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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 358 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ISLAND PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361548001316
FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
100 RADCLIFFE RD, ISLAND PARK, NY 11558 · (516) 434-2670 · Nassau County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% 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.
- CBeats 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
10.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
153 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 14% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (62).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→ISLAND PARK LINCOLN ORENS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within ISLAND PARK 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% . +20.0pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +13.0pp 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 59 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (48.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 451 | 33.9% | 48.2% |
| TREMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MEDFORD | 433 | 32.3% | 46.8% |
| NOKOMIS SCHOOL HOLBROOK | 496 | 35.5% | 39.6% |
| FRANK G LINDSEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MONTROSE | 472 | 35.4% | 58.5% |
| MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PATTERSON | 464 | 37.3% | 46.7% |
| CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL PORT JEFFERSON STA | 381 | 36.5% | N/A |
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 FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #1,240 of 2,335 | #148 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,109 of 2,342 ▲ 338 | #143 of 172 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,225 of 2,343 ▲ 393 | #141 of 172 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #1,073 of 2,585 | #83 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #677 of 2,338 | #56 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #754 of 2,388 | #75 of 184 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.9% | #1,874 of 2,534 | #59 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #315 of 606 | #33 of 70 |
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
451
+64 (+17%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 451 | 42.2 | 10.7:1 | 34% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 37.5 | 12.2:1 | 38% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 37.5 | 11.1:1 | 34% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 36 | 10.8:1 | 33% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 34 | 12.3:1 | 32% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 34% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 37 | 10.2:1 | 36% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 35 | 13.2:1 | 30% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 431 | 36 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the public schools in ISLAND PARK, New York. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 4 and enrolls 451 students.
ISLAND PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 715 students in its 2 schools, and FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.
More than half of the students at FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White (52%). The remaining shares are 37% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 59%.
FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reported 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.7:1. The school's 10.7:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for elementary schools in New York. Roughly 34% of students at FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Nassau County average a similar 31%.
On the allk12 Grade, FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at C+, ahead of 37% of New York public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the prediction is 62.5% and the result is 48.2%.
Census data for Nassau County show the median household earns about $146,202 a year, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Nassau County number 315, with about 200,775 students.
FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's nearest public school is ISLAND PARK LINCOLN ORENS MIDDLE SCHOOL (about 0.7 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 17% increase, from 387 to 451.
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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 ISLAND PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ISLAND PARK LINCOLN ORENS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 264 students
Other schools in ISLAND PARK
- ISLAND PARK LINCOLN ORENS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 264 students
Nearby schools
- ISLAND PARK LINCOLN ORENS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 264
- EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 271
- LONG BEACH HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,253
- LINDELL BOULEVARD SCHOOL1.4 mi · 462
- LIDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 468
- LONG BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 664
Frequently asked questions
About FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-04.
Is FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
How diverse is FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 52% White, 37% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of ISLAND PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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