Editing Rockville Centre, New York (section)

== Education ==
[[File:Rockville Centre RC Diocese Building.JPG|thumb|right|The headquarters of the Diocese of Rockville Centre on Sunrise Highway and North Park Avenue]]

Rockville Centre students attend the [[Rockville Centre U.F.S.D.|Rockville Centre Union Free School District]], the [[Oceanside School District|Oceanside UFSD]], and the Baldwin UFSD.

The Rockville Centre Union Free School District has five public elementary schools:
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928001612/http://www.rvcschools.org/education/school/school.php?sectionid=5 The Watson School], [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928001711/http://www.rvcschools.org/education/school/school.php?sectionid=2 The Covert School], [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928001620/http://www.rvcschools.org/education/school/school.php?sectionid=6 The Wilson School], [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928001634/http://www.rvcschools.org/education/school/school.php?sectionid=3 The Hewitt School], and [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928001703/http://www.rvcschools.org/education/school/school.php?sectionid=4 The Riverside School].  In addition to the elementary schools, Rockville Centre also consists of [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928001627/http://www.rvcschools.org/education/school/school.php?sectionid=7 South Side Middle School] and [[South Side High School (Rockville Centre, New York)|South Side High School]]. The district extends beyond Rockville Centre's borders, including part of [[South Hempstead, New York|South Hempstead]], and [[Hempstead (village), New York|Hempstead]]. Covert Elementary School is located in South Hempstead. Part of Rockville Centre is located in the Oceanside school district and a part in the Baldwin School District.

According to www.schooldigger.com, South Side High School ranks 116th out of 752 schools in New York state. This is based on actual test scores.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Rockville Centre High Schools - Find a School in Rockville Centre, New York - SchoolDigger.com | url=http://www.schooldigger.com/go/NY/city/Rockville+Centre/search.aspx?level=3 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506214842/http://www.schooldigger.com/go/NY/city/Rockville+Centre/search.aspx?level=3 | access-date=2025-02-25 | archive-date=2014-05-06}}</ref> In 2012, South Side High School was ranked #22 by ''U.S. News & World Report''{{'}}s [https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/national-rankings Best High Schools], and #2 in the state of New York. It has also consistently rated in ''Newsweek''{{'}}s [http://www.newsweek.com/id/39380 The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,300 top U.S. Schools], #42 in 2008, #44 in 2007, #32 in 2006, #45 in 2005 and #65 in 2003.

Approximately 20 percent of the residents of the Village of Rockville Centre live in the Oceanside Union Free School District. Rockville Centre students attend Oceanside School #2 and Oceanside School #5 as well as the Oceanside Middle School and Oceanside High School and some live in the Baldwin School District attending Plaza Elementary School, Baldwin Middle School, and Baldwin High School in Baldwin, New York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rvcny.us/facts.html|title=Quick Facts about the Village|last=portal|date=August 21, 2014|website=www.rvcny.us|language=en|access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref>

Rockville Centre has one private K–8 Catholic day school, The [[St. Agnes Cathedral (Rockville Centre, New York)|Saint Agnes Cathedral]] School. [http://stagnes-school.org/ The Saint Agnes Cathedral School] occupies a single campus. The Saint Agnes Cathedral School provides day school education for kindergarten through eighth grade for families across Nassau County. The Saint Agnes Cathedral School's upper school (9–12), though now defunct, shared the complex at one time. The school is widely regarded for their consistently high-rated academic program among Long Island private schools, as well as their diverse secondary school placement.