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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361413001155
JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
451 JACKSON ST, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550 · (516) 434-4651 · Nassau County
GRADES 01–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
364 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 HEMPSTEAD 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
42.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 3 points.
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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
436
-28 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.0:1
% White
0%
was 2%
% Hispanic
79%
was 68%
% Black
20%
was 28%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located at 451 JACKSON ST, in HEMPSTEAD, New York, JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a reasonably sized K-5 school that enrolls 436 students (grades 1 through 6), operated by HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 8 schools operated by HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 5,321 students overall.
Looking at the student body, JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 79% of enrollment; the rest reads as 20% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Nassau County (around 31%), the school's rate is north of typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.3%; this one delivers 42.6%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Nassau County put median household earnings sit near $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Nassau County runs 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), of which JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: RHODES ACADEMY OF HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 39.5%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has declined 6%, going from 464 students in 2018 to 436 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 68% to 79% over that span.
In the discussion threads here, members of the JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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 HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,879 students
- ALVERTA B GRAY SCHULTZ MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 748 students
- RHODES ACADEMY OF HUMANITIES AND THE ARTSElementary · 631 students
- PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 441 students
- BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 439 students
- DAVID PATERSON SCHOOLElementary · 388 students
Other schools in HEMPSTEAD
- ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 2,003 students
- HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,879 students
- EVERGREEN CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,144 students
- ALVERTA B GRAY SCHULTZ MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 748 students
- RHODES ACADEMY OF HUMANITIES AND THE ARTSElementary · 631 students
- LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 623 students
Nearby schools
- RHODES ACADEMY OF HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS0.5 mi · 631
- ALVERTA B GRAY SCHULTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 748
- ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.7 mi · 2,003
- BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 439
- PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 441
- LOCUST SCHOOL0.8 mi · 151
Frequently asked questions
About JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 436 students in grades 01-06.
What age range does JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade 01 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 79% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.