CENTER STREET SCHOOL

CENTER STREET SCHOOL is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in WILLISTON PARK, New York, operated by HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, serveing 482 students in grades K through 5.

CENTER STREET SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 4,259 students overall.

On the student-mix side, CENTER STREET SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Asian, at 77% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 15% White, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Nassau County as a whole is about 12% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 26% of students at CENTER STREET SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, CENTER STREET SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 82.3%.

Across the wider county, Nassau County reports that median household income runs about $146,202, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Nassau County runs 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), of which CENTER STREET SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CENTER STREET SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CENTER STREET SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 73.5%.

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

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 489 students in 2018 compared to 482 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 34% to 15% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for CENTER STREET SCHOOL typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.