	1205	113.0	10.6	15.7
2017	1193	111.5	10.6	18.9
2018	1221	113.4	10.7	18.3
2019	1222	107.2	11.3	19.8
2020	1250	119.4	10.4	21.1
2021	1226	114.4	10.7	18.5
2022	1222	114.7	10.6	20
2023	1262	115.4	10.9	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Great Neck South High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	885	80.0	11.0	n/a
1990	828	84.9	9.7	n/a
1991	880	84.0	10.4	n/a
1992	901	87.2	10.3	n/a
1993	908	81.9	11.1	n/a
1994	918	80.2	11.4	5.3
1995	904	79.6	11.4	5
1996	904	79.6	11.4	5
1997	948	86.0	11.0	4.7
1998	984	87.2	11.3	5.4
1999	1071	92.3	11.6	4.2
2000	1099	93.5	11.8	5.2
2001	1074	95.0	11.3	4.2
2002	1086	95.0	11.4	6.3
2003	1086	95.0	11.4	6.3
2004	1100	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1165	98.1	11.9	2.7
2006	1188	101.0	11.8	8.6
2007	1240	99.9	12.4	6.6
2008	1303	108.5	12.0	5.5
2009	1339	117.7	11.4	6.3
2010	1366	116.2	11.7	7.8
2011	1342	117.6	11.4	7.4
2012	1281	110.6	11.5	9.1
2013	1245	109.5	11.3	10.1
2014	1216	108.5	11.2	13.5
2015	1218	107.0	11.3	12.6
2016	1205	113.0	10.6	15.7
2017	1193	111.5	10.6	18.9
2018	1221	113.4	10.7	18.3
2019	1222	107.2	11.3	19.8
2020	1250	119.4	10.4	21.1
2021	1226	114.4	10.7	18.5
2022	1222	114.7	10.6	20
2023	1262	115.4	10.9	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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