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What advice would you give to incoming students at ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE?
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Enrollment
1,607
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE·NCES 360116906639
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE
100 CHARLES LINDBERGH BLVD, UNIONDALE, NY 11553 · (516) 591-3030 · Nassau County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,607 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of New York public K-12 schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
104 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
1,097 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 118 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 117 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 121 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 123 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 130 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 176 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 134 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 121 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 91 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (130).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
79.2%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
77.5%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.2% | 77.5% |
| 2023-24 | 66.2% | 74.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,607
+1,144 (+247%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,607 | 103.5 | 15.5:1 | 68% (1,097) |
| 2023-24 | 1,522 | 102.1 | 14.9:1 | 66% (997) |
| 2022-23 | 1,272 | 89 | 14.3:1 | 66% (834) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 72% (333) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE.
About ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE
In UNIONDALE, New York, ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE is a high-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels. The school teaches kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 1,607 students. It has 195% more students than the average for combined schools in New York (about 544).
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
More than half of enrollment at ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE is Black: 56%. Enrollment also includes 39% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 45 points above the 11% share among Nassau County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 53%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE is 15.5:1, based on 103.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 8.7:1 average for combined schools in New York, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Nassau County is 31%.
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 93% of New York public K-12 schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 49.9% for ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 70.7%. The 20.8-point gap ranks in the top 10% of New York schools.
The school's county is Nassau County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 315 public schools in the county, enrolling about 200,775, ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE among them.
The closest school to ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE is LOCUST SCHOOL, located about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Federal data put enrollment at 463 in 2020-21 and 1,607 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years.
This page is set up for the ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Nassau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,389,591
Census ACS
Median income
$146,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
315
200,775 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in UNIONDALE
- UNIONDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,106 students
- CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 730 students
- TURTLE HOOK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 637 students
- NORTHERN PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 612 students
- WALNUT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 505 students
- SMITH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 476 students
Nearby schools
- LOCUST SCHOOL0.5 mi · 151
- NASSAU BOCES0.8 mi · 1,797
- STEWART SCHOOL0.9 mi · 624
- JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 436
- CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 730
- RHODES ACADEMY OF HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS1.3 mi · 631
Frequently asked questions
About ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALEWhat is the total enrollment at ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE?
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE enrolls approximately 1,607 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE serve?
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE is approximately 15.5:1 (104 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE?
Student demographics at ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE are roughly 0% White, 39% Hispanic, 56% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE?
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE is overseen by ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE in Nassau County.
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