Enrollment
236
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360384000129
BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
940 STANTON AVE, BALDWIN, NY 11510 · (516) 434-6300 · Nassau County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of New York public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
103 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within BALDWIN 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
69.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
70.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
Schools most like BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (59.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 236 | 43.6% | 59.7% |
| LENOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BALDWIN | 261 | 42.1% | 60.3% |
| TRAPHAGEN SCHOOL MOUNT VERNON | 316 | 50.6% | 58.0% |
| MOUNT VERNON HONOR ACADEMY MOUNT VERNON | 301 | 53.8% | 53.7% |
| PENNINGTON SCHOOL MOUNT VERNON | 409 | 44.0% | 49.3% |
| STEELE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BALDWIN | 293 | 42.0% | 67.4% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #761 of 2,335 | #112 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #703 of 2,342 ▲ 97 | #107 of 172 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #561 of 2,343 ▲ 117 | #84 of 172 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 236 | #2,272 of 2,585 | #178 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #1,314 of 2,338 | #114 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #908 of 2,388 | #92 of 184 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #1,586 of 2,534 | #43 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #1,156 of 1,757 | #56 of 116 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
236
-12 (-5%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 288
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 236 | 19.5 | 12.1:1 | 44% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 234 | 21.4 | 10.9:1 | 46% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 244 | 20.7 | 11.8:1 | 41% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | 22 | 11.3:1 | 32% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 18 | 14.6:1 | 28% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 314 | 19 | 16.5:1 | 20% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 209 | 16 | 13.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 226 | 11 | 20.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 288 | 17 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school with a street address in BALDWIN, New York. The school's 236 students are in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students each.
The 7 schools of BALDWIN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, including BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, enroll 4,309 students.
Black students make up a majority at BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at 60%. The next largest groups are 27% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. In Nassau County overall, about 11% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.1 students per teacher. That is 0.7 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 44% of students. That is 13 points above the 31% average for public schools in Nassau County.
The allk12 Grade for BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is B+. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 58.9%. BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 59.7%, within a point of that line.
Nassau County has about 1,389,591 residents, and the median household income is $146,202, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. In all, Nassau County has 315 public schools and roughly 200,775 students.
The nearest other public school, BALDWIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment is down 5% from 2020-21, when BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 248 students, to 2024-25, when it had 236.
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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 BALDWIN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BALDWIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,470 students
- BALDWIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,007 students
- MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 613 students
- PLAZA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 429 students
- STEELE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 293 students
- LENOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 261 students
Other schools in BALDWIN
- BALDWIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,470 students
- BALDWIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,007 students
- MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 613 students
- PLAZA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 429 students
- STEELE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 293 students
- LENOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 261 students
Other Brookside Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 12 states are named Brookside Elementary. BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 18th largest of the 18.
- BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBINGHAMTON, NY · 401 students
- Brookside ElementaryRAMSEY, MN · 779 students
- Brookside ElementaryBeaumont, CA · 691 students
- Brookside ElementaryOak Park, CA · 556 students
- Brookside Elementary SchoolNicholasville, KY · 515 students
Nearby schools
- BALDWIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,470
- CENTENNIAL AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 460
- CAROLINE G ATKINSON SCHOOL0.8 mi · 882
- PLAZA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 429
- SOUTH SIDE HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 959
- LENOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 236 students in grades KG-05.
Is BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 5% White, 27% Hispanic, 60% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BALDWIN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nassau County.
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