Enrollment
389
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361434003309
EAST STREET SCHOOL
50 EAST ST, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801 · (516) 733-2321 · Nassau County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% 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
13.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
212 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 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
62%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
50.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
64.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 EAST STREET SCHOOL
EAST STREET SCHOOL's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST STREET SCHOOL this school | 389 | 54.5% | 52.0% |
| BURNS AVENUE SCHOOL HICKSVILLE | 263 | 55.1% | 64.9% |
| LEE AVENUE SCHOOL HICKSVILLE | 436 | 52.1% | 61.2% |
| FORK LANE SCHOOL HICKSVILLE | 270 | 50.7% | 42.4% |
| COVERT AVENUE SCHOOL ELMONT | 646 | 55.4% | 70.2% |
| WOODSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) FLUSHING | 504 | 70.8% | 63.6% |
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 EAST STREET SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,083 of 2,335 | #142 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #931 of 2,342 ▲ 6 | #131 of 172 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,340 of 2,343 ▼ 52 | #147 of 172 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #1,425 of 2,585 | #118 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,799 of 2,338 | #155 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #600 of 2,388 | #60 of 184 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #1,285 of 2,534 | #34 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #1,561 of 1,757 | #94 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
389
+19 (+5%) vs 2020
+13% since 2000-01, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 389 | 28.5 | 13.7:1 | 54% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 30.5 | 12.3:1 | 52% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 33.2 | 12.0:1 | 53% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 30 | 12.3:1 | 34% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 28.8 | 14.0:1 | 40% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 24 | 16.4:1 | 45% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 30 | 12.5:1 | 27% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 343 | 18 | 19.1:1 | 13% (43) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EAST STREET SCHOOL.
About EAST STREET SCHOOL
EAST STREET SCHOOL is a public mid-sized elementary school in HICKSVILLE, New York. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 389 students in 2024-25.
The 9 schools of HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, including EAST STREET SCHOOL, enroll 5,285 students.
Hispanic students make up 49% of enrollment at EAST STREET SCHOOL, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 35% Asian, 12% White, and 3% 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 62, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.7:1. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Of all students at EAST STREET SCHOOL, 54% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Nassau County is 31%.
EAST STREET SCHOOL holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 53% of New York public elementary schools.
EAST STREET SCHOOL is 2.9 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (52.0% versus 55.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.
The school's county is Nassau County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Nassau County's 315 public schools enroll about 200,775 students and include EAST STREET SCHOOL.
EAST STREET SCHOOL's nearest public school is HICKSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (about 0.8 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 62.9%; EAST STREET SCHOOL's is 52.0%, ranking 7th of 9.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 370 students in 2020-21 to 389 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.3:1 to 13.7:1.
This page is set up for the EAST STREET SCHOOL community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- WOODLAND AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 277 students
- FORK LANE SCHOOLElementary · 270 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
- WOODLAND AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 277 students
- FORK LANE SCHOOLElementary · 270 students
Nearby schools
- HICKSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,215
- LEE AVENUE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 436
- WOODLAND AVENUE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 277
- HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,825
- BURNS AVENUE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 263
- PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 455
Frequently asked questions
About EAST STREET SCHOOLHow large is EAST STREET SCHOOL?
EAST STREET SCHOOL enrolls approximately 389 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does EAST STREET SCHOOL serve?
EAST STREET SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EAST STREET SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EAST STREET SCHOOL is approximately 13.7:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at EAST STREET SCHOOL?
Student demographics at EAST STREET SCHOOL are roughly 12% White, 49% Hispanic, 1% Black, 35% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is EAST STREET SCHOOL public or private?
EAST STREET SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.