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Enrollment
515
Elementary
DISTRICT 565 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361062000835
GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL
181 GOTHAM AVE, ELMONT, NY 11003 · (516) 326-5540 · Nassau County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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.
- A-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
9.8:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
285 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 36 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 10% |
| Ungraded | 12 | 2% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 6% larger than its 6th grade class (52).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
64.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
76.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 68.0% |
% 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
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL
GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL this school | 515 | 55.3% | 63.5% |
| DUTCH BROADWAY SCHOOL ELMONT | 715 | 56.9% | 59.1% |
| PS/IS 208 BELLEROSE | 605 | 63.1% | 57.1% |
| ALBANY SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES ALBANY | 378 | 55.0% | 65.3% |
| PS/IS 266 BELLEROSE | 465 | 58.5% | 65.3% |
| CLEARSTREAM AVENUE SCHOOL VALLEY STREAM | 385 | 46.0% | 76.4% |
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 GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #625 of 2,335 | #98 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #494 of 2,342 ▲ 130 | #81 of 172 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #762 of 2,343 ▼ 8 | #108 of 172 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #753 of 2,585 | #52 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #378 of 2,338 | #25 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #483 of 2,388 | #46 of 184 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.3% | #1,265 of 2,534 | #30 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #987 of 1,757 | #44 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
515
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 536
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 515 | 52.5 | 9.8:1 | 55% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 52.5 | 9.7:1 | 62% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 54.2 | 9.9:1 | 56% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 50 | 10.5:1 | 55% (287) |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 48 | 12.3:1 | 63% (373) |
| 2015-16 | 584 | 45 | 13.0:1 | 66% (384) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 51 | 12.6:1 | 58% (372) |
| 2000-01 | 786 | 46 | 17.1:1 | 31% (243) |
| 1990-91 | 536 | 29 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL.
About GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL
GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school found in ELMONT, New York. It teaches 515 students in pre-K through 6.
In ELMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, 6 schools enroll a combined 3,387 students.
The student body at GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL has no majority group. Black students lead at 48%. The remaining shares are 31% Hispanic, 16% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Nassau County as a whole is about 11% Black, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.8:1. Elementary schools in New York have an average ratio of 12.8:1. About 55% of students at GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Nassau County report 31%.
On the allk12 Grade, GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL lands at A-, ahead of 75% of New York public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL is 8.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 63.5%. Predicted: 54.6%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Nassau County show that 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. Nassau County has 315 public schools with about 200,775 students, including GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment went from 525 in 2020-21 to 515 in 2024-25, a change of 10 students.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at GOTHAM AVENUE 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 ELMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CLARA H CARLSON SCHOOLElementary · 764 students
- DUTCH BROADWAY SCHOOLElementary · 715 students
- COVERT AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 646 students
- ALDEN TERRACE SCHOOLElementary · 405 students
- STEWART MANOR SCHOOLElementary · 342 students
Other schools in ELMONT
- ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,492 students
- CLARA H CARLSON SCHOOLElementary · 764 students
- DUTCH BROADWAY SCHOOLElementary · 715 students
- COVERT AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 646 students
Nearby schools
- ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,492
- CLARA H CARLSON SCHOOL0.7 mi · 764
- DUTCH BROADWAY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 715
- FLORAL PARK MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,308
- FLORAL PARK-BELLEROSE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 904
- PS 34 JOHN HARVARD1.3 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL?
GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 515 students in grades PK-06.
Is GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL have?
GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
What is the student diversity at GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL are roughly 1% White, 31% Hispanic, 48% Black, 16% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL?
GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL is overseen by ELMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nassau County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.