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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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 17% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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 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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
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 →
Where JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #1,496 of 2,335 | #156 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,492 of 2,342 | #157 of 172 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,706 of 2,343 | #158 of 172 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #1,149 of 2,585 | #93 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #2,219 of 2,338 | #178 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.0% | #1,781 of 2,388 | #168 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #1,414 of 1,757 | #79 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.
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
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 436 | 26 | 16.8:1 | 83% (364) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 26.4 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 23.1 | 21.4:1 | 75% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 81% (377) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in HEMPSTEAD, New York. It offers grades 1 through 6 and has 436 students enrolled.
District-wide, HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT has 8 schools and 5,321 students.
The share of Hispanic students at JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 79%, a majority. It is also 20% Black. For comparison, the population of Nassau County is roughly 19% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 34, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.8 students per teacher. Elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1, 3.9 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 83% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Nassau County report 31%.
The model predicts 44.3% for a school in New York with JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 42.6%.
The county, Nassau County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $146,202, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 315 public schools and about 200,775 students.
About 0.5 miles separate JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, RHODES ACADEMY OF HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 6 nearby schools, at 42.6% versus a 39.5% average.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count decreased 6% between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Hispanic students made up 68% of enrollment in 2017-18 and 79% in 2024-25.
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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 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.