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JACKSON AVENUE SCHOOL
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)BeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About JACKSON AVENUE SCHOOL
Set in MINEOLA, New York, JACKSON AVENUE SCHOOL is a reasonably sized K-5 school, run under MINEOLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It caters to 436 students across grades 3 through 4.
JACKSON AVENUE SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by MINEOLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 2,811 students overall.
Looking at the student body, JACKSON AVENUE SCHOOL shows that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Nassau County as a whole is about 57% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, JACKSON AVENUE SCHOOL shows 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 30% of students at JACKSON AVENUE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JACKSON AVENUE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.9%, the actual is 51.2%, a residual of -12.8 points.
Around the school, Nassau County reports that median household income runs about $146,202, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Nassau County's 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), JACKSON AVENUE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is MINEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JACKSON AVENUE SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 76.5%.
JACKSON AVENUE SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.
Trend over the last 7 years. JACKSON AVENUE SCHOOL's enrollment has climbed 5% since 2018, when it stood at 417 (now 436). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 50% to 44%. Class-load math has grew: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the JACKSON AVENUE SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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