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Enrollment
730
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362928003938
CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
236 CALIFORNIA AVE, UNIONDALE, NY 11553 · (516) 918-1851 · Nassau County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL730 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of New York public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
12.3:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
464 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 53 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
38.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 730 | 63.6% | 34.5% |
| WASHINGTON ROSE SCHOOL ROOSEVELT | 667 | 60.7% | 36.9% |
| GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOL NEWBURGH | 788 | 58.9% | 26.9% |
| TEMPLE HILL SCHOOL NEW WINDSOR | 890 | 62.6% | 47.1% |
| PARK AVENUE SCHOOL WESTBURY | 557 | 67.9% | 26.7% |
| SCHOOL 16 YONKERS | 582 | 67.9% | 44.0% |
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 CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #1,862 of 2,335 | #167 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,894 of 2,342 ▼ 152 | #168 of 172 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,901 of 2,343 ▲ 80 | #166 of 172 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 730 | #233 of 2,585 | #11 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #1,402 of 2,338 | #123 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.4% | #1,585 of 2,388 | #149 of 184 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #1,093 of 2,534 | #16 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #836 of 1,757 | #30 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
730
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 640
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 730 | 59.2 | 12.3:1 | 64% (464) |
| 2023-24 | 710 | 56.7 | 12.5:1 | 63% (449) |
| 2022-23 | 663 | 60 | 11.1:1 | 63% (418) |
| 2020-21 | 718 | 58 | 12.4:1 | 54% (386) |
| 2017-18 | 864 | 63 | 13.7:1 | 67% (581) |
| 2015-16 | 808 | 67 | 12.1:1 | 76% (617) |
| 2010-11 | 702 | 71 | 9.9:1 | 52% (365) |
| 2000-01 | 778 | 55 | 14.2:1 | 37% (290) |
| 1990-91 | 640 | 51 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Among the schools in UNIONDALE, New York, is CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a high-enrollment elementary school. A total of 730 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 65% higher.
CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belongs to UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district of 8 schools and 5,995 students.
At 74%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL combined. After that, the student body is 23% Black. Among all residents of Nassau County, the Hispanic share is about 19%. By the diversity index, CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 40%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1 at CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 59.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is about 12.8:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 64%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Nassau County is 31%.
The allk12 Grade for CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is C-. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 16% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (34.5%) and its predicted rate (51.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
Federal survey data for Nassau County show that median household income is about $146,202, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 315 public schools in Nassau County.
BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the public school closest to CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.8 miles away. CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 34.5% versus a 44.9% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment went from 718 in 2020-21 to 730 in 2024-25, a change of 12 students.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- UNIONDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,106 students
- TURTLE HOOK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 637 students
- LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 623 students
- NORTHERN PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 612 students
- WALNUT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 505 students
- SMITH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 476 students
Other schools in UNIONDALE
- UNIONDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,106 students
- ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALECombined · 1,607 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
Other California Avenue Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named California Avenue Elementary. CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- California Avenue ElementaryRiverbank, CA · 540 students
- California Avenue ElementaryVista, CA · 42 students
Nearby schools
- BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 439
- JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 436
- UNIONDALE HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 2,106
- WALNUT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 505
- NORTHERN PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 612
- ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE1.1 mi · 1,607
Frequently asked questions
About CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 730 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 74% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.