EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a K-5 school of low-enrollment scale in LONG BEACH, New York, operated by LONG BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 271 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 39% leaner than that benchmark.

EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 6 schools operated by LONG BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 3,458 students overall.

Looking at the student body, EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 59%; the rest breaks down as 30% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.0%, the actual is 57.7%, a residual of -7.2 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Nassau County) shows 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), EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LONG BEACH HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 63.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 25% since 2018, when it stood at 360 (now 271). Black enrollment moved from 11% to 6% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 today.

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