ALDEN TERRACE SCHOOL

ALDEN TERRACE SCHOOL is one of the average-sized elementary schools in VALLEY STREAM, New York, part of ELMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 405 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

ELMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,387 students; ALDEN TERRACE SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, ALDEN TERRACE SCHOOL shows that 45% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 39% Black, 13% Hispanic. By comparison, Nassau County as a whole is about 12% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Nassau County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ALDEN TERRACE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.9%; this one delivers 59.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Nassau County indicate the typical household earns roughly $146,202 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Nassau County's 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), ALDEN TERRACE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is DUTCH BROADWAY SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ALDEN TERRACE SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 62.5%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ALDEN TERRACE SCHOOL has declined 6%, going from 429 students in 2018 to 405 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 20% to 45% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

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