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Enrollment
524
Elementary
DISTRICT 481 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362319003244
CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL
FLOWER RD & JERUSALEM AVE, MASSAPEQUA, NY 11758 · (516) 992-7400 · Nassau County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
42 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
37%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 PLAINEDGE 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
59.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
71.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL
CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL's state test result (58.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL this school | 524 | 8.0% | 58.9% |
| EAST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MASSAPEQUA PARK | 523 | 7.1% | 56.6% |
| FAIRFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MASSAPEQUA | 513 | 9.2% | 55.4% |
| UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MASSAPEQUA | 496 | 6.0% | 61.5% |
| SEAFORD HARBOR SCHOOL SEAFORD | 544 | 10.5% | 60.0% |
| INCREASE MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GOLDENS BRIDGE | 479 | 6.7% | 82.0% |
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 CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #799 of 2,335 | #119 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #682 of 2,342 ▲ 90 | #105 of 172 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,002 of 2,343 ▼ 269 | #126 of 172 ▼ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #718 of 2,585 | #48 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,893 of 2,338 | #163 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.5% | #1,707 of 2,388 | #162 of 184 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.0% | #2,461 of 2,534 | #164 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.2% | #342 of 606 | #42 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
524
+51 (+11%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 524 | 37.2 | 14.1:1 | 8% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 39.1 | 12.7:1 | 6% (31) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 36.9 | 12.4:1 | 7% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 45 | 10.5:1 | 7% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 38 | 12.9:1 | 9% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 8% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | 44 | 11.9:1 | 9% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 33 | 16.2:1 | 6% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 495 | 33 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL.
About CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL
At FLOWER RD & JERUSALEM AVE in MASSAPEQUA, New York, CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 524 students enrolled.
PLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT has 5 schools; together they serve 2,959 students.
At CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL, White students make up 78% of the student body. Next come 15% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 57% White. CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL's diversity index is 37%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.1:1. That is higher than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The lunch program counts 8% of students at CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Nassau County is 31%.
The allk12 Grade for CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL is B-. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL is 13.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 58.9%. Predicted: 72.0%.
Among Nassau County residents, the median household income is $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL is one of 315 public schools in the county.
PLAINEDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show an 11% enrollment increase, from 473 in 2020-21 to 524 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 10.5:1 to 14.1:1.
Discussions about CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 PLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PLAINEDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 856 students
- PLAINEDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 661 students
- JOHN H WEST SCHOOLElementary · 473 students
- EASTPLAIN SCHOOLElementary · 445 students
Other schools in MASSAPEQUA
- BERNER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,487 students
- MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,407 students
- PLAINEDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 856 students
- FAIRFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 513 students
- UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 496 students
- MHS AMES CAMPUSHigh · 495 students
Nearby schools
- PLAINEDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 856
- LOCKHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 359
- MHS AMES CAMPUS0.8 mi · 495
- SEAFORD MANOR SCHOOL0.8 mi · 468
- SEAFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 522
- SEAFORD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 650
Frequently asked questions
About CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOLHow many students attend CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL?
CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL enrolls approximately 524 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL serve?
CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL have?
CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL?
At CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 78% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL?
CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL is overseen by PLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nassau County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.