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Enrollment
599
Elementary
DISTRICT 543 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361428001175
DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL
1050 DENTON AVE, NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11040 · (516) 305-8400 · Nassau County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of New York public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
126 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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 HERRICKS 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
90.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
91.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 88.0% |
% 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
85.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL
DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL's state test result (85.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL this school | 599 | 21.0% | 85.3% |
| SEARINGTOWN SCHOOL ALBERTSON | 549 | 24.6% | 82.2% |
| LAKEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GREAT NECK | 772 | 19.9% | 91.4% |
| CENTER STREET SCHOOL WILLISTON PARK | 482 | 25.9% | 82.3% |
| CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JERICHO | 436 | 18.1% | 81.2% |
| SOUTH GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SYOSSET | 433 | 19.6% | 85.2% |
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 DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.3% | #92 of 2,335 | #6 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #122 of 2,342 ▲ 22 | #14 of 172 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #86 of 2,343 ▲ 3 | #3 of 172 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #466 of 2,585 | #32 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #1,605 of 2,338 | #139 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #1,726 of 2,388 | #165 of 184 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.0% | #2,211 of 2,534 | #101 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #1,173 of 1,757 | #58 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
599
-23 (-4%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 526
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 599 | 46.3 | 12.9:1 | 21% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 611 | 43.5 | 14.0:1 | 18% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 634 | 47 | 13.5:1 | 15% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 622 | 55 | 11.3:1 | 13% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 663 | 48.5 | 13.7:1 | 10% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 631 | 44 | 14.3:1 | 6% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 562 | 53 | 10.6:1 | 4% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 544 | 43 | 12.7:1 | 2% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 526 | 29 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL.
About DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL
DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL is an elementary school with a street address in NEW HYDE PARK, New York. Its enrollment is 599 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 443.
The 5 schools in HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT enroll 4,259 students altogether, DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL among them.
About 79% of the student body at DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL is Asian. Other students are 13% White and 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Nassau County residents are about 12% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 36, compared with 70 nationally.
DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL has 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. It is about the same as the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The school has 21% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 31% average among public schools in Nassau County.
DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 95% of New York public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 67.3% for DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL. The school posts 85.3%, 18.0 points above the prediction.
For Nassau County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $146,202 a year, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL, Nassau County has 315 public schools.
MANOR OAKS WILLIAM BOWIE SCHOOL sits about 0.5 miles from DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
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.
In 2020-21, DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL enrolled 622 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 599. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.3:1 to 12.9:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL. 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 HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,535 students
- HERRICKS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,094 students
- SEARINGTOWN SCHOOLElementary · 549 students
- CENTER STREET SCHOOLElementary · 482 students
Other schools in NEW HYDE PARK
- NEW HYDE PARK MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,535 students
- NEW HYDE PARK ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 475 students
- HILLSIDE GRADE SCHOOLElementary · 446 students
- MANOR OAKS WILLIAM BOWIE SCHOOLElementary · 320 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 304 students
Nearby schools
- MANOR OAKS WILLIAM BOWIE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 320
- HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,535
- NEW HYDE PARK MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,711
- CENTER STREET SCHOOL0.9 mi · 482
- GARDEN CITY PARK SCHOOL0.9 mi · 310
- MINEOLA HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,090
Frequently asked questions
About DENTON AVENUE SCHOOLHow many students attend DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL?
DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 599 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL serve?
DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL are roughly 13% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 79% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL public or private?
DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.