Enrollment
216
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361434001182
DUTCH LANE SCHOOL
50 STEWART AVE, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801 · (516) 733-2362 · Nassau County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL216 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of New York public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
8.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
113 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 10% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 41% larger than its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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 HICKSVILLE 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
53.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +17.0pp since 2023
Math
68.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 DUTCH LANE SCHOOL
DUTCH LANE SCHOOL's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUTCH LANE SCHOOL this school | 216 | 52.3% | 51.5% |
| FORK LANE SCHOOL HICKSVILLE | 270 | 50.7% | 42.4% |
| BURNS AVENUE SCHOOL HICKSVILLE | 263 | 55.1% | 64.9% |
| WOODLAND AVENUE SCHOOL HICKSVILLE | 277 | 42.6% | 58.7% |
| PS 186 CASTLEWOOD BELLEROSE | 319 | 48.0% | 72.3% |
| PS 26 CARTERET SCHOOL (THE) STATEN ISLAND | 272 | 61.4% | 73.4% |
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 DUTCH LANE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #1,100 of 2,335 | #143 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #774 of 2,342 ▲ 293 | #112 of 172 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,222 of 2,343 ▲ 260 | #140 of 172 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 216 | #2,337 of 2,585 | #181 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.2:1 | #74 of 2,338 | #3 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #314 of 2,388 | #29 of 184 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.3% | #1,337 of 2,534 | #36 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.3% | #391 of 1,757 | #8 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
216
-14 (-6%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 7.7:1
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 | 216 | 26.4 | 8.2:1 | 52% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 29.5 | 8.8:1 | 37% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 26.7 | 10.5:1 | 43% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | 30 | 7.7:1 | 32% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 293 | 22 | 13.3:1 | 22% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 37% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 259 | 24 | 10.8:1 | 16% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 5% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 276 | 18 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DUTCH LANE SCHOOL.
About DUTCH LANE SCHOOL
DUTCH LANE SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in HICKSVILLE, New York. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 216 students. It has 51% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in New York (about 443).
Enrollment across the 9 schools in HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 5,285 students.
Hispanic students make up 37% of enrollment at DUTCH LANE SCHOOL, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 37% Asian, 21% White, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Nassau County's population at about 19%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 26.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 8.2:1. The average for elementary schools in New York, 12.8:1, is higher. Roughly 52% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Nassau County, the average is 31%.
DUTCH LANE SCHOOL earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 52% of New York public elementary schools.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 55.8%. DUTCH LANE SCHOOL scores 51.5%.
The county, Nassau County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $146,202 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting DUTCH LANE SCHOOL, Nassau County has 315 public schools.
DUTCH LANE SCHOOL's nearest public school is OLD COUNTRY ROAD SCHOOL (about 0.6 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of DUTCH LANE SCHOOL. By average proficiency, DUTCH LANE SCHOOL is 7th among 9 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 14 students, from 230 to 216.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at DUTCH LANE SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,825 students
- HICKSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,215 students
- LEE AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 436 students
- OLD COUNTRY ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 394 students
- EAST STREET SCHOOLElementary · 389 students
- WOODLAND AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 277 students
Other schools in HICKSVILLE
- HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,825 students
- HICKSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,215 students
- LEE AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 436 students
- OLD COUNTRY ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 394 students
- EAST STREET SCHOOLElementary · 389 students
- WOODLAND AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 277 students
Nearby schools
- OLD COUNTRY ROAD SCHOOL0.6 mi · 394
- FORK LANE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 270
- NORTHSIDE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 560
- HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,825
- BOWLING GREEN SCHOOL1.0 mi · 895
- CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 663
Frequently asked questions
About DUTCH LANE SCHOOLHow many students attend DUTCH LANE SCHOOL?
DUTCH LANE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 216 students in grades KG-05.
Is DUTCH LANE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DUTCH LANE SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does DUTCH LANE SCHOOL have?
DUTCH LANE SCHOOL employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DUTCH LANE SCHOOL?
At DUTCH LANE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 21% White, 37% Hispanic, 2% Black, 37% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is DUTCH LANE SCHOOL in?
DUTCH LANE SCHOOL is part of HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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