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Saddle Rock School

Public Grades K-5

191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Saddle Rock School is an exceptional elementary school located in Great Neck, New York, serving 547 students in grades K-5. As part of the Great Neck Union Free School District, which is ranked 69 out of 874 school districts in the state, Saddle Rock School has consistently performed at the top, ranking in the top 10% of New York elementary schools over the past several years.

Saddle Rock School's academic performance is truly outstanding, with students consistently outperforming the state and district averages on New York State Assessments in English Language Arts and Math. In the 2024-2025 school year, 85.14% of 3rd graders, 77.42% of 4th graders, and 76.47% of 5th graders scored proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61%, respectively. Similarly, in Math, 95.12% of 3rd graders, 87.1% of 4th graders, and 84.71% of 5th graders scored proficient or better, far exceeding the state averages of 59.7%, 58.64%, and 54.16%. The school's exceptional performance extends across different student subgroups, with its Hispanic and Asian students ranking among the top in the state.

Saddle Rock School's success can be attributed to its efficient use of resources, with a relatively high per-student spending of $36,838 in 2023-2024 and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.7. When compared to nearby schools, such as Lakeville Elementary School and E.M. Baker School, which also rank highly in the state, Saddle Rock School's performance is even more impressive. The school's consistent excellence and commitment to supporting a diverse student population make it a model for other schools to emulate.

519

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,048

Per pupil spending ?

21.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10 Hawthorne Ln
Great Neck, NY 11023-2022

(516) 441-4400

District: Great Neck Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

46.4%

White:

40.8%

Hispanic:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 8% of New York elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Great Neck Union Free School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg87%

New York avg55%

191^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Great Neck Union Free School District

69^th of 874Great Neck 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	90.1	191 of 2445	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	184 of 2445	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	203 of 2439	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	128 of 2434	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	100 of 2201	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	219 of 2413	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	200 of 2395	91.6%	★★★★★
2017	92.0	109 of 2386	95.4%	★★★★★
2016	92.4	88 of 2366	96.3%	★★★★★
2015	88.1	195 of 2352	91.7%	★★★★★
2014	88.9	170 of 2345	92.8%	★★★★★
2013	88.0	190 of 2325	91.8%	★★★★★
2012	84.5	233 of 2320	90.0%	★★★★☆
2011	86.5	179 of 2286	92.2%	★★★★★
2010	89.4	59 of 2263	97.4%	★★★★★
2009	77.7	379 of 2257	83.2%	★★★★☆
2008	74.0	578 of 2227	74.0%	★★★★☆
2007	77.6	425 of 2219	80.8%	★★★★☆
2006	86.4	74 of 2206	96.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	86 of 696	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	106 of 662	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	91 of 605	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	94 of 671	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	98 of 430	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	112 of 548	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	92 of 601	84.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	50.0	320 of 860	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	444 of 938	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	159 of 2409	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	197 of 2413	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	216 of 2403	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	151 of 2401	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	90 of 1955	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	241 of 2357	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	203 of 2338	91.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	98.0	30 of 1531	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	47.9	619 of 1315	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	232 of 2098	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	266 of 2078	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	178 of 2041	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	80.5	257 of 2099	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	88.9	98 of 1678	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	63.4	581 of 2032	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	378 of 2045	81.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	230 of 2407	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	184 of 2411	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	190 of 2400	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	100 of 2400	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	106 of 1961	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	177 of 2358	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	196 of 2340	91.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	351 of 2134	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	273 of 2110	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	266 of 2016	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	92.3	65 of 2031	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	69 of 1044	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	149 of 1859	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	75.4	242 of 1941	87.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	551 of 1402	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	409 of 1392	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	387 of 1337	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	199 of 1399	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	120 of 1224	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	78.1	269 of 1338	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	300 of 1408	78.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)98th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)63rd percentile-28 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math89%+31 vs state

English Language Arts79%+24 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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th 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
Saddle Rock School	Public	K-5	10 Hawthorne Ln	Great Neck	11023	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4400	519	49	10.6	21.2%	212 (40.8%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.5%)	241 (46.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	90.1	191^st of 2445 public elementary schools	92.2%		90.7	184^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.5%	7	85.1	77.4	76.5	95.1	87.1	84.7	70.6	99.6	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	$40,048	$723	$39,326
E M Baker School	Public	K-5	69 Baker Hill Rd	Great Neck	11023	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4100	651	53	12.3	19.8%	183 (28.1%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (8.9%)	383 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	93.5	119^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.1%		94.3	107^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.6%	12	84.2	86.0	88.9	84.6	88.4	92.7	82.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$36,595	$733	$35,862
John F Kennedy School	Public	PK, KG-5	1-A Grassfield Rd	Great Neck	11024	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 441-4200	427	39	10.8	29.5%	255 (59.7%)	5 (1.2%)	93 (21.8%)	64 (15.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	82.8	355^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.5%		88.4	241^st of 2445 public elementary schools	90.1%	114	61.1	75.4	79.6	72.4	82.8	87.7	70.4	99.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$43,150	$670	$42,479
Ps 94 David D Porter	Public	PK, KG-5	41-77 Little Neck Pkwy	Little Neck	11363	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8491	353	25	13.8	51.6%	26 (7.4%)	7 (2.0%)	41 (11.6%)	261 (73.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	96.1	53^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	97.8%		97.9	22^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	99.1%	31	94.7	84.9	98.0	96.6	96.2	92.7	80.0									$29,856	$1,472	$28,384
Ps 98 Douglaston School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	40-20 235th St	Douglaston	11363	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8535	264	23	11.4	28.0%	83 (31.4%)	14 (5.3%)	62 (23.5%)	92 (34.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	96.2	48^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.0%		94.8	95^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.1%	47	96.2	93.8	91.2	100.0	97.0	97.1	73.5									$34,820	$1,352	$33,467
Lakeville Elementary School	Public	1-5	47-27 Jayson Ave	Great Neck	11020	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4300	772	59	13.0	19.9%	71 (9.2%)	9 (1.2%)	49 (6.3%)	615 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.6%)	97	28^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.6	25^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.0%	3	92.6	96.3	95.2	96.5	96.4	98.8	84.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$35,559	$735	$34,825
Ps 169 Bay Terrace	Public	K-5	18-25 212th St	Bayside	11360	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 428-6160	406	27	15.0	32.5%	111 (27.3%)	14 (3.4%)	99 (24.4%)	160 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	74	584^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.1%		73.2	571^st of 2445 public elementary schools	76.6%	13	66.7	53.9	69.1	78.0	78.5	84.9	54.6									$27,912	$1,348	$26,565
Ps 41 Crocheron	Public	PK, KG-5	34-06 214th Lane	Bayside	11361	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8333	445	31	14.3	47.6%	69 (15.5%)	2 (0.4%)	93 (20.9%)	271 (60.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	95.3	71^st of 2445 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.3	55^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.8%	16	86.7	91.5	85.7	93.0	96.7	92.2	89.4									$29,764	$1,397	$28,367
Ps 221 North Hills School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	57-40 Marathon Pkwy	Little Neck	11362	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 225-7029	504	37	13.8	42.9%	80 (15.9%)	10 (2.0%)	86 (17.1%)	319 (63.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	88.9	218^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.1%		90	202^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	91.7%	16	83.3	75.0	86.4	81.0	83.5	80.7	73.8									$33,733	$1,667	$32,067
Ps 159	Public	PK, KG-5	205-01 33rd Ave	Bayside	11361	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8553	504	36	14.0	61.3%	97 (19.2%)	2 (0.4%)	97 (19.2%)	299 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	78.7	462^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	81.1%		90.8	182^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	92.6%	280	62.1	75.0	76.7	69.5	86.4	75.0	59.6									$31,089	$1,565	$29,525

Frequently Asked Questions about Saddle Rock School

What district is Saddle Rock School in?

Great Neck Union Free School District

How many students attend Saddle Rock School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 519 students attended Saddle Rock School.

What is the racial makeup of Saddle Rock School?

Students at Saddle Rock School are 46% Asian, 41% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Saddle Rock School a good school?

Yes. Saddle Rock School ranks in the top 7.8% of New York elementary schools.

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