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Sea Cliff Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

155^th

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of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Sea Cliff Elementary School is a highly-ranked public elementary school serving 341 students in grades PK-5 in the North Shore Central School District of New York. The school consistently places in the top 5% of New York elementary schools and is part of a high-performing school district, ranking 56 out of 874 in the state.

Sea Cliff Elementary School's academic performance is exceptional, with students significantly outperforming state and district averages on New York State Assessments in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 87.5% of 3rd and 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to just 54% for the state. The school also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% for Asian students and top 10% for White students and special education students. Additionally, the school has a very low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at only 5.44%, indicating a relatively high socioeconomic status of the student population.

When compared to nearby schools, Glenwood Landing Elementary School and Glen Head Elementary School, which are also in the North Shore Central School District, have similar high performance, while schools in the Port Washington Union Free School District, such as South Salem Elementary and Guggenheim Elementary, lag behind in some academic areas. The high per-student spending of $52,459 at Sea Cliff Elementary School likely contributes to its strong academic performance.

361

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,800

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

280 Carpenter Ave
Sea Cliff, NY 11579-1700

(516) 277-7501

District: North Shore Central School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.1%

Hispanic:

10.5%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (85% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of New York elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg87%

New York avg55%

155^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the North Shore Central School District

56^th of 874North Shore Central 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	92.1	155 of 2445	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	135 of 2445	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	170 of 2439	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	78 of 2434	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	40 of 2201	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.5	42 of 2413	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	25 of 2395	99.0%	★★★★★
2017	88.5	182 of 2386	92.4%	★★★★★
2016	93.2	67 of 2366	97.2%	★★★★★
2015	89.7	147 of 2352	93.8%	★★★★★
2014	94.3	60 of 2345	97.4%	★★★★★
2013	94.8	44 of 2325	98.1%	★★★★★
2012	91.9	41 of 2320	98.2%	★★★★★
2011	90.0	89 of 2286	96.1%	★★★★★
2010	72.7	600 of 2263	73.5%	★★★★☆
2009	64.7	934 of 2257	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.1	513 of 2227	77.0%	★★★★☆
2007	75.7	505 of 2219	77.2%	★★★★☆
2006	76.9	451 of 2206	79.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	87.9	19 of 671	97.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	154 of 2409	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	84 of 2413	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	153 of 2403	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	116 of 2401	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	19 of 1955	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	29 of 2357	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	26 of 2338	98.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	200 of 1569	87.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	69.2	480 of 2041	76.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	157 of 2407	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	193 of 2411	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	191 of 2400	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	63 of 2400	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	72 of 1961	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	55 of 2358	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	33 of 2340	98.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	248 of 2134	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.5	110 of 2110	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	181 of 2016	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	93 of 1859	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	43 of 1941	97.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	106 of 1402	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	91 of 1392	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	110 of 1337	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	53 of 1399	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	12 of 1224	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	17 of 1338	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	25 of 1408	98.2%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2022)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)76th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math90%+32 vs state

English Language Arts85%+30 vs state

Science68%+23 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
Sea Cliff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	280 Carpenter Ave	Sea Cliff	11579	Nassau County	North Shore Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 277-7501	361	34	10.4	8.0%	282 (78.1%)	2 (0.6%)	38 (10.5%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	92.1	155^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.7%		93.4	135^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.5%	20	87.5	87.5	80.5	92.3	90.2	87.2	68.2	96.3	98.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.0	97.2	98.9	$42,800	$754	$42,046
Landing School	Public	3-5	60 McLoughlin St	Glen Cove	11542	Nassau County	Glen Cove City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 801-7410	355	33	10.7	58.0%	68 (19.2%)	27 (7.6%)	237 (66.8%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	22.3	2010^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.8%		27.5	1821^st of 2445 public elementary schools	25.5%	189	35.3	43.6	43.0	39.8	42.0	39.1	24.7	96.7	98.9	99.5	99.5	99.5	98.9	99.2	97.0	$29,445	$413	$29,032
Glenwood Landing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Cody Ave	Glen Head	11545	Nassau County	North Shore Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 277-7601	386	39	10.0	9.3%	265 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.1%)	63 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	94.4	93^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	96.2%		96.2	58^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.6%	35	82.0	84.9	86.0	96.7	94.4	96.2	80.8	97.9	98.8	99.5	99.5	100.0	98.6	98.8	99.3	$47,019	$743	$46,276
Glen Head Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7 School St	Glen Head	11545	Nassau County	North Shore Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 277-7701	379	33	11.3	18.2%	236 (62.3%)	4 (1.1%)	50 (13.2%)	73 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	93.8	112^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.4%		95.8	68^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.2%	44	88.0	83.0	90.6	90.4	84.3	96.4	79.3	99.2	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.4	$41,411	$577	$40,834
Deasy School	Public	PK, KG-2	2 Dosoris Ln	Glen Cove	11542	Nassau County	Glen Cove City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 801-7110	367	31	11.6	47.1%	72 (19.6%)	29 (7.9%)	243 (66.2%)	13 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)								(n/a)								97.3	100.0	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.4	99.1	98.5	$26,196	$364	$25,832
Connolly School	Public	3-5	100 Ridge Dr	Glen Cove	11542	Nassau County	Glen Cove City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 801-7310	329	32	10.4	63.5%	79 (24.0%)	17 (5.2%)	218 (66.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	25.2	1917^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.6%		25.7	1879^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.1%	38	45.5	36.7	49.4	39.7	49.0	37.8	18.4	97.9	99.2	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.0	99.5	98.2	$33,036	$476	$32,559
Gribbin School	Public	K-2	100 Seaman Rd	Glen Cove	11542	Nassau County	Glen Cove City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 801-7210	334	30	11.1	50.3%	69 (20.7%)	17 (5.1%)	226 (67.7%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)								(n/a)								96.3	96.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	96.3	98.7	98.0	$28,827	$453	$28,374
South Salem Elementary School	Public	K-5	10 Newbury Rd	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 767-5400	435	36	12.1	2.1%	319 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.1%)	37 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	88.6	221^st of 2445 public elementary schools	91.0%		92.5	157^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.6%	64	76.1	82.9	78.1	85.1	83.3	79.4	76.1	98.6	99.3	99.5	99.5	99.5	100.0	99.1	98.6	$33,321	$459	$32,862
John J Daly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	36 Rockwood Ave	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 767-5200	471	39	12.2	5.7%	271 (57.5%)	18 (3.8%)	121 (25.7%)	34 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	88.6	224^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.8%		88.9	231^st of 2445 public elementary schools	90.6%	7	77.3	74.5	83.9	83.7	90.4	76.4	76.2	97.7	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	99.5	99.1	$36,361	$902	$35,460
Harbor Hill School	Public	K-5	3 Glen Cove Rd	Greenvale	11548	Nassau County	Roslyn Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 801-5401	582	46	12.6	12.7%	365 (62.7%)	9 (1.5%)	55 (9.5%)	139 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	90.7	182^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	92.6%		84.7	317^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.0%	135	89.6	73.4	89.4	91.5	85.1	88.5	65.4	98.4	99.2	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.0	99.2	98.8	$30,863	$343	$30,520

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