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Schools in South Hempstead

South Hempstead’s public schools

Rockville Centre Union Free School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Hempstead. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/7schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 76% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
68%
2021–22
Math proficiency
72%
2021–22
Graduate on time
100%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$37.9K
▲ 10% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.1
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,276 students on the public path
In brief

South Hempstead’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of South Hempstead’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Hewitt School places highest (better than 93%); South Side Middle School lowest (62%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve South Hempstead, graded from B+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: South Side High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in South Hempstead, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
6–9South Side Middle Schoolin Rockville CentreB
10–12South Side High Schoolin Rockville CentreA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Rockville Centre Union Free School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Rockville Centre Union Free School DistrictGrades K–12 · 7 schools · 3,276 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 10.1 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$37,941NY $34,607 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading68%
State average 48.9% · 996 students tested
Math72%
State average 46.5% · 1477 students tested

South Hempstead vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share South Hempstead’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Hempstead—Rockville Centre Union Free
Rockville CentreARockville Centre Union Free
HempsteadC−Hempstead Union Free PK–12 · Uniondale Union Free PK–12

Every school in South Hempstead

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving South Hempsteadin other towns
Hewitt School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockville Centre
A
465 students12:1Rate it →
Wilson School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockville Centre
A−
387 students11:1Rate it →
William S Covert School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A
286 students11:1Rate it →
Watson School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockville Centre
A
224 students9:1Rate it →
Riverside School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockville Centre
B+
149 students8:1Rate it →
South Side Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–9 · Rockville Centre
B
806 students9:1Rate it →
South Side High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rockville Centre
A
959 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about South Hempstead’s schools

Are South Hempstead’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Hempstead. Rockville Centre Union Free School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Hempstead. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is South Hempstead in?

Rockville Centre Union Free School District.

Where do South Hempstead kids go to high school?

South Side High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.