DRYDEN STREET SCHOOL

Set in WESTBURY, New York, DRYDEN STREET SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school, operated by WESTBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 415 students across grades pre-K through 1.

WESTBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 4,480 students. DRYDEN STREET SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, DRYDEN STREET SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 18% Black, 10% White. By comparison, Nassau County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, DRYDEN STREET SCHOOL shows 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.6:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, Nassau County reports that median household earnings sit near $146,202, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Nassau County's 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), DRYDEN STREET SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: WESTBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DRYDEN STREET SCHOOL.

DRYDEN STREET SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. DRYDEN STREET SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 27% since 2018, when it stood at 570 (now 415). White enrollment moved from 4% to 10% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 27.1:1 in 2018 to 22.6:1 in 2025.

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