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Rockville Centre, NY
Public School Ratings




Rockville Centre Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Rockville Centre Union Free School District details

Rockville Centre Union Free School District
128 Shepherd St
Rockville Centre, NY 11570

3,326 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

10 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Rockville Centre Union Free School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New York

9

(10 is best)

Better than 87.3% of all NY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 87.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
67%
52%
66%
51%
69%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Hewitt School
446 Hempstead Ave
Rockville Centre, NY, 11570
KG-05
Riverside School
110 Riverside Dr
Rockville Centre, NY, 11570
KG-05
South Side High School
140 Shepherd St
Rockville Centre, NY, 11570
09-12
South Side Middle School
67 Hillside Ave
Rockville Centre, NY, 11570
06-08
Watson School
277 N Centre Ave
Rockville Centre, NY, 11570
KG-05
William S Covert School
379 Willow St
South Hempstead, NY, 11550
KG-05
Wilson School
25 Buckingham Rd
Rockville Centre, NY, 11570
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 72.8% 41.4%
Black 6.7% 16.1%
Hispanic 17.6% 31.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.9% 10.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 15.2% 54.7%
Free lunch eligible 13.9% 52.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.3% 2.4%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $25,009 $83,181,000 66.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,799 $5,984,000 4.8%
Staff $1,502 $4,994,000 4.0%
General Administration $742 $2,467,000 2.0%
School Administration $1,235 $4,106,000 3.3%
Operation $2,694 $8,959,000 7.2%
Transportation $1,482 $4,929,000 3.9%
Other $803 $2,672,000 2.1%
Total Support $10,256 $34,111,000 27.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,393 $7,959,000 6.4%
Total Expenditures $37,658 $125,251,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $19,896 $50,406,243,000 56.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $809 $2,049,610,000 2.3%
Staff $1,397 $3,539,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $417 $1,057,675,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,199 $3,036,934,000 3.4%
Operation $2,479 $6,281,335,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,691 $4,284,036,000 4.8%
Other $992 $2,514,157,000 2.8%
Total Support $8,985 $22,763,242,000 25.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,238 $15,804,476,000 17.8%
Total Expenditures $35,120 $88,973,961,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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