South Side High School

140 Shepherd St, Rockville Centre NY, 11570 | Rockville Centre Union Free School District | 516-255-8944
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1090
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 99% 75% higher than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
79%Rockville Centre
56%New York

South Side High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Rockville Centre Union Free School District" in Rockville Centre, NY. There are a total of 1,090 students and 98 teachers at South Side High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 12 to 1.

South Side High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 98.5%, which is 75% higher than the New York average.

South Side High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1090
Teachers98
Student/Teacher ratio12:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At South Side High School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All98%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School>= 95%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All99%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School>= 95%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

South Side High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 76.5% 78.4% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 6.4% 5.9% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 3.1% 2.4% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 12.2% 11.1% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.1% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.7% 2.2% 2.0% 3.1%

Rockville Centre demographics profile

StatisticRockville CentreNew YorkNational
Population24,55219,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)7,55241391
Median age44.438.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)65%52%55%
Speak English88%70%79%
Speak Spanish6%15%13%

Education level achieved in Rockville Centre

IndexRockville CentreNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade95.5%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school94.5%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college77.0%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree64.6%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors59.4%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters29.9%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree7.5%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.6%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The South Side High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.