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Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

1381^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 8% of New York middle schools

Summary

Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School is a public middle school located in Hempstead, New York, serving around 900 students in grades 7-8. 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.

Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New York middle schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 1181 and 1447 out of around 1500 middle schools. The school has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state. In academic performance, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are significantly below the state averages, with only around 30% of students proficient in these subjects compared to over 50% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for female, Hispanic, and English Language Learner (ELL) students, with these groups ranking in the bottom 40-50% of New York middle schools.

Compared to nearby middle schools in Freeport, Mineola, Rockville Centre, and Garden City, Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School significantly underperforms. These neighboring schools generally rank in the top 30-50% of New York middle schools and have much higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math. The only nearby school that performs similarly poorly is Turtle Hook Middle School in the Uniondale district, which also ranks in the bottom 20% of New York middle schools.

748

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$44,164

Per pupil spending ?

76.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Greenwich St
Hempstead, NY 11550

(516) 434-4301

District: Hempstead Union Free School District

Students who attend Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hempstead High School

Feeder schools for Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School:

Elementary:	Barack Obama Elementary School
	David Paterson School
	Jackson Main Elementary School
	Joseph McNeil School
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	Prospect Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.8%

African American:

24.7%

Asian:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (29% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Life Science Biology scores 36 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg31%

New York avg55%

1,381^st of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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	13.7	1381 of 1500	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1443 of 1504	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1447 of 1500	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1341 of 1479	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1181 of 1242	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1353 of 1439	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1361 of 1438	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	1408 of 1455	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.8	1380 of 1429	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	1352 of 1407	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.0	1308 of 1401	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.0	1249 of 1373	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.9	1245 of 1337	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.2	1217 of 1295	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.5	1036 of 1243	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.0	1077 of 1224	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.1	1042 of 1185	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	6.9	1052 of 1123	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.6	1013 of 1095	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	16.3	644 of 705	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	585 of 706	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.5	143 of 253	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	560 of 653	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	598 of 663	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	552 of 646	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	537 of 615	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	499 of 591	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	450 of 581	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	114 of 118	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	426 of 473	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	363 of 503	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	1365 of 1457	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1405 of 1465	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	1424 of 1463	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1343 of 1454	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1041 of 1066	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1311 of 1370	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1289 of 1353	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	844 of 965	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	871 of 953	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	885 of 943	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	779 of 914	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	426 of 449	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	729 of 826	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	738 of 810	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	307 of 603	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	284 of 594	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.2	409 of 543	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	408 of 487	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	46 of 49	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	414 of 457	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1022 of 1283	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1164 of 1296	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1191 of 1288	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1080 of 1306	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	816 of 935	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	1122 of 1241	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1182 of 1245	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	1307 of 1455	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	1398 of 1464	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1397 of 1464	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	1316 of 1455	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	1009 of 1071	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1245 of 1366	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1297 of 1352	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	1054 of 1298	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1073 of 1303	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1163 of 1307	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	966 of 1283	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	516 of 522	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	853 of 1139	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1051 of 1170	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	19.5	628 of 716	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	747 of 763	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)49th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

White (2019)12th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

African American (2024)9th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I33%-23 vs state

English Language Arts30%-21 vs state

Math29%-28 vs state

Life Science Biology22%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	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	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th 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
Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School	Public	7-8	70 Greenwich St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4301	748	60	12.4	76.6%	0 (0.0%)	185 (24.7%)	552 (73.8%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.7	1381^st of 1500 public middle schools	7.9%		9.3	1443^rd of 1504 public middle schools	4.1%	62				33.0	22.0				30.5	30.3				28.7				99.4	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.7	$44,164	$2,781	$41,383
Lawrence Road Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Lawrence Rd	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-1501	623	72	8.6	65.3%	6 (1.0%)	225 (36.1%)	363 (58.3%)	14 (2.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	29.2	1138^th of 1500 public middle schools	24.1%		18.5	1326^th of 1504 public middle schools	11.8%	188				78.8	59.2			35.7	40.8	35.5			36.3	53.8	6.7		5.9	97.5	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.7	$43,916	$2,136	$41,780
George Washington School	Public	4-6	347 William St	West Hempstead	11552	Nassau County	West Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 390-3130	340	24	14.0	33.2%	49 (14.4%)	62 (18.2%)	184 (54.1%)	36 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)								(n/a)						50.5	56.1	49.4			47.2	55.2	60.3			44.7		98.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$42,301	$2,077	$40,223
Garden City Middle School	Public	6-8	98 Cherry Valley Ave	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-3000	1,034	81	12.6	4.5%	787 (76.1%)	9 (0.9%)	80 (7.7%)	137 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.9%)	94	82^nd of 1500 public middle schools	94.5%		92.7	101^st of 1504 public middle schools	93.3%	19	100.0			100.0				74.4	82.0	77.0			90.3	94.6	86.2		73.3	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	$29,675	$362	$29,313
Turtle Hook Middle School	Public	6-8	975 Jerusalem Ave	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-1301	637	71	8.9	67.5%	5 (0.8%)	181 (28.4%)	438 (68.8%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	25.7	1215^th of 1500 public middle schools	19.0%		21.6	1272^nd of 1504 public middle schools	15.4%	57				74.2	53.6			43.7	29.0	28.4			34.4	45.8				99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$51,713	$12,883	$38,830
Roosevelt Middle School	Public	7-8	335 E Clinton Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 345-7700	441	53	8.3	64.9%	18 (4.1%)	130 (29.5%)	287 (65.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18.1	1337^th of 1500 public middle schools	10.9%		22	1264^th of 1504 public middle schools	16.0%	73		96.3	96.6	100.0					29.4	25.3				45.4	24.4		21.2	88.5	97.3	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.2	98.8	97.7	$49,082	$3,746	$45,336
Caroline G Atkinson School	Public	5-6	58 W Seaman Ave	Freeport	11520	Nassau County	Freeport Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 867-5270	882	77	11.4	67.6%	22 (2.5%)	189 (21.4%)	650 (73.7%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.4%)								(n/a)							46.1	39.6				38.1	47.1			26.6		98.3	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.8	99.8	$34,060	$1,966	$32,095
Mineola Middle School	Public	5-7	200 Emory Rd	Mineola	11501	Nassau County	Mineola Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 237-2500	653	62	10.4	28.8%	283 (43.3%)	9 (1.4%)	236 (36.1%)	100 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.7%)	68.3	410^th of 1500 public middle schools	72.7%		64.1	476^th of 1504 public middle schools	68.4%	66				100.0			67.7	57.7	53.1			61.5	67.5	65.4		49.7		98.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$36,518	$1,107	$35,411
South Side Middle School	Public	6-9	67 Hillside Ave	Rockville Centre	11570	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 255-8976	806	86	9.4	16.6%	562 (69.7%)	51 (6.3%)	138 (17.1%)	24 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.8%)	81.5	236^th of 1500 public middle schools	84.3%		72	345^th of 1504 public middle schools	77.1%	109	91.2			96.2				67.0	60.7	65.1			81.0	78.2				99.2	99.8	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.7	$38,529	$557	$37,972
Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	690 Wenwood Dr	East Meadow	11554	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 564-6523	1,141	107	10.6	30.2%	436 (38.2%)	79 (6.9%)	237 (20.8%)	366 (32.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (1.7%)	81.8	231^st of 1500 public middle schools	84.6%		79.4	245^th of 1504 public middle schools	83.7%	14	100.0			100.0				67.3	60.2	64.5			88.0	79.7	89.4		51.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$32,137	$1,000	$31,137

Frequently Asked Questions about Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School

How many students attend Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 748 students attended Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School.

Is Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School a good school?

Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of New York middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School attend?

Students who attend Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School usually go on to attend Hempstead High School

What district is Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School in?

Hempstead Union Free School District

What is the racial makeup of Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School?

Students at Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School are 74% Hispanic, 25% African American, 1% Asian.

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