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Old Mill Road School

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Old Mill Road School ranks 741 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

741^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Old Mill Road School is a K-6 elementary school in Merrick, NY, serving 461 students as part of the highly-rated North Merrick Union Free School District. While the district itself earns a 4-star rating and ranks in the 82nd percentile statewide, Old Mill Road has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping from a peak rank of 277th (87th percentile) in 2020-2021 to 741st (70th percentile) in 2024-2025. This places it as the lowest-performing school within its own district, trailing significantly behind sister schools like Harold D. Fayette School (ranked 160th, 93rd percentile) and Camp Avenue School (ranked 533rd, 78th percentile).

One of the most striking patterns at Old Mill Road is a "4th grade peak," where students achieve their highest proficiency rates—especially in Math, with 90% proficiency in 2024-2025. However, this success does not carry into 5th and 6th grades, where scores drop significantly below district averages. For example, in 5th grade ELA, only 54.55% of Old Mill Road students were proficient, compared to 88.24% at Fayette and 81.58% at Camp Avenue. This suggests a potential challenge in maintaining student growth as they move through upper elementary grades. Additionally, the school's performance with different student groups varies widely: it excels with Hispanic students (79th percentile) but struggles with Asian students (32nd percentile), indicating that instructional approaches may not be equally effective for all.

Despite a dramatic 58% increase in per-student spending—from $20,620 in 2021-2022 to $32,686 in 2024-2025—the school's state ranking has declined. For context, nearby Chatterton School in the Merrick Union Free School District spends a similar amount ($33,008) but achieves a top-6% ranking (94th percentile) with a much lower student-teacher ratio of 9.6. Old Mill Road's student-teacher ratio is 14.9, and its recent downward trend raises questions about how increased funding is being used. Surrounded by high-performing schools within a 1.5-mile radius—including Fayette, Chatterton, John G. Dinkelmeyer School, and Newbridge Road School—Old Mill Road faces a competitive disadvantage that parents should consider when evaluating school options in the area.

461

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,686

Per pupil spending ?

11.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1775 Old Mill Rd
Merrick, NY 11566-1599

(516) 379-0945

District: North Merrick Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.2%

Hispanic:

18.9%

Asian:

10.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (65% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg71%

New York avg54%

741^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the North Merrick Union Free School District

160^th of 874North Merrick 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	68.1	741 of 2445	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	960 of 2445	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.5	552 of 2439	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	487 of 2434	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	277 of 2201	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	671 of 2413	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	762 of 2395	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	79.0	419 of 2386	82.4%	★★★★☆
2016	78.3	433 of 2366	81.7%	★★★★☆
2015	86.5	237 of 2352	89.9%	★★★★☆
2014	78.0	437 of 2345	81.4%	★★★★☆
2013	82.0	337 of 2325	85.5%	★★★★☆
2012	88.8	122 of 2320	94.7%	★★★★★
2011	88.6	129 of 2286	94.4%	★★★★★
2010	81.9	292 of 2263	87.1%	★★★★☆
2009	80.5	248 of 2257	89.0%	★★★★☆
2008	80.4	301 of 2227	86.5%	★★★★☆
2007	81.8	260 of 2219	88.3%	★★★★☆
2006	83.3	201 of 2206	90.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	475 of 696	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	523 of 662	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.7	362 of 671	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	317 of 548	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	79.6	85 of 601	85.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	732 of 2409	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	1069 of 2413	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	576 of 2403	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	646 of 2401	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	185 of 1955	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	65.6	755 of 2357	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	898 of 2338	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	337 of 1569	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	48.3	701 of 1531	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.4	193 of 1503	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	46.0	651 of 1315	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	418 of 1392	70.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	635 of 2098	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.9	1323 of 2078	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	84.7	229 of 2041	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	403 of 2099	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	137 of 1678	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	49.8	880 of 2032	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	915 of 2045	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	774 of 2407	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	872 of 2411	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.8	518 of 2400	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	355 of 2400	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	396 of 1961	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	585 of 2358	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	651 of 2340	72.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	748 of 2134	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	531 of 2110	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	318 of 2016	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	136 of 2031	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	58.9	478 of 1859	74.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	589 of 1402	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	709 of 1392	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.1	512 of 1337	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	460 of 1399	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.2	300 of 1224	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	551 of 1338	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	694 of 1408	50.7%	★★★☆☆

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)79th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)32nd percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math67%+11 vs state

English Language Arts65%+11 vs state

Science56%+11 vs state

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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 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 3rd 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
Old Mill Road School	Public	K-6	1775 Old Mill Rd	Merrick	11566	Nassau County	North Merrick Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 379-0945	461	31	14.9	11.1%	305 (66.2%)	11 (2.4%)	87 (18.9%)	49 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	68.1	741^st of 2445 public elementary schools	69.7%		57.5	960^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.7%	219	67.9	74.0	54.6	60.0			53.7	90.0	59.5	63.2			56.1		97.4	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.3	99.1	98.6	$32,686	$1,072	$31,614
Harold D Fayette School	Public	K-6	1057 Merrick Ave	North Merrick	11566	Nassau County	North Merrick Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 489-3090	286	22	12.9	8.7%	160 (55.9%)	19 (6.6%)	55 (19.2%)	48 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	91.8	160^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.5%		85.4	306^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.5%	146	94.7	81.0	88.2	66.7			100.0	91.7	88.2	75.0			86.7		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$36,891	$1,070	$35,821
Camp Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	1712 Merrick Ave	Merrick	11566	Nassau County	North Merrick Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 379-3732	491	27	18.4	8.6%	366 (74.5%)	14 (2.9%)	57 (11.6%)	46 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	75.6	533^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	78.2%		77.9	480^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.4%	53	57.8	83.3	81.6	51.1			66.7	82.5	81.0	54.0			79.4		98.1	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.4	99.2	99.0	$28,536	$1,069	$27,468
Smith Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	780 Smith St	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-2002	476	44	10.8	61.1%	3 (0.6%)	179 (37.6%)	284 (59.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	26	1895^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.5%		38.8	1489^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.1%	406	34.8	41.5	46.5				45.6	49.1	30.1				36.1		99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$34,336	$1,623	$32,714
Park Avenue School	Public	K-6	1599 Park Ave	North Merrick	11566	Nassau County	North Bellmore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-3117	324	25	13.1	16.7%	217 (67.0%)	15 (4.6%)	50 (15.4%)	37 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	58.5	971^st of 2445 public elementary schools	60.3%		69.4	659^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.0%	312	50.0	39.3	82.1	82.6			51.4	17.9	74.2	87.5			59.4		99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	100.0	99.7	$27,419	$1,261	$26,158
Ulysses Byas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	60 Underhill Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 345-7500	457	45	10.2	53.0%	13 (2.8%)	138 (30.2%)	283 (61.9%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	18.6	2120^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.3%		23.7	1956^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.0%	164	30.2	34.8	37.0	28.3			25.6	34.1	39.2	37.8			31.5		96.9	98.7	99.4	99.8	99.6	98.3	99.6	97.7	$34,509	$2,551	$31,958
Washington Rose School	Public	PK, KG-6	2 Rose Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 345-7600	667	49	13.6	60.7%	23 (3.4%)	167 (25.0%)	467 (70.0%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34.2	1654^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.4%		25.6	1881^st of 2445 public elementary schools	23.1%	227	43.8	46.0	42.4	42.1			53.4	50.8	34.3	55.3			25.9		90.7	96.1	97.2	97.2	97.2	95.9	98.5	94.3	$27,577	$2,363	$25,214
Roosevelt Children's Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	105 Pleasant Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Children's Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 867-6202	676	47	14.3	67.8%	2 (0.3%)	330 (48.8%)	335 (49.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	36.7	1561^st of 2445 public elementary schools	36.2%		32.8	1658^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.2%	97	56.7	46.1	29.9	38.3	36.2	47.6	63.0	78.7	24.2	21.1	38.9	28.6	25.0	49.2									$25,947	$00	$25,947
John G Dinkelmeyer School	Public	K-6	2100 Waltoffer Ave	North Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	North Bellmore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-3114	440	32	13.6	18.0%	243 (55.2%)	15 (3.4%)	96 (21.8%)	76 (17.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	78.3	474^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.6%		70.7	617^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.8%	143	55.8	66.7	79.6	81.8			71.4	75.6	80.4	92.0			57.1		99.1	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.4	$27,134	$1,442	$25,691
Newbridge Road School	Public	K-6	1601 Newbridge Rd	North Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	North Bellmore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-3116	336	27	12.4	23.5%	189 (56.3%)	7 (2.1%)	92 (27.4%)	41 (12.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	76.5	514^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.0%		76.1	508^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.2%	6	67.5	66.7	72.4	63.0			64.3	84.6	67.7	78.6			65.6		99.7	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.7	$31,224	$1,413	$29,811

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