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Enrollment
388
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361413001151
DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL
40 FULTON AVE, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550 · (516) 434-4451 · Nassau County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of New York public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
17.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
336 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 38% smaller than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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 HEMPSTEAD 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
22.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
22.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 18.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL
DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL's state test result (20.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL this school | 388 | 86.6% | 20.9% |
| PS 93 ALBERT G OLIVER BRONX | 356 | 84.8% | 42.0% |
| PS 7 SAMUEL STERN NEW YORK | 348 | 90.5% | 26.1% |
| BOLD CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 428 | 88.8% | 70.8% |
| SEYMOUR DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY SYRACUSE | 448 | 83.0% | 5.7% |
| WAVE PREPARATORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAR ROCKAWAY | 484 | 89.0% | 67.0% |
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 DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #2,222 of 2,335 | #172 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #2,232 of 2,342 ▼ 27 | #172 of 172 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #2,263 of 2,343 ▼ 44 | #172 of 172 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #1,428 of 2,585 | #119 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #2,245 of 2,338 | #180 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.7% | #1,439 of 2,388 | #141 of 184 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.6% | #550 of 2,534 | #1 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.8% | #251 of 1,757 | #6 of 116 |
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
388
-107 (-22%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 388 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 87% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 26 | 16.7:1 | 62% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 61% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 495 | 24 | 20.6:1 | 76% (377) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 85% (486) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 29 | 20.2:1 | 75% (439) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 31 | 13.6:1 | 89% (375) |
| 2000-01 | 559 | 29 | 19.3:1 | 99% (556) |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 34 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL.
About DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL
Families in HEMPSTEAD, New York, are served by DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL, a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 388 students in kindergarten through 6.
DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL sits within HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 8 schools and 5,321 students.
More than half of the students at DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL are Hispanic (67%). The next largest groups are 32% Black. In Nassau County overall, about 19% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL scores 45%.
A staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 17.6:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is 4.8 students per teacher. By family income, 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 56 points above the 31% average for public schools in Nassau County.
DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 4% of New York public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 20.9%, is 22.3 points below the 43.1% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of New York schools.
In Nassau County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $146,202, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 315 public schools and about 200,775 students.
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is about 0.5 miles from DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 40.3% proficiency; DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL posts 20.9%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The school's student count fell 22% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher dropped from 20.6 in 2020-21 to 17.6 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,879 students
- ALVERTA B GRAY SCHULTZ MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 748 students
- RHODES ACADEMY OF HUMANITIES AND THE ARTSElementary · 631 students
- PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 441 students
- BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 439 students
- JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 436 students
Other schools in HEMPSTEAD
- ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 2,003 students
- HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,879 students
- EVERGREEN CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,144 students
- ALVERTA B GRAY SCHULTZ MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 748 students
- RHODES ACADEMY OF HUMANITIES AND THE ARTSElementary · 631 students
- LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 623 students
Nearby schools
- ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 2,003
- HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,879
- EVERGREEN CHARTER SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,144
- PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 441
- ALVERTA B GRAY SCHULTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 748
- GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL0.9 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About DAVID PATERSON SCHOOLHow large is DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL?
DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL enrolls approximately 388 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL serve?
DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL.
How diverse is DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL?
DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL reports a student body of 67% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL in?
DAVID PATERSON SCHOOL is part of HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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