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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 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 900 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.
ÎÛÎÛÂþ» Middle School in Hempstead Union Free School District have an average math proficiency score of 6% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 28% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
9 Schools
1,659 Schools
# Students
6,334 Students
890,054 Students
# Teachers
304 Teachers
83,739 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
21:1
21:1
District Rank
Hempstead Union Free School District, which is ranked #956 of all 1,015 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 74% has increased from 53% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#950 out of 1020 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
78%
Graduation Rate
74%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.37
0.73
# American Indian Students
10 Students
7,222 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
87 Students
81,213 Students
% Asian Students
1%
9%
# Hispanic Students
4,849 Students
270,400 Students
% Hispanic Students
77%
30%
# Black Students
1,314 Students
175,155 Students
% Black Students
21%
20%
# White Students
28 Students
325,608 Students
% White Students
n/a
37%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
2,099 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
46 Students
28,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
271
8,468
# Students in K Grade:
370
26,528
# Students in 1st Grade:
383
28,304
# Students in 2nd Grade:
418
28,365
# Students in 3rd Grade:
428
27,931
# Students in 4th Grade:
413
29,265
# Students in 5th Grade:
450
43,975
# Students in 6th Grade:
706
157,405
# Students in 7th Grade:
415
185,375
# Students in 8th Grade:
469
188,665
# Students in 9th Grade:
504
40,472
# Students in 10th Grade:
507
36,147
# Students in 11th Grade:
475
33,448
# Students in 12th Grade:
460
33,009
# Ungraded Students:
65
22,697
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $39,134 is higher than the state median of $31,307. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $40,817 is higher than the state median of $32,183. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$248 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$259 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$39,134
$31,307
Spending / Student
$40,817
$32,183
Best Hempstead Union Free School District ÎÛÎÛÂþ» Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
70 Greenwich St
Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 434-4301
Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 434-4301
Grades: 7-10
| 900 students
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