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Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361738001541
ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL
180 ALBANY AVE, LINDENHURST, NY 11757 · (631) 867-3150 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
226 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
66.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +33.0pp since 2023
Math
61.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 33 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
498
+79 (+19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 14.0:1
% White
40%
was 64%
% Hispanic
51%
was 30%
% Black
3%
was 2%
% Asian
5%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL
ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL is a K-5 school of mid-tier scale in LINDENHURST, New York, run under LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosting 498 students in grades K through 5.
ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL is one of 8 schools operated by LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 5,560 students overall.
On the student-mix side, ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 40% White, 5% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL shows 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 45% of students at ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.2%.
Around the school, census data for Suffolk County shows median household earnings sit near $130,686, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 47.0%.
The school occupies an outer-ring site.
Five-year trend. ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 19% since 2018, when it stood at 419 (now 498). White enrollment moved from 64% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.
On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,530,146
Census ACS
Median income
$130,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
343
222,439 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,868 students
- LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,260 students
- WILLIAM RALL SCHOOLElementary · 539 students
- DANIEL STREET SCHOOLElementary · 495 students
- ALLEGHANY AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 319 students
- WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 303 students
Other schools in LINDENHURST
- LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,868 students
- LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,260 students
- WILLIAM RALL SCHOOLElementary · 539 students
- DANIEL STREET SCHOOLElementary · 495 students
- ALLEGHANY AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 319 students
- WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 303 students
Nearby schools
- WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 303
- WALTER G O'CONNELL COPIAGUE HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,567
- SUSAN E WILEY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 611
- COPIAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,081
- LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,260
- GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL?
ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 498 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL serve?
ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL?
At ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 40% White, 51% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL public or private?
ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.