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South Side Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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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

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School Overview

Address
67 Hillside Ave
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
Phone
(516) 255-8976
District
ROCKVILLE CENTRE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
NASSAU COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
837
Classroom Teachers
88

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.7% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

South Side Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

100 80 60 40 20 0
72%
47%
62%
46%
82%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
69%
50%
59%
48%
78%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 275 32.9%
Grade 7 281 33.6%
Grade 8 267 31.9%
Total 837 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 73.5% 73.5% 42.2%
Black 8.4% 6.6% 16.4%
Hispanic 15.5% 16.8% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.6% 3.0% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 14.0% 13.4% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 12.5% 12.2% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.4% 1.2% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 23,372 19,571,216
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 7,875.9 413
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.2% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.4% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.1% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 19.2% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,225 7,668,956
Single Parent Households With Children 5.2% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.0% 87.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 63.9% 39.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 48.2% 26.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.0% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 7.2% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 9.3% 13.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 6.1% 12.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.5% 9.7%
$15,000 or less 6.8% 9.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $22,981 $77,769,000 66.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,696 $5,740,000 4.9%
Staff $1,376 $4,655,000 4.0%
General Administration $628 $2,126,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,273 $4,307,000 3.7%
Operation $2,555 $8,647,000 7.3%
Transportation $1,157 $3,914,000 3.3%
Other $834 $2,822,000 2.4%
Total Support $9,519 $32,211,000 27.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,274 $7,694,000 6.5%
Total Expenditures $34,774 $117,674,000 100.0%
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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