CHESTNUT STREET SCHOOL

Located at 252 CHESTNUT ST, in WEST HEMPSTEAD, New York, CHESTNUT STREET SCHOOL is a rural-scale elementary campus that enrolls 120 students (grades pre-K through 1), run under WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 73% smaller than typical.

WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,597 students. CHESTNUT STREET SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, CHESTNUT STREET SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 19% White, 12% Black, 10% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 22% of students at CHESTNUT STREET SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Nassau County (around 31%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the broader community, census data for Nassau County shows the typical household earns roughly $146,202 per year, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. CHESTNUT STREET SCHOOL is one of 315 public schools in Nassau County (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students).

WEST HEMPSTEAD SECONDARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. CHESTNUT STREET SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 129 (now 120). Hispanic enrollment moved from 43% to 57% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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