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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361581001367
CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
678 CANTIAGUE ROCK RD, JERICHO, NY 11753 · (516) 203-3650 · Nassau County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
79 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 19% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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 JERICHO 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
85.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
91.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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 are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 85.0% |
% 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
81.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (81.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 436 | 18.1% | 81.2% |
| SOUTH GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SYOSSET | 433 | 19.6% | 85.2% |
| GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL JERICHO | 432 | 20.1% | 87.2% |
| CENTER STREET SCHOOL WILLISTON PARK | 482 | 25.9% | 82.3% |
| SEARINGTOWN SCHOOL ALBERTSON | 549 | 24.6% | 82.2% |
| DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL NEW HYDE PARK | 599 | 21.0% | 85.3% |
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 CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #151 of 2,335 | #24 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #123 of 2,342 ▲ 67 | #15 of 172 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #145 of 2,343 ▲ 59 | #11 of 172 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #1,151 of 2,585 | #95 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #1,785 of 2,338 | #152 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #1,632 of 2,388 | #155 of 184 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.1% | #2,275 of 2,534 | #118 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.1% | #263 of 606 | #27 of 70 |
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
436
+54 (+14%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 436 | 32 | 13.6:1 | 18% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 29.5 | 14.3:1 | 19% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 16% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 11% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 34.2 | 11.6:1 | 9% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 406 | 32 | 12.7:1 | 5% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 38 | 9.9:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 38 | 11.6:1 | 1% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 495 | 41 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school for students in JERICHO, New York. It teaches 436 students in kindergarten through 5.
The district, JERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, has 3,231 students enrolled across 5 schools.
At CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 77% of students are Asian. Other students are 11% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is higher than the 12% Asian share among all Nassau County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 39%.
CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.6:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 18% at CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. That rate is below the 31% average among public schools in Nassau County.
In New York, CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 81.2% actual against a predicted 68.3%.
The school's county is Nassau County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Nassau County's 315 public schools enroll about 200,775 students and include CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, JEFFREY RATNER-ROBERT SEAMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 5th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 14%, from 382 to 436. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.3:1 to 13.6:1.
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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 JERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- JERICHO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,260 students
- JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 825 students
- GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOLElementary · 432 students
- JEFFREY RATNER-ROBERT SEAMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 278 students
Other schools in JERICHO
- JERICHO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,260 students
- JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 825 students
- GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOLElementary · 432 students
- JEFFREY RATNER-ROBERT SEAMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 278 students
Nearby schools
- JEFFREY RATNER-ROBERT SEAMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 278
- PARK AVENUE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 557
- BURNS AVENUE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 263
- JERICHO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,260
- JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 825
- POWELLS LANE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 436 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 11% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 77% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by JERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.