Top Rankings
Hempstead Union Free School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,023 students in Hempstead Union Free School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Hempstead Union Free School District have an average math proficiency score of 11% (versus the New York public middle school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 59% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public middle school average of 62% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
9 Schools
1,665 Schools
# Students
6,134 Students
912,880 Students
# Teachers
328 Teachers
84,142 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
District Rank
Hempstead Union Free School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 786 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 78% has increased from 48% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#763 out of 788 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
55%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
62%
Graduation Rate
78%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.39
0.73
# American Indian Students
27 Students
7,219 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
52 Students
82,980 Students
% Asian Students
1%
9%
# Hispanic Students
4,633 Students
263,492 Students
% Hispanic Students
76%
29%
# Black Students
1,244 Students
187,068 Students
% Black Students
20%
20%
# White Students
98 Students
343,380 Students
% White Students
2%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
2,281 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
78 Students
26,370 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
242
7,892
# Students in K Grade:
343
25,458
# Students in 1st Grade:
447
27,017
# Students in 2nd Grade:
438
27,653
# Students in 3rd Grade:
406
27,703
# Students in 4th Grade:
453
28,893
# Students in 5th Grade:
452
43,905
# Students in 6th Grade:
493
158,078
# Students in 7th Grade:
482
191,086
# Students in 8th Grade:
525
194,590
# Students in 9th Grade:
458
43,975
# Students in 10th Grade:
421
39,203
# Students in 11th Grade:
426
36,233
# Students in 12th Grade:
486
36,047
# Ungraded Students:
62
25,147
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $40,410 is higher than the state median of $31,089. The school district revenue/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $42,147 is higher than the state median of $31,958. The school district spending/student has grown by 20% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$248 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$259 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$40,410
$31,089
Spending / Student
$42,147
$31,958
Best Hempstead Union Free School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School
Math: 11% | Reading: 27%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
70 Greenwich St
Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 434-4301
Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 434-4301
Grades: 6-8
| 1,023 students
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