| Great Neck Union Free School District | |
| Address: | 345 Lakeville Rd |
| City: | Great Neck |
| State: | New York |
| Zipcode: | 11020 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Motto: | “Where Discovery Leads to Greatness” |
| Grades: | PreK-12 |
| Established: | 1814 |
| Superintendent: | Dr. Kenneth R. Bossert[1] |
| School Board: | Great Neck Public Schools Board of Education |
| Budget: | $234,418,944 |
| Us Nces District Id: | 3612510 |
| Website: | https://greatneck.k12.ny.us |
Great Neck Public Schools is a public school district serving students residing in specific areas of Great Neck, North New Hyde Park, North Hills, and Manhasset Hills, New York. It is Union Free School District Number 7 in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States.
About 6,846 students according to Niche rankings, grades K-12, attend the Great Neck Public Schools. On May 21, 2019, the voters of this district passed a budget of $234,418,944.[2]
As of the 2015-16 school year, the district's ten schools had a total enrollment of 6,399 students and 585.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 10.7.[3]
There are three high schools: North High School, with an alternative program, Community School; South High School; and The Village School, a small alternative high school. There are also two middle schools, four elementary schools, and a nursery school.
Declining student population through the 1970s and 1980s resulted in a reduction in the number of operating elementary schools from eleven in 1954 to only four today.[4] [5] [6] The previously operational schools included:
| School name | Opened | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woolley's Brook School | 1814 | 1830 | |
| Second School (name unknown) | 1830 | 1838 | burned down |
| Fairview Avenue School | 1840 | 1869 | (photo)(another photo) |
| First Arrandale School | 1869 | 1899 | (photo) |
| Second Arrandale School | 1900 | 1920 (burned down) | (photo) |
| "Second" School (Kensington) | 1905 | (photo)(another photo) | |
| School name | Opened | Closed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrandale School | 1914 | 1977 | Building on corner of Arrandale Ave. and Middle Neck Rd.; demolished in 1976 | |
| Kensington-Johnson School | 1921 | 1981 | Demolished 1996[7] | |
| Cumberland School | 1951 | 1981 | Became Cumberland Adult Center[8] | |
| Cutter Mill School | 1952 | 1978 | Demolished | |
| Clover Drive School | 1954 | became Clover Drive Adult Center | ||
| Grace Avenue School | 1954 | became Great Neck Senior Center | ||
| Cherry Lane School | 1954 | 1976 | sold to private religious school |
Based on the 2020 Niche rankings, the Great Neck Union Free School District is the number one public school district in New York and number three in the US, beating out its rivals — Jericho and Manhasset Union Free School District. In 2017, 75% of all students in this district were proficient in the English Language Arts while 78% of all students in this district are considered proficient in Mathematics.[9]
