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Hempstead, NY
Public School Ratings




Hempstead 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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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


Hempstead Union Free School District details

Hempstead Union Free School District
185 Peninsula Blvd
Hempstead, NY 11550

6,114 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

20 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Hempstead Union Free School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New York

1

(10 is best)

Better than 5.7% of all NY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Better than 7.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
51%
31%
53%
23%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School
70 Greenwich St
Hempstead, NY, 11550
07-08
Barack Obama Elementary School
176 William St
Hempstead, NY, 11550
01-06
David Paterson School
40 Fulton Ave
Hempstead, NY, 11550
KG-06
Front Street Elementary School
436 Front St
Hempstead, NY, 11550
M-M
Hempstead High School
201 President St
Hempstead, NY, 11550
09-12
Jackson Main Elementary School
451 Jackson St
Hempstead, NY, 11550
01-06
Joseph Mcneil School
335 S Franklin St
Hempstead, NY, 11550
01-06
Prospect Elementary School
265 Peninsula Blvd
Hempstead, NY, 11550
PK-KG
Rhodes Academy Of Humanities And The Arts School
270 Washington St
Hempstead, NY, 11550
KG-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.6% 42.2%
Black 21.0% 16.4%
Hispanic 75.8% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 67.0% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 61.8% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.2% 2.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $19,706 $120,480,000 46.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,895 $11,588,000 4.5%
Staff $513 $3,139,000 1.2%
General Administration $737 $4,504,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,316 $8,043,000 3.1%
Operation $2,515 $15,374,000 5.9%
Transportation $1,245 $7,609,000 2.9%
Other $932 $5,698,000 2.2%
Total Support $9,152 $55,955,000 21.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $13,428 $82,097,000 31.8%
Total Expenditures $42,285 $258,532,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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