CAROLINE G ATKINSON SCHOOL

As a large intermediate school in FREEPORT, New York, CAROLINE G ATKINSON SCHOOL hosts 882 students from grades 5 through 6, one of the schools within FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 66% above typical.

CAROLINE G ATKINSON SCHOOL is one of 8 schools operated by FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 6,125 students overall.

On the student-mix side, CAROLINE G ATKINSON SCHOOL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 21% Black, 2% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Nassau County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CAROLINE G ATKINSON SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.1%; this one delivers 36.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Nassau County) records that median household income runs about $146,202, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Nassau County's 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), CAROLINE G ATKINSON SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is COLUMBUS AVENUE SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CAROLINE G ATKINSON SCHOOL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.7%.

CAROLINE G ATKINSON SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. CAROLINE G ATKINSON SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 18% since 2018, when it stood at 1,073 (now 882). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 63% to 74%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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