Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361738001545
HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL
2 HARDING AVE, LINDENHURST, NY 11757 · (631) 867-3350 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
10.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
102 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 19% |
| Ungraded | 14 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 LINDENHURST 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
39.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
54.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 39 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL
HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL's state test result (39.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL this school | 278 | 36.7% | 39.9% |
| GEORGE ROSS MACKENZIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GLEN SPEY | 240 | 36.3% | 48.0% |
| REGINALD BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOICEVILLE | 236 | 36.4% | 54.8% |
| SARGENT SCHOOL BEACON | 285 | 35.1% | 45.6% |
| ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOL PORT EWEN | 325 | 39.7% | 58.1% |
| WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL LINDENHURST | 303 | 40.3% | 48.3% |
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 HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #1,626 of 2,335 | #112 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,290 of 2,342 ▲ 351 | #91 of 169 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,846 of 2,343 ▼ 121 | #131 of 169 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #2,113 of 2,585 | #183 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #469 of 2,338 | #40 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #1,344 of 2,388 | #121 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.7% | #1,790 of 2,534 | #86 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #1,124 of 1,757 | #67 of 137 |
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
278
-19 (-6%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 332
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 278 | 27.6 | 10.1:1 | 37% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 24.9 | 12.1:1 | 37% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 28.4 | 10.7:1 | 38% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 23 | 12.9:1 | 24% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 310 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 24% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 24% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 234 | 21 | 11.1:1 | 20% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 21 | 16.8:1 | 12% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 332 | 16 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL.
About HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL
HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in LINDENHURST, New York. Federal data show 278 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in New York enroll around 443, and this school is 37% below that mark.
Federal data list 8 schools in LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 5,560 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL, about 69 are White. Other reported shares: 21% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among Suffolk County residents, the White share is about 66%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL scores 47%.
Its ratio of 10.1:1 is based on 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in New York have an average ratio of 12.8:1. In all, 37% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 39% average for public schools in Suffolk County.
HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 20% of New York public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL ranks in the bottom 10% of New York schools. It scores 39.9%; the prediction is 61.5%.
For Suffolk County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $130,686 a year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Suffolk County number 343, with about 222,439 students.
LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL sits about 1.0 miles from HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL ranks 9th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL as Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 6%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.9:1 in 2020-21, and 10.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,530,146
Census ACS
Median income
$130,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
343
222,439 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,868 students
- LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,260 students
- WILLIAM RALL SCHOOLElementary · 539 students
- ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 498 students
- DANIEL STREET SCHOOLElementary · 495 students
- ALLEGHANY AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 319 students
Other schools in LINDENHURST
- LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,868 students
- LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,260 students
- WILLIAM RALL SCHOOLElementary · 539 students
- ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 498 students
- DANIEL STREET SCHOOLElementary · 495 students
- ALLEGHANY AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 319 students
Nearby schools
- LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,260
- ALLEGHANY AVENUE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 319
- JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 348
- SOUTH BAY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 288
- WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 303
- LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 1,868
Frequently asked questions
About HARDING AVENUE SCHOOLHow large is HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL?
HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 278 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL serve?
HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL is approximately 10.1:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL?
At HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 69% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL in?
HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL is part of LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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