COLUMBUS AVENUE SCHOOL

COLUMBUS AVENUE SCHOOL operates as a micro-enrollment elementary-level community in FREEPORT, New York, overseen by FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 175 students spanning grades pre-K through 1. Enrollment runs roughly 60% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Within FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 8 schools and 6,125 students, COLUMBUS AVENUE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, COLUMBUS AVENUE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 75% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 21% Black. By comparison, Nassau County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Nassau County's rate of about 31%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Nassau County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $146,202 per year, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Nassau County runs 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), of which COLUMBUS AVENUE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 15%: 206 students in 2018 compared to 175 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment rose from 16% to 21% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.