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Joseph McNeil School

Public Grades 1-6

2228^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Joseph McNeil School is an elementary school located in Hempstead, New York, serving grades 1-6 with a total enrollment of 422 students. The school is part of the Hempstead Union Free School District, which is ranked 799 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Joseph McNeil School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 2077 and 2342 out of 2201 to 2445 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates often less than half the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking in the top 50% for English Language Learners and Special Education students, but in the bottom 40% for Hispanic students and the bottom 30% for African American students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Hempstead Union Free School District, such as Prospect Elementary School, Barack Obama Elementary School, and David Paterson School, also perform poorly on state assessments and have similar demographic characteristics to Joseph McNeil School. In contrast, schools in neighboring districts, such as Grand Avenue Elementary School (Uniondale Union Free School District) and William S Covert School (Rockville Centre Union Free School District), demonstrate significantly higher academic performance and lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

359

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,890

Per pupil spending ?

67.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

335 S Franklin St
Hempstead, NY 11550

(516) 434-4501

District: Hempstead Union Free School District

Students who attend Joseph McNeil School usually attend:

Middle:	Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School
High:	Hempstead High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.7%

African American:

30.1%

Asian:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (28% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Math scores 32 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg36%

New York avg54%

2,228^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Hempstead Union Free School District

799^th of 874Hempstead 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	13.6	2228 of 2445	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	2342 of 2445	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	2245 of 2439	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	2331 of 2434	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	2077 of 2201	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	2300 of 2413	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	2309 of 2395	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.8	2241 of 2386	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.0	2327 of 2366	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.3	2321 of 2352	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.4	2323 of 2345	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.1	2147 of 2325	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.6	2072 of 2320	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.8	2160 of 2286	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	26.6	1816 of 2263	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.9	1852 of 2257	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.5	1486 of 2227	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.8	1536 of 2219	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.7	1464 of 2206	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	28.5	656 of 891	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	902 of 948	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	670 of 1117	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	910 of 1066	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	768 of 1001	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	906 of 1027	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	436 of 454	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	783 of 860	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	864 of 938	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	2157 of 2409	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	2277 of 2413	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	2155 of 2403	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	2237 of 2401	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	1870 of 1955	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	2290 of 2357	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	2266 of 2338	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	1421 of 1569	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	1434 of 1531	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1293 of 1429	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1414 of 1503	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	771 of 818	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1181 of 1315	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	1240 of 1392	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	57.0	245 of 766	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	415 of 637	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	494 of 622	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	64 of 70	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	659 of 730	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1671 of 2098	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1906 of 2078	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1826 of 2041	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1989 of 2099	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1545 of 1678	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	1920 of 2032	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1967 of 2045	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	2155 of 2407	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	2292 of 2411	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	2239 of 2400	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	2323 of 2400	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	1871 of 1961	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	2189 of 2358	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	2231 of 2340	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	978 of 2134	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.1	1541 of 2110	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1718 of 2016	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1484 of 2031	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1322 of 1859	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1736 of 1941	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)68th percentile+64 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2019)26th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-19 vs state

Math24%-32 vs state

Science19%-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 (2025)	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
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
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
Barack Obama Elementary School	Public	1-6	176 William St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4401	439	32	13.7	82.9%	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.8%)	376 (85.6%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.4	1730^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.2%		22.5	1986^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.8%	256	28.6	43.7	45.2	45.6	43.1	41.7	50.7	43.3	40.0	95.9	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.6	99.8	99.5	$35,316	$2,801	$32,516
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
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
David Paterson School	Public	K-6	40 Fulton Ave	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4451	388	22	17.6	86.6%	0 (0.0%)	125 (32.2%)	260 (67.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.9	2324^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.9%		11.1	2312^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.4%	12	28.2	17.2	26.8	17.0	30.2	13.8	24.1	23.7	27.6	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$39,043	$3,184	$35,860
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
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
Jackson Main Elementary School	Public	1-6	451 Jackson St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4651	436	26	16.7	83.5%	0 (0.0%)	88 (20.2%)	343 (78.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.7	1664^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.9%		43.2	1348^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.9%	316	36.1	43.1	44.6	45.3	54.9	47.1	41.5	53.3	27.7	92.2	96.3	97.5	97.5	97.5	95.0	95.2	96.1	$35,815	$2,922	$32,893
Rhodes Academy Of Humanities And The Arts	Public	K-6	270 Washington St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4801	631	40	15.7	76.4%	0 (0.0%)	100 (15.8%)	516 (81.8%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.7	1931^st of 2445 public elementary schools	21.0%		15.6	2201^st of 2445 public elementary schools	10.0%	270	36.9	37.6	45.7	34.6	36.2	47.1	30.9	42.7	34.7									$37,494	$2,841	$34,652

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