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If you had an hour of school board time for GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
306
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362928003939
GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
711 SCHOOL DR, NORTH BALDWIN, NY 11510 · (516) 918-2101 · Nassau County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of New York public elementary schools
- C+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
10.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
188 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 33 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 19% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
46.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
54.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 306 | 61.4% | 46.9% |
| NELSON MANDELA/DR HOSA ZOLLICOFFER SCHOOL MOUNT VERNON | 355 | 66.2% | 44.1% |
| MOUNT VERNON LEADERSHIP ACADEMY MOUNT VERNON | 382 | 65.7% | 38.7% |
| HAMILTON SCHOOL MOUNT VERNON | 320 | 73.4% | 40.9% |
| LINCOLN SCHOOL MOUNT VERNON | 470 | 63.4% | 58.0% |
| SMITH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UNIONDALE | 476 | 61.1% | 40.8% |
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 GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #1,296 of 2,335 | #151 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,300 of 2,342 ▼ 545 | #152 of 172 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,528 of 2,343 ▼ 314 | #152 of 172 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 306 | #1,959 of 2,585 | #161 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #594 of 2,338 | #44 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #1,050 of 2,388 | #102 of 184 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.4% | #1,130 of 2,534 | #20 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #1,651 of 1,757 | #107 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
306
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 306 | 29.3 | 10.4:1 | 61% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 30.1 | 9.9:1 | 57% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 34.9 | 15.2:1 | 57% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 27 | 11.7:1 | 51% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 313 | 28 | 11.2:1 | 65% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 32 | 9.9:1 | 75% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 294 | 30 | 9.8:1 | 40% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 23 | 12.8:1 | 44% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 286 | 30 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school based in NORTH BALDWIN, New York. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 306 students enrolled. Elementary schools in New York have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 31% lower.
UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT has 5,995 students spread across 8 schools.
More than half of enrollment at GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic: 52%. The remaining shares are 44% Black and 3% multiracial. Nassau County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a ratio of 10.4 students per teacher, from 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is 2.4 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 61% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Nassau County is 31%.
GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of New York public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 52.4% at GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.9%.
Nassau County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $146,202, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Nassau County's 315 public schools enroll about 200,775 students and include GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL, is the closest to GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 46.9% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 11 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 11.7 to 10.4 over 4 years.
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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 UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- UNIONDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,106 students
- CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 730 students
- TURTLE HOOK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 637 students
- LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 623 students
- NORTHERN PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 612 students
- WALNUT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 505 students
Other Grand Avenue Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Grand Avenue Elementary. GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Grand Avenue Elementary SchoolChickasha, OK · 475 students
- Grand Avenue ElementaryPrairie du Sac, WI · 396 students
Nearby schools
- LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 623
- WILLIAM S COVERT SCHOOL0.5 mi · 286
- LENOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 261
- JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL0.8 mi · 359
- NORTHERN PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 612
- WILSON SCHOOL1.2 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 306 students in grades PK-05.
Is GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 10.4:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 52% Hispanic, 44% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
GRAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.