BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 176 WILLIAM ST, in HEMPSTEAD, New York, BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary campus that works with 439 students (grades 1 through 6), part of HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 5,321 students. BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (86%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 12% Black, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Nassau County (around 31%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Nassau County put median household earnings sit near $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Nassau County runs 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), of which BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: ALVERTA B GRAY SCHULTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 39.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has held roughly steady, going from 450 students in 2018 to 439 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 81% to 86% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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