William S Covert School

379 Willow St, South Hempstead NY, 11550 | Rockville Centre Union Free School District | 516-255-8916
  • grades KG-5
  • students 294
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 82% 45% higher than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
82%South Hempstead
56%New York

William S Covert School is a school servicing grades KG to 5 and is located in the district of "Rockville Centre Union Free School District" in South Hempstead, NY. There are a total of 294 students and 24 teachers at William S Covert School, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

William S Covert School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 82.0%, which is 45% higher than the New York average.

William S Covert School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students294
Teachers24
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

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 William S Covert 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
All82%
3>= 80%
480-89%
560-79%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All82%
3>= 80%
4>= 90%
560-79%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

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.

William S Covert School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 76.1% 78.4% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 7.5% 5.9% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 1.4% 2.4% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 12.6% 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 2.4% 2.2% 2.0% 3.1%

South Hempstead demographics profile

StatisticSouth HempsteadNew YorkNational
Population3,15719,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)5,45941391
Median age36.838.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)66%52%55%
Speak English82%70%79%
Speak Spanish10%15%13%

Education level achieved in South Hempstead

IndexSouth HempsteadNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade91.6%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school91.6%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college71.5%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree59.8%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors52.2%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters21.6%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.2%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.7%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The William S Covert School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.