Saddle Rock Elementary School

Infobox School2
name = Saddle Rock Elementary School


established = 1950 [ [http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/GNPS/Pages/history.html History] ; URL accessed May 15, 2007.]
type = Elementary school
head_name = Principal
head = Mr. Eric Nezowitz
head_name2 = Assistant Principal
head2 = Ms. Eileen McCarthy
city = Great Neck
state = New York
country = USA
website = [http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/GNPS/SR/index.htm www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/GNPS/SR/index.htm]

Saddle Rock Elementary School or simply "Saddle Rock" is an elementary school, comprising grades Kindergarten through 5. It is a public school located in Great Neck, New York, USA as part of the Great Neck School District. The school has been recognized by the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest award an American school can receive. [ [http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17475750&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=161556&rfi=6 CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department] , "Journal Inquirer", November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."] [Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; "The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."]

As of the 2004-05 school year, the high school had 84 Students in Kindergarten, 81 students in 1st grade, 94 students in 2nd grade, 77 students in 3rd grade, 83 students in 4th grade, 92 students in 5th grade and 23 ungraded students. With 534 students and 45.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), the school had a student-teacher ratio of 11.7. [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=Saddle+Rock&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=361251001023 Educational data for Saddle Rock Elementary School] , National Center for Education Statistics, accessed May 14, 2007.]

Awards and recognition

During the 1993-94 school year, Saddle Rock Elementary School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education. [ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)] , accessed May 11, 2006]

Demographics

The student body in the school year of 2004-2005 consists of: [ [http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/repcrd2005/cir/280407030010.pdf School Comprehensive Information Report (PDF)] ; URL accessed March 8, 2007.]
* 82.2% Caucasian
* 9.0% Asian American/Pacific Islander
* 6.9% Hispanic
* 1.9% African American

Information

* Address: 10 Hawthorne Lane Great Neck, New York 11023
* Year-round schedule: No
* Magnet school: No
* Charter school: No
* Coeducational: Yes
* School district: Great Neck Union Free School District
* Yearbook name:

References

External links

* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=Saddle+Rock&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=361251001023 Educational data for Saddle Rock Elementary School] , National Center for Education Statistics