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Which teacher or staff member at CHATTERTON SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 561 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361911001728
CHATTERTON SCHOOL
108 N MERRICK AVE, MERRICK, NY 11566 · (516) 992-7270 · Nassau County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
38 students
DISTRICT 7% · 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 | 40 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 32% larger than its 6th grade class (47).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
88.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +15.0pp since 2023
Math
87.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
78.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% 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 CHATTERTON SCHOOL
CHATTERTON SCHOOL's state test result (78.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHATTERTON SCHOOL this school | 451 | 8.4% | 78.2% |
| CAMP AVENUE SCHOOL MERRICK | 491 | 8.6% | 67.3% |
| HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAWTHORNE | 417 | 9.8% | N/A |
| PS 41 GREENWICH VILLAGE NEW YORK | 478 | 7.9% | 85.8% |
| PS 234 INDEPENDENCE SCHOOL NEW YORK | 460 | 5.4% | 83.8% |
| DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL IRVINGTON | 493 | 9.1% | 81.3% |
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 CHATTERTON SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #196 of 2,335 | #38 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #203 of 2,342 ▲ 126 | #38 of 172 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #109 of 2,343 ▲ 96 | #5 of 172 ▲ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #1,075 of 2,585 | #84 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #347 of 2,338 | #22 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #1,400 of 2,388 | #136 of 184 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.4% | #2,457 of 2,534 | #162 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #257 of 606 | #26 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
451
+69 (+18%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 9.1:1
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 | 451 | 46.5 | 9.7:1 | 8% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 44.3 | 10.2:1 | 9% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 44.3 | 9.8:1 | 6% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 42 | 9.1:1 | 8% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 41 | 9.9:1 | 10% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 41 | 10.1:1 | 6% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 45 | 10.5:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2000-01 | 534 | 40 | 13.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 457 | 32 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHATTERTON SCHOOL.
About CHATTERTON SCHOOL
In MERRICK, New York, CHATTERTON SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrolled students number 451 students, in pre-K through 6.
CHATTERTON SCHOOL reports to MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 3 schools and 1,683 students.
CHATTERTON SCHOOL is 72% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among people living in Nassau County, the White share is about 57%. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 9.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The school's lunch program data list 8% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 31% average for public schools in Nassau County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 71.9% for CHATTERTON SCHOOL. The school posts 78.2%, 6.3 points above the prediction.
Census estimates describe Nassau County this way: 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. Besides CHATTERTON SCHOOL, Nassau County has 314 other public schools.
Nearest public school: MERRICK AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 75.6%; CHATTERTON SCHOOL's is 78.2%, ranking 3rd of 9.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 69 students since 2020-21, to 451.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at CHATTERTON SCHOOL. 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 MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NORMAN J LEVY LAKESIDE SCHOOLElementary · 644 students
- BIRCH SCHOOLElementary · 588 students
Other schools in MERRICK
- SANFORD H CALHOUN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,219 students
- MERRICK AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOLHigh · 848 students
- NORMAN J LEVY LAKESIDE SCHOOLElementary · 644 students
- BIRCH SCHOOLElementary · 588 students
- CAMP AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 491 students
- OLD MILL ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 461 students
Nearby schools
- MERRICK AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 848
- GRAND AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 916
- SANFORD H CALHOUN HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,219
- CAMP AVENUE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 491
- WELLINGTON C MEPHAM HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,211
- BIRCH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 588
Frequently asked questions
About CHATTERTON SCHOOLHow many students attend CHATTERTON SCHOOL?
CHATTERTON SCHOOL enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-06.
Is CHATTERTON SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CHATTERTON SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at CHATTERTON SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at CHATTERTON SCHOOL.
How diverse is CHATTERTON SCHOOL?
CHATTERTON SCHOOL reports a student body of 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees CHATTERTON SCHOOL?
CHATTERTON SCHOOL is overseen by MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nassau County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.